Food and Drink Culture

Lesson 1

  • ¿Está listo para ordenar?

    • Are you ready to order?

  • Está listo

    • You are ready

  • ordenar

    • to order (verb)

Note

Grammar Note:

In Spanish, we use the preposition para before a verb in the inifinitive to mean "In order to." Remember this for the next slides!

  • listo para ordenar

    • ready to order

  • María, ¿estás lista para ordenar?

    • María, are you ready to order?

  • están

    • (you) are (to a group)

  • ¿Están listos para ordenar?

    • Are you ready to order? (to a group)

  • esperar

    • to wait (verb)

  • espere

    • wait [imperative] (formal)

  • ¡Espere! No estoy listo para ordenar.

    • Wait! I'm not ready para ordenar.

  • Queiro esperar. Mis amigos no están listos para ordenar.

    • I want to wait. My friends are not ready to order.

  • ahora

    • now

  • estamos

    • (we) are

  • ¡Ahora estamos listos para ordenar!

    • Now we are ready to order!

Lesson 2

  • desayuno

    • breakfast

  • para ordenar el desayuno

    • to order breakfast

  • ¿Está listo para ordenar el desayuno?

    • Are you ready to order breakfast? (formal -- to a male)

  • ¡Ahora estamos listos para ordenar el desayuno!

    • Now we are ready to order breakfast!

  • almuerzo

    • lunch

  • quiero ordenar

    • I want to order

  • No quiero ordenar el desayuno, quiero ordenar el almuerzo.

    • I don't want to order breakfast. I want to order lunch.

  • cena

    • dinner

  • Mis amigos no están listos para ordenar la cena.

    • My friends are not ready to order dinner.

Lesson 3

  • ¿Podría traerme la paella?

    • Could you bring me the paella?

  • poder

    • to be able (verb)

  • podría

    • (you) could (formal)

  • traer

    • to bring (verb)

  • ¿Podría traer ...?

    • Could you bring ...?

  • traerme

    • to bring me

  • ¿Podría traerme...?

    • Could you bring me...?

  • paella

    • paella

  • botella

    • bottle

  • agua

    • water

  • botella de agua

    • bottle of water

  • ¿Podría traerme una botella de agua?

    • Could you bring me a bottle of water?

  • jarra

    • jug

  • jarra de agua

    • jug of water

  • traernos

    • to bring us

  • ¿Podría traernos una jarra de agua?

    • Could you bring us a jug of water?

  • jugo

    • juice

  • mango

    • mango

  • jugo de mango

    • mango juice

  • ¿Podría traernos una jarra de jugo de mango?

    • Could you bring us a jug of mango juice?

Lesson 4

  • piña

    • pineapple

  • jugo de piña

    • pineapple juice

  • dar

    • to give (verb)

  • darme

    • to give me

  • vaso

    • glass

  • refresco

    • soda

  • ¿Podría darme un vaso de refresco?

    • Could you give me a glass of soda?

  • español

    • Spanish

  • ¿Podría traerme un poco de paella española?

    • Could you bring me a little bit of Spanish paella?

  • salsa

    • sauce

  • tomate

    • tomato

  • salsa de tomate

    • tomato sauce

  • sal

    • salt

Note

Grammar Note:

Remember that in Spanish sal is a feminine noun!

  • no tiene

    • (it) doesn't have

  • La salsa no tiene sal. ¿Podría traerme un poco, por favor?

    • The sauce doesn't have salt. Could you bring me a little, please?

Lesson 5

  • azúcar

    • sugar

  • café

    • coffee

  • café con azúcar

    • coffee with sugar

  • ¿Podría traerme un café con azúcar?

    • Could you bring me coffee with sugar?

  • hongo

    • mushroom

  • sin

    • without

  • sin salsa de hongos

    • without mushroom sauce

  • pollo

    • chicken

  • ¿Podría traerme el pollo sin salsa de hongos?

    • Could you bring me the chicken without mushroom sauce?

Lesson 6

  • ¿Qué va a tomar?

    • What are you going to drink?

  • tomar

    • to drink (verb)

  • ir

    • to go (verb)

  • va a

    • you are going to (formal)

  • ¿Va a tomar?

    • Are you going to drink?

Note

Grammar Note:

Remember to keep an eye on accent marks! Qué with an accent mark is the question word "what." However, if you remove the accent mark it becomes the word "that," as in "Que tenga un buen día." (That you have a good day.)

  • voy a

    • I'm going to

  • Voy a tomar un refresco.

    • I'm going to drink a soda.

  • ¿Qué va a ordenar?

    • What are you going to order?

  • Voy a ordenar los hongos con salsa.

    • I'm going to order the mushrooms with sauce.

