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Spanish food vocabulary: meals, bread, meat, dairy, vegetables, sweets and drinks, each with pronunciation, translation and an example sentence.

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Meals, dishes and drinks

Food words help in a restaurant, a shop and a kitchen. The list starts with the meals of the day, goes through bread, meat, fish, dairy, vegetables and sweets to drinks, and ends with the words for taste and for being hungry.

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  1. la comida[la koˈmiða]food; meal; lunch

    La comida de este restaurante es excelente.The food at this restaurant is excellent.

  2. el desayuno[el desaˈʝuno]breakfast

    El desayuno es la primera comida del día.Breakfast is the first meal of the day.

  3. el almuerzo[el alˈmweɾθo]lunch

    El almuerzo está listo en la mesa.Lunch is ready on the table.

  4. la cena[la ˈθena]dinner; supper

    La cena estaba deliciosa.Dinner was delicious.

  5. el tentempié[el tentemˈpje]snack; bite to eat

    Llevo un tentempié para el viaje.I'm bringing a snack for the trip.

  6. el pan[el pan]bread

    Compro pan fresco cada mañana.I buy fresh bread every morning.

  7. el arroz[el aˈroθ]rice

    El arroz es la base de la paella.Rice is the base of paella.

  8. la pasta[la ˈpasta]pasta

    Me gusta la pasta con salsa de tomate.I like pasta with tomato sauce.

  9. la sopa[la ˈsopa]soup

    Cuando hace frío tomo sopa caliente.When it's cold I have hot soup.

  10. la ensalada[la ensaˈlaða]salad

    De primero tomé una ensalada mixta.For the first course I had a mixed salad.

  11. el bocadillo[el βokaˈðiʝo]sandwich (in a baguette); snack

    Me preparo un bocadillo de jamón para el recreo.I make myself a ham sandwich for break time.

  12. la pizza[la ˈpitsa]pizza

    Pedimos una pizza para cenar.We ordered a pizza for dinner.

  13. la carne[la ˈkaɾne]meat

    Como carne solo dos veces por semana.I only eat meat twice a week.

  14. la carne de vaca[la ˈkaɾne ðe ˈβaka]beef

    La carne de vaca es una carne roja.Beef is a red meat.

  15. el cerdo[el ˈθeɾðo]pork; pig

    El cerdo es una carne muy popular en España.Pork is a very popular meat in Spain.

  16. el pollo[el ˈpoʝo]chicken

    Los domingos hacemos pollo al horno.On Sundays we make roast chicken.

  17. el pescado[el pesˈkaðo]fish (as food)

    Comemos pescado dos veces por semana.We eat fish twice a week.

  18. el huevo[el ˈweβo]egg

    Para la tortilla necesito seis huevos.I need six eggs for the omelette.

  19. la leche[la ˈletʃe]milk

    Tomo el café con un poco de leche.I take my coffee with a little milk.

  20. el queso[el ˈkeso]cheese

    Me gusta el queso con membrillo.I like cheese with quince paste.

  21. la mantequilla[la manteˈkiʝa]butter

    Unta la mantequilla en el pan.Spread the butter on the bread.

  22. el yogur[el ʝoˈɣuɾ]yogurt

    Desayuno un yogur con fruta.For breakfast I have a yogurt with fruit.

  23. la patata[la paˈtata]potato

    Pela las patatas y córtalas en trozos.Peel the potatoes and cut them into pieces.

  24. el tomate[el toˈmate]tomato

    Corta el tomate para la ensalada.Cut the tomato for the salad.

  25. la zanahoria[la θanaˈoɾja]carrot

    Los conejos comen zanahorias.Rabbits eat carrots.

  26. la cebolla[la θeˈβoʝa]onion

    Cortar cebolla me hace llorar.Cutting onions makes me cry.

  27. la manzana[la manˈθana]apple

    Me encanta comer manzanas.I love eating apples.

  28. el plátano[el ˈplatano]banana

    Llevo un plátano para merendar.I'm taking a banana for my afternoon snack.

  29. la naranja[la naˈɾanxa]orange

    Me gusta el zumo de naranja por la mañana.I like orange juice in the morning.

  30. el pastel[el pasˈtel]cake; pastry

    El pastel de cumpleaños tiene muchas velas.The birthday cake has lots of candles.

  31. la galleta[la ɣaˈʝeta]biscuit; cookie

    Me gusta mojar las galletas en la leche.I like dunking cookies in milk.

  32. el chocolate[el tʃokoˈlate]chocolate; hot chocolate

    Tomamos chocolate con churros.We had hot chocolate with churros.

  33. el helado[el eˈlaðo]ice cream

    Me encanta el helado de chocolate.I love chocolate ice cream.

  34. el azúcar[el aˈθukaɾ]sugar

    Tomo el café sin azúcar.I take my coffee without sugar.

  35. la sal[la sal]salt

    ¿Me pasas la sal, por favor?Can you pass me the salt, please?

  36. la pimienta[la piˈmjenta]pepper (spice)

    Añadí un poco de pimienta a la sopa.I added some pepper to the soup.

  37. el aceite[el aˈθejte]oil

    Fríe las patatas en aceite de oliva.Fry the potatoes in olive oil.

  38. la salsa[la ˈsalsa]sauce; gravy

    Esta salsa está deliciosa con el pollo.This sauce is delicious with the chicken.

  39. la miel[la mjel]honey

    Pongo miel en el té.I put honey in my tea.

  40. el agua[el ˈaɣwa]water

    Bebo mucha agua todos los días.I drink a lot of water every day.

  41. el zumo[el ˈθumo]juice

    Bebo zumo de naranja todos los días.I drink orange juice every day.

  42. el café[el kaˈfe]coffee; café

    Tomo un café por la mañana.I have a coffee in the morning.

  43. el té[el te]tea

    Me gusta tomar té por la tarde.I like to drink tea in the afternoon.

  44. la cerveza[la θeɾˈβeθa]beer

    ¿Tomamos una cerveza en la terraza?Shall we have a beer on the terrace?

  45. el vino[el ˈβino]wine

    El vino se hace con uvas.Wine is made from grapes.

  46. rico[ˈriko]tasty; delicious

    ¡Qué rica está la paella!The paella is so tasty!

  47. dulce[ˈdulθe]sweet

    La tarta estaba muy dulce.The cake was very sweet.

  48. salado[saˈlaðo]salty; savory

    La sopa estaba muy salada.The soup was very salty.

  49. picante[piˈkante]spicy; hot

    Esta salsa es muy picante.This sauce is very spicy.

  50. hambriento[amˈbɾjento]hungry; starving

    Los niños llegaron hambrientos del colegio.The children came home from school starving.

  51. la sed[la seð]thirst

    Tengo sed; ¿me das un vaso de agua?I'm thirsty; can you give me a glass of water?

  52. comer[koˈmeɾ]eat; have lunch

    Me gusta comer pizza los viernes.I like to eat pizza on Fridays.

  53. cocinar[koθiˈnaɾ]cook

    Mi padre cocina muy bien.My father cooks very well.

Learn these words with flashcards

Tengo hambre

Spanish meals are also verbs: desayunar, almorzar, cenar. La comida means food and also the main meal of the day.

Hunger and thirst are things you have: tengo hambre, tengo sed. Spain says la patata and el zumo, most of Latin America la papa and el jugo.

Questions about these words

How do I order food?
Learn the names of what you usually eat and drink and one polite way to ask for it. The example under each word shows how it is used in a sentence.
Are fruit and vegetables included?
The most common ones are: potato, tomato, carrot, onion, apple, banana and orange. Fruit has a page of its own.

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