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Spanish Lesson - Food See also Spanish Words & Phrases This Spanish lesson is all about food la comida. Words and phrases about food tend to vary from region to region and country to country. For example, in Mexico you can go to the grocery store and buy an aguacate (avocado). However, if you ask for un aguacate in Argentina, they won't understand you. They call avocado palta. The three meals that equate to breakfast, lunch and dinner are el desayuno, el almuerzo and la cena. In the restaurant restaurant - el restaurante waiter/waitress - mesero/mesera menu - la carta/el menu the check - la cuenta Generally in Spanish restaurants, the waiter (el mesero) will not bring you the check unless you ask for it. The easiest way to ask for the check is to get the waiter's attention and make a motion with your hand as if you are scribbling a note on an imaginary piece of paper. You don't need to say a word. Alternatively, a common way to ask for the check verbally is to say "la cuenta, por favor". Something to drink? Algo para tomar? If you're going to be spending time in Latin America you will hear this phrase often when you go to a restaurant, bar or someone's house. It means "something to drink?" a glass of water - un vaso de agua a bottle of water - una botella de agua mineral water - agua con gas juice - jugo coffee - café tea - té soda - gaseosa milk - leche hot chocolate - chocolate beer - cerveza a glass of wine - una copa de vino champagne - champán cocktail - coctel By the way, hot chocolate was invented in Mexico. If you're in Mexico, give it a try. It's delicious (muy rico!). Popular toasts The most common toast you are likely to hear before people drink is "salud" which means health. Another popular toast is "salud, dinero y amor" (health, money and love). A toast is called un brindis. The dinner table table - la mesa chair - la silla cutlery - los cubiertos knife - el cuchillo fork - el tenedor spoon - la cuchara teaspoon - la cucharita napkin - la servietta plate - el plato side plate - el platillo soup dish - el sopero bowl - el tazon glass - el vaso wine glass - la copa cup - la taza Fruits and vegetables fruit - la fruta orange - una naranja apple - la manzana banana - la banana tomato - el tomate grapes - las uvas pinapple - la piña vegetables - los vegetales carrot - la zanahoria potato - las papas lettuce - la lechuga onion - la cebolla garlic - el ajo peas - los guisantes cucumber - el pepino Meat, poultry and fish meat - carne beef - carne de vaca pork - carne de cerdo hamburger - hamburguesa ham - jamón sausage - salchicha chicken - pollo turkey - el pollo fish - pescado tuna - atún salmon - salmón lobster - langosta crab - cangrejo shrimp - camarones clam - almeja oyster - ostra |
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