  • vas a

    • you are going to (informal)

  • carne

    • meat

  • ¿Vas a ordenar carne?

    • Are you going to orer meat? (informal)

  • Espere. No voy a ordenar ahora

    • Wait. I'm not going to order now.

  • No voy a comer

    • I'm not going to eat

  • Estoy listo para ordenar. Voy a comer la carne con hongos.

    • I'm ready to order. I'm going to eat the meat with mushrooms.

Lesson 7

  • postre

    • dessert

  • ¿Va a ordenar postre ahora?

    • Are you going to order dessert now?

  • restaurante

    • restaurant

  • vamos a

    • we are going to

  • ¿Vamos a ir al restaurante italiano?

    • Are we going to go to the Italian restaurant?

  • Vamaos a comer el postre ahora

    • We are going to eat the dessert now

  • chocolate

    • chocolate

  • postre de chocolate

    • chocolate dessert

  • Voy a ordenar el postre de chocolate

    • I'm going to order the chocolate dessert

  • almorzar

    • to have lunch

  • ¿Qué va a almorzar?

    • What are you going to have for lunch?

  • cenar

    • to have dinner

Note

Grammar Note

As you can see, in Spanish we have specific verbs for the three meals. For example, to have breakfast is desayunar; to have lunch is almorzar; and to have dinner is cenar.

  • ¿Va a cenar?

    • Are you going to have dinner?

  • ¿Vamos a ir al restaurante italiano?

    • Are we going to go to the Italian restaurant?

Lesson 8

  • solo

    • only

  • No voy a cenar, solo voy a ordenar postre.

    • I'm not going to have dinner, I'm only going to order dessert.

  • desayunar

    • to have breakfast

  • ¿Qué va a desayunar?

    • What are you going to have for breakfast?

Lesson 9

  • Mesera. Tráigame la cuenta, por favor.

    • Waitress. Bring me the bill, please.

  • traer

    • to bring (verb)

  • traerme

    • to bring me

  • tráigame

    • bring me [imperative] (formal)

  • cuenta

    • bill

  • Tráigame la cuenta

    • bring me the bill

  • mesera

    • Waitress

  • mesero

    • waiter

  • menú

    • menu

  • Mesero. Tráigame el menú, por favor.

    • Waiter. Bring me the menu, please.

  • ver

    • to see (verb)

  • Quiero ver el menú, por favor.

    • I want to see the menu, please

  • Claro

    • Sure

  • Claro. Aquí tiene

    • Sure. Here you are.

  • ¡Buen provecho!

    • Enjoy!

  • cuchara

    • spoon

  • Mesero. Tráigame una cuchara, por favor.

    • Waiter. Bring me a spoon, please.

  • cuchillo

    • knife

  • tenedor

    • fork

  • Mesera. Tráigame un cuchillo y un tenedor, por favor.

    • Waitress. Bring me a knife and un tenedor, please.

  • traiga

    • bring [imperative] (formal)

  • Traiga una cuchara para mi esposo.

    • Bring a spoon for my husband.

  • hijo

    • son

  • Mesero. Traiga un tenedor para mi hijo, por favor.

    • Waiter. Bring a fork for my son, please.

Lesson 11

  • ¿Hay una mesa para dos?

    • Is there a table for two?

  • hay

    • there is/ there are

  • mesa

    • table

  • ¿Hay una mesa?

    • Is there a table?

  • una mesa para dos

    • a table for two

  • Buenos días. ¿Hay una mesa para cuatro, por favor?

    • Good morning. Is there a table for four, please?

  • ¿Hay un baño aquí?

    • Is there a bathroom here?

  • gente

    • people

Note

Grammar Note

For the next slide, bear in mind that the word "gente" (people) is feminine, and it is always used in the singular form. When you say things such as "Our people are happy;" in Spanish you have to use the singular form of the verb: "Nuestra gente está feliz."

  • mucha gente

    • a lot of people

  • Hay mucha gente en este restautante.

    • There are a lot of people in this restaurant.

  • No hay

    • There isn't

  • Lo siento

    • I'm sorry

Note

Grammar Note:

You might hear people say "Disculpe" or "Lo siento" to mean "I'm sorry." These two phrases can generally be used interchangeably. However, "Disculpe" can also be used to say "Excuse me", while "Lo siento" is generally only used to say "I'm sorry." It may also help to know that "lo siento" literally means "I feel it" so you use it to offer your condolences or in other similarly serious situations, unlike "Disculpe."

  • Los siento. No hay refrescos

    • I'm sorry. There aren't any sodas.

  • No hay más

    • There isn't any more

  • No Hay más café. Lo siento

    • There isn't any more coffee. I'm sorry.

Lesson 12

  • Me guast la pasta con queso rallado.

    • I like pasta with grated cheese.

  • gustar

    • to like (verb)

  • Me gusta

    • I like (it)

  • pasta

    • pasta

  • Me gusta la pasta

    • I like pasta

Note

Grammar Note

Always remember to use the article after the verb gustar when it is followed by a noun!

  • queso

    • cheese

  • rallado

    • grated

  • pasta con queso rallado

    • pasta with grated cheese

  • ¿Qué te gustaría comer?

    • What would you like to eat? (informal)

  • Me gustaría comer pasta con mucho queso rallado.

    • I'd like to eat pasta with a lot of grated cheese.

  • pescado

    • fish

  • Me gusta mucho el pescado

    • I like fish very much

Note

Grammar Note

In English, we can use the verb "to have" to talke about eating and drinking, like in the sentences "I'll have some water," or "I am having pasta for dinner." However, in Spanish you should use the verbs for "to drink" (tomar or beber) or "to eat" (comer) in these kinds of sentences.

  • ¿Te gustaría comer pescado para la cena?

    • Would you like to have fish for dinner?

  • ¿Qué te gustaría comer?

    • What would you like to eat?

  • ensalada

    • salad

  • ¡Está caluroso!

    • It's hot!

  • Me gusta comer ensalada cuando está caluroso.

    • I like to eat salad when it's hot.

Lesson 13

  • crema

    • cream

  • ¿Quiere crema en su café?

    • Do you want cream in your coffee?

  • No, gracias. No me gusta el café con crema.

    • No, thanks. I don't like coffee with cream.

  • leche

    • milk

  • Me gusta el café con leche.

    • I like coffee with milk.

Lesson 14

  • Bate los huevos en el tazón.

    • Beat the eggs in the bowl.

  • batir

    • to beat / to whisk (verb)

  • bate

    • beat [imperative] (informal)

  • huevo

    • egg

  • bate los huevos

    • beat the eggs

  • tazón

    • bowl

  • en el tazón

    • in the bowl

  • verter

    • to pour (verb)

  • vierte

    • pour [imperative] (informal)

  • Vierte los huevos

    • Pour the eggs

  • sartén

    • pan

  • caliente

    • hot

Note

Grammar Note

The word "caliente" means "hot," and is used to describe the temperature of objects. The word "caluroso" is also an adjective that means "hot," but it is used almost exclusively with referring to the weather. Therefore, you can say "Es un día caluroso" (It's a hot day), but you cannot say *Lost huevos están calurosos. You have to say "Lost huevos están calientes." (The eggs are hot.)

  • Vierte los huevos en la sartén caliente.

    • Pour the eggs in the hot pan.

  • doblar

    • to turn (verb)

  • dobla

    • turn [imperative] (informal)

  • cocinar

    • to cook (verb)

Note

Grammar Note

I bet you see the pattern here. If you want to create the informal imperative with verbs ending in -ar, just drop the ending and add -a. Therefore, the imperative form of "doblar" is "dobla". Another way of thinking about this is that for most verbs, you simply use the third person signular conjugation of the verb (he/she/it turns, "dobla")

  • concina

    • cook [imperative] (informal)

  • minuto

    • minute

  • Cocina por dos minutos

    • Cook for 2 minutes

  • Cocina los huevos en la sartén caliente por dos minutos.

    • Cook the eggs in the hot pan for 2 minutes.

  • Vierte lost huevos en la sertén caliente

    • Pour the eggs in the hot pan.

Lesson 15

  • añadir

    • to add

  • añade

    • add [imperative] (informal)

Note

Grammar Note

Do yoy see the pattern? With verbs like "batir" and "añadir", the ending -ir changes to -e in the informal imperative form. Therefore, the informal imperative form of "batir" is "bate" and the one for "añadir" is "añade".

  • jamón

    • ham

  • Añade el jamón y el queso

    • Add the ham and the cheese

  • pimienta

    • pepper

Note

Grammar Note

Salt is a feminine noun: la sal

  • Añade sal y pimienta

    • Add salt and pepper

  • Añade sal y pimienta a los huevos.

    • Add salt and pepper to the eggs.

  • servir

    • to serve (verb)

  • sirve

    • server [imperative] (informal)

Note

Grammar Note

Did you say *"serve?" Very close! The stem "e" in this verb changes to "i" when you conjugate it, so it becomes "sirve". But remember that is does not change for "we." So, while you say "sirve" for he/she/it/you (formal) and for commands, "sirves" for "you" informal, "sirvo" for "I", you still say "nosotros servimos" (we serve).

  • Sirve los huevos

    • Serve the eggs

  • pan

    • bread

  • Sirve los huevos con pan

    • Serve the eggs with bread