Test your knowledge of Spanish food and drinks.
Pon a prueba tu conocimiento del vocabulario en español sobre comida y bebidas.
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Food is central to culture! This list will help you navigate menus and local markets.
Meals: In Spanish