📚 Vocabulary ★ Core Say it yourself

Food and drink

Name common foods, express preferences and dietary needs, and discuss meals.

Learn food in meal and shopping contexts rather than as isolated lists. Use tomar for food/drink in common meal expressions in Spain.

Patterns to reuse
Para desayunar/comer/cenar, tomo…
For breakfast/lunch/dinner, I have…
PAH-rah deh-sah-yoo-NAHR
Me gusta/n… / Prefiero…
I like / prefer…
meh GOOS-tah
Soy alérgico/a a… / No como…
I am allergic to / I do not eat…
soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh
Watch out for
Estoy alérgico a…
Soy alérgico a…

A stable allergy is normally expressed with ser.

Me gustan el pescado.
Me gusta el pescado.

Singular food noun takes gusta.

Para desayunar tomo café y tostadas.
For breakfast I have coffee and toast.
PAH-rah deh-sah-yoo-NAHR TOH-moh kah-FEH ee tohs-TAH-dahs
Me encantan las verduras.
I love vegetables.
meh ehn-KAHN-tahn lahs behr-DOO-rahs
No como carne.
I do not eat meat.
noh KOH-moh KAHR-neh
Soy alérgica a los frutos secos.
I am allergic to nuts.
soy ah-LEHR-hee-kah ah lohs FROO-tohs SEH-kohs
Meals
el desayunola comidala cena
Foods
panarrozpastacarnepollopescadohuevosquesoverdurasfrutapatatas
Drinks
aguacafétélechevinocerveza
Dietary
vegetariano/avegano/asin glutensin lactosaalérgico/a a
Try it out loud
sorting
Sort foods into meals or food groups, allowing overlaps.
What to include

Explain one choice in Spanish.

production
Describe what you normally eat in a day.
What to include

Use meal phrases and quantities.

roleplay
Explain one dietary need to a server.
What to include

Use no como, sin or soy alérgico/a a.

Happy with all of this?
  • I can discuss normal meals and preferences.
  • I can clearly state a dietary restriction.

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