Food in Spanish
Food words in Spanish: el pan (bread), el arroz (rice), el pescado (fish), el huevo (egg), el queso (cheese), la pizza (pizza). Below are all 44 food words from lessons 86, 87, 88 and 92 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 86 · Food Basics 12 words
- el pan bread
¿Quieres pan?
Do you want some bread?
- el arroz rice
¿Sueles comer arroz con verduras?
Do you usually eat rice with vegetables?
- la pasta pasta
Estamos haciendo pasta para cenar esta noche.
We’re making pasta for dinner tonight.
- la sopa soup
La sopa sabe mejor con sal.
The soup tastes better with salt.
- la ensalada salad
Añade aceite de oliva a su ensalada.
He adds olive oil to his salad.
- el pollo chicken
Asaron pollo en el jardín.
They grilled chicken in the garden.
- la carne de res beef
¿La carne de res es más cara que el pollo?
Is beef more expensive than chicken?
- el pescado fish
A ella no le gusta el pescado.
She doesn’t like fish.
- el huevo egg
Los huevos son muy saludables.
Eggs are very healthy.
- el queso cheese
Ese queso huele muy fuerte.
That cheese smells very strong.
- la fruta fruit
Prefiero la fruta fresca antes que los dulces.
I prefer fresh fruit over sweet snacks.
- las verduras vegetables
Las verduras crecen rápidamente.
The vegetables grow quickly.
Lesson 87 · Burgers, Pizza & Fast Food 12 words
- la hamburguesa burger
Me comí una hamburguesa deliciosa.
I ate a delicious burger.
- la pizza pizza
Comimos una pizza caliente.
We ate a hot pizza.
- el sándwich sandwich
El niño se come un sándwich.
The boy eats a sandwich.
- el hot dog hot dog
El niño se comió un hot dog.
The child ate a hot dog.
- las papas fritas fries
Me comí las papas fritas calientes.
I ate the hot fries.
- el taco taco
Me comí un taco delicioso.
I ate a delicious taco.
- el helado ice cream
Los niños comen helado.
The children eat ice cream.
- la galleta cookie
El niño se come una galleta.
The child eats a cookie.
- el chocolate chocolate
El niño come chocolate dulce.
The child eats sweet chocolate.
- el caramelo candy
Los niños comen los caramelos.
The children eat the candy.
- las palomitas popcorn
Comemos palomitas con sal.
We eat popcorn with salt.
- la dona donut
Me comí una dona dulce.
I ate a sweet donut.
Lesson 88 · Hearty & Comfort Foods 12 words
- la salchicha sausage
Él se come una salchicha grande.
He eats a large sausage.
- las albóndigas meatballs
Se comió tres albóndigas grandes.
He ate three large meatballs.
- los fideos noodles
Como fideos con verduras.
I eat noodles with vegetables.
- el frijol bean
El agricultor sembró el frijol.
The farmer planted the bean.
- el guisante pea
Me comí un guisante verde.
I ate a green pea.
- la carne meat
El hombre corta la carne.
The man cuts the meat.
- el batido milkshake
Me bebí un batido frío.
I drank a cold milkshake.
- el guiso stew
Comimos el guiso caliente.
We ate the hot stew.
- el tocino bacon
El hombre cocina el tocino.
The man cooks the bacon.
- el jamón ham
Comimos jamón con pan.
We ate ham with bread.
- el pepinillo pickle
Me comí un pepinillo agrio.
I ate a sour pickle.
- el caldo broth
Ella bebe el caldo caliente.
She drinks the hot broth.
Lesson 92 · Sweet Snacks & Tropical Fruits 8 words
- la tarta pie
Ella horneó una tarta deliciosa.
She baked a delicious pie.
- el panqueque pancake
Me comí un panqueque caliente.
I ate a warm pancake.
- la mermelada jam
Como pan con mermelada.
I eat bread with jam.
- el cereal cereal
Ella desayuna cereal con leche.
She eats cereal with milk.
- el yogur yogurt
Como yogur con fruta.
I eat yogurt with fruit.
- el muffin muffin
Él se comió un muffin caliente.
He ate a warm muffin.
- la magdalena cupcake
El niño se comió una magdalena.
The child ate a cupcake.
- el waffle waffle
Me comí un waffle caliente.
I ate a warm waffle.
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