Essential for shopping, dining, traveling, and entertaining in Spanish-speaking contexts.
Learning these words can enhance your communication skills and cultural experience.
Basic Verbs and Phrases
To be hungry: tener hambre
To eat: comer
To taste: probar
Meals and Related Verbs
Meal: la comida
Breakfast: el desayuno
To have breakfast: desayunar
Lunch: el almuerzo
To have lunch: almorzar
Dinner: la cena
To have dinner: cenar
Snack: el bocadillo
Courses of a Meal
Appetizer: el aperitivo
Soup: la sopa
Main course: el plato principal
Salad: la ensalada
Dessert: el postre
Places and Dining Settings
Kitchen, cooking: la cocina
Dining room: el comedor
Restaurant: el restaurante
Fruits (La fruta)
Apple: una manzana
Apricot: un albaricoque
Banana: un plátano
Blackberry: una zarzamora
Blueberry: un arándano
Cherry: una cereza
Grape: una uva
Grapefruit: una toronja
Lemon: un limón
Lime: una lima
Orange: una naranja
Peach: un melocotón
Pear: una pera
Plum: una ciruela
Raspberry: una frambuesa
Strawberry: una fresa
Vegetables (Las Verduras)
Artichoke: la alcachofa
Asparagus: los espárragos
Beans: las judías
Carrot: la zanahoria
Celery: el apio
Corn: la mazorca
Cucumber: el pepino
Eggplant: la berenjena
Lettuce: la lechuga
Mushroom: el champiñón
Onion: la cebolla
Peas: los guisantes
Potato: la patata
Radish: el rábano
Spinach: las espinacas
Tomato: el tomate
Dairy Products (Productos lácteos)
Butter: la mantequilla
Buttermilk: el suero de leche
Cheese: el queso
Cream: la nata
Cottage cheese: el requesón
Egg: el huevo
Ice cream: el helado
Milk: la leche
Yogurt: el yogur
Meat (La carne)
Anchovy: la anchoa
Beef: la carne
Chicken: el pollo
Fish: el pescado
Ham: el jamón
Lamb: el cordero
Pork: el cerdo
Rabbit: el conejo
Roast beef: el rosbif
Sausage: la salchicha
Steak: el bistec
Turkey: el pavo
Veal: la ternera
Desserts (El postre)
Cake: el pastel
Candy: el dulce
Cheese: el queso
Chocolate: el chocolate
Cookie: la galleta
Custard: las natillas
Fruit: la fruta
Ice cream: el helado
Pie: la tarta
Vanilla: la vainilla
Miscellaneous (Et cetera)
Bread: el pan
Fries: las (patatas) fritas
Jam: la mermelada
Mayonnaise: la mayonesa
Mustard: la mostaza
Omelet: la tortilla (in Spain)
Pepper: la pimienta
Rice: el arroz
Salt: la sal
Sugar: el azúcar
Toast: el pan tostado
Additional Resources and Practice
Quizzes on Spanish food and drink vocabulary are available for further practice.
Related lessons include typical Spanish food + drink, and courses on chores, colors, dishes, restaurant vocabulary, and more.
Educational Materials
Lesson plans and worksheets are available for various grade levels.
Additional resources include flashcards and quizzes to reinforce learning.
Support and Community
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Conclusion
Understanding food vocabulary in Spanish is useful for practical communication and cultural enrichment. It supports better engagement in everyday activities and social interactions in Spanish-speaking environments.