door and table
- ¿Cuánto es el cover? How much is the cover?
- ¿Hay mesa? Is there a table?
- Venimos con reserva. We have a reservation.
- ¿Dónde está el baño? Where is the bathroom?
Back to situations 
Photo by Reza Madani on Unsplash 
Photo by Julio Lopez on Unsplash
social life
antro Spanish for covers, tables, dancing, and getting out
At the club, words get shorter: cover, mesa, baño, antro, vámonos, and one clean way to say you are done.
Use This First
- Learn antro, cover, ¿cuánto es?, ¿hay mesa?, ¿dónde está el baño?, and vámonos.
- Antro is the Mexican word learners actually need for nightclub.
- Use friend-level slang inside your group, not with door staff.
Memorize these first
inside the night
- Está bueno el antro. The club is good.
- ¿Bailas? Do you dance?
- Ya me dio sueño. I got sleepy.
- Vámonos. Let’s go.
One-screen cheat sheet
🪩
nightclub / antro cheat sheet Screenshot this before you go.
| Spanish | English | Use case | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Cuánto es el cover? | How much is the cover? | entry | safe |
| ¿Hay mesa? | Is there a table? | table ask | safe |
| Venimos con reserva. | We have a reservation. | door staff | safe |
| ¿Dónde está el baño? | Where is the bathroom? | inside club | safe |
| Está bueno el antro. | The club is good. | reaction | local |
| ¿Bailas? | Do you dance? | dance invite | safe |
| Ya me dio sueño. | I got sleepy. | exit reason | safe |
| Vámonos. | Let’s go. | exit | safe |
the gringo trap
Do not say this by default
don't say this
Do not call every bar a club and every club a disco.
say this
Use antro for nightclub, bar for bar, cantina for cantina.
The category matters because the vibe, money, and vocabulary change.
safe / local / spicy
Pick your register
safe
¿Vamos al antro?
local
¿Caemos al antro?
spicy
¿Se arma antro o ya nos dio el viejazo?
Viejazo jokes that everyone suddenly feels old.
How it sounds
at the door
Buenas, ¿cuánto es el cover? Hi, how much is the cover?
Doscientos. Two hundred.
¿Hay mesa? Is there a table?
Solo con consumo mínimo. Only with minimum spend.
exit moment
Ya me dio sueño. I got sleepy.
No manches, apenas empieza. No way, it is just starting.
Mañana hay chamba. There is work tomorrow.
Va, vámonos. Okay, let’s go.
Practice cards
three fast taps before you try it outside.
You want to ask how much entry costs.
You need the safest version for nightclub / antro. What do you pick first?
Which move avoids the gringo trap?
Words you'll hear
Deep dives
FAQ
What should I memorize first for nightclub / antro?
Start with ¿Cuánto es el cover?, ¿Hay mesa?, Venimos con reserva., ¿Dónde está el baño?, Está bueno el antro.. These cover the fastest moments on the page.
Is this nightclub / antro Spanish safe to use as a foreigner?
Yes. Start with the safe phrases, then use the local phrases with friends or people your age. Treat spicy phrases as context-dependent, not universal.
How should I practice this situation?
Read the cheat sheet out loud, run the mini-dialogues once in Spanish and once in English, then answer the practice card before you go out in CDMX.