Spanish Phrase
¿Me pasas la carta de bebidas, por favor?
Meaning
A courteous way to ask someone—usually a waiter or waitress—to hand you the drinks menu. The sentence combines an indirect object pronoun, a present‑tense verb, and the polite phrase ‘por favor’.
When to use
Use this phrase in restaurants, cafés, or bars when you want to look at the list of drinks before ordering. It works in both casual and slightly formal settings, as long as you’re speaking to the staff in the familiar ‘tú’ form.
✦Grammar Breakdown
¿Mepasaslacartadebebidas,porfavor?
Me (indirect object pronoun)
‘Me’ indicates that the action of the verb is directed toward the speaker; it replaces ‘a mí’.
Pasas (present of pasar)
Second‑person singular informal present of ‘pasar’, meaning ‘to hand/bring’. The ending –as matches the subject ‘tú’.
La carta de bebidas
‘Carta’ is a feminine noun meaning ‘menu’; ‘de bebidas’ specifies that it is the drinks menu.
Por favor
A polite particle placed at the end of a request; it does not affect the verb conjugation.
🗨In Conversation
¿Me pasas la carta de bebidas, por favor?
Could you pass me the drinks menu, please?
Claro, aquí tienes.
Sure, here you go.
✕Common Mistakes
¿Me pasa la carta de bebidas, por favor?
The verb must agree with the informal ‘tú’ subject, so it should be ‘pasas’.
¿Me pasas el carta de bebidas?
‘Carta’ is feminine; the correct article is ‘la’.
¿Me pasas la carta de bebidas, porfavor?
‘Por favor’ is two separate words; writing it together is incorrect.
↔Alternatives
¿Podrías traerme la carta de bebidas, por favor?
Could you bring me the drinks menu, please?
¿Me das la carta de bebidas, por favor?
Can you give me the drinks menu, please?
¿Me puedes pasar la carta de bebidas?
Can you hand me the drinks menu?
Cultural Tip
In most Spanish‑speaking countries the word ‘carta’ is used for a menu, especially for drinks, while ‘menú’ is also accepted. Remember that using ‘por favor’ at the end of a request is considered very polite; omitting it can sound abrupt. If you’re in a more formal restaurant, you might use the formal ‘usted’ form: ‘¿Me pasa la carta de bebidas, por favor?’