Asking a Stranger to Take Your Photo

You want a photo at a landmark and ask a passerby to take it for you.

You
Disculpe, ¿nos puede tomar una foto, por favor?
dees-KOOL-peh, nohs PWEH-deh toh-MAR OO-nah FOH-toh, por fah-VOR?
Excuse me, can you take a photo of us, please?
Use 'nos' (us) for a group photo or 'me' if you're alone: '¿Me puede tomar una foto?'
Stranger
¡Claro que sí! ¿Con este botón?
KLAH-roh keh see! kohn EHS-teh boh-TOHN?
Of course! With this button?
You
Sí, ese botón. ¿Listos? Ya estamos listos.
see, EH-seh boh-TOHN. LEES-tohs? yah ehs-TAH-mohs LEES-tohs.
Yes, that button. Ready? We're ready now.
'Listo' is one of the most versatile words in Latin American Spanish — it means ready, done, okay, or got it.
Stranger
¡Digan 'whisky'! Listo, quedó muy bien.
DEE-gahn WEES-kee! LEES-toh, keh-DOH mooy byehn.
Say 'whisky'! Done, it came out really nice.
In many Latin American countries, people say 'whisky' instead of 'cheese' when posing for photos.