Eating at a restaurant

To order food in a restaurant, you will first need to decipher the menu. Below are some basic vocabulary words to help you with this task. It might be a good idea to print this list and have it handy when you look at the menu.

When ordering your food you should say “Por Favor, Quiero (pronounced kee-ye-ro) and then the word for the food that you want to order.

Food Vocabulary:

Menu-- El menú

Coffee—El café

Water with ice—Agua con hielo

Orange juice – Jugo de naranjaApple juice—Jugo de mansanaHot chocolate—El chocolate Milk – La lecheCoke—La coca Chicken—El polloRoast Beef—El rosbifSandwich—El Sándwich Meat- La carne

Hamburger- La hamburgeusaBacon-El tocinoFish- El pescadoPork—El puercoHam-El jamón Bread— el pan Fruit-la frutaPears- la peraApple- La mansanaOranges-La naranjaGrapes- La uvaBanana-La banana Soup- SopaSalad – La ensaladaOnions-La cebollaBeans-Los frijolesLettuce- La lechugaPotatoe- La patataCucumber- El pepino Cheese- El quesoEgg— El huevo Lunch--El almuerzoSupper, evening meal--la cenaTo eat--Comer Meal— La comida Spoon— La cuchara Knife— El cuchillo The bill--La cuentaFork — El tenedor Breakfast--El desayuno Tip —la propina Preparation Frío — cool or cold

Frito — friedA la parrilla — grilledLa sal — salt El azúcar — sugar

Asado — roasted

Caliente — hot (temperature) or warm Understanding and ordering food from a menu in Spanish will take some practice before you are comfortable with the vocabulary words. Repetition of these words will help you to memorize them.

Perriann Rodriguez
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