Tipping in Spain
Learn how much (and whether) to tip in Spanish bars, restaurants, taxis and deliveries — and how to say it.
Tipping in Spain is optional and modest: service is included in the price, and people usually leave some small change, round up a taxi fare or leave a few euros after a good dinner. Nobody expects the 15-20% common in the US. The cards follow a newcomer in Valencia learning the local habits from a Spanish friend, then tipping at dinner, in a taxi and for a delivery.
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¿Cuánto se deja de propina aquí?
How much do people tip here?
- 2
En España la propina no es obligatoria.
Tipping isn't compulsory in Spain.
- 3
La gente suele dejar las monedas sueltas.
People usually just leave their small change.
- 4
¿El servicio está incluido?
Is service included?
- 5
Un diez por ciento ya es mucho.
Ten percent is already a lot.
- 6
Quédate con el cambio.
Keep the change.
- 7
¿Redondeamos a cuarenta?
Shall we round it up to forty?
- 8
¿Has dejado propina?
Did you leave a tip?
- 9
Nos han atendido muy bien.
They looked after us really well.
- 10
En los bares a veces hay un bote.
In bars there's sometimes a tip jar.
- 11
No llevo nada suelto.
I don't have any change on me.
- 12
¿Puedo dejar propina con tarjeta?
Can I leave a tip on the card?
- 13
Esto es para ti.
This is for you.
- 14
Muchas gracias, muy amable.
Thank you, that's very kind of you.
- 15
No hace falta, de verdad.
There's no need, really.
- 16
¿A los taxistas se les da propina?
Do people tip taxi drivers?
- 17
Con redondear un poco, vale.
Just rounding up a bit is fine.
- 18
Toma, un par de euros para el repartidor.
Here, a couple of euros for the delivery guy.
- 19
En Estados Unidos hay que dejar un veinte por ciento.
In the US you have to leave twenty percent.
- 20
Nadie te va a mirar mal.
Nobody's going to look at you funny.