Ordering for Someone Else

Your friend stepped away and you need to order on their behalf.

Waiter
¿Están listos para ordenar?
ehs-TAHN LEES-tohs PAH-rah ohr-deh-NAHR?
Are you ready to order?
'Listos' uses the masculine plural because it refers to a mixed or general group. For two women, it would be 'listas.'
You
Sí. Para mí, la ensalada César. Y para mi amigo, él quiere el arroz con pollo.
see. PAH-rah mee, lah ehn-sah-LAH-dah SEH-sahr. ee PAH-rah mee ah-MEE-goh, ehl KYEH-reh ehl ah-RROHS kohn POH-yoh.
Yes. For me, the Caesar salad. And for my friend, he wants the rice with chicken.
'Arroz con pollo' is a staple dish across Latin America, though each country has its own version.
Waiter
¿Y para tomar?
ee PAH-rah toh-MAHR?
And to drink?
You
Dos limonadas naturales, por favor. Creo que eso es todo.
dohs lee-moh-NAH-dahs nah-too-RAH-lehs, pohr fah-BOHR. KREH-oh keh EH-soh ehs TOH-doh.
Two natural lemonades, please. I think that's everything.
'Limonada natural' is fresh-squeezed limeade — refreshing and available almost everywhere. 'Creo que eso es todo' is a useful closing phrase when ordering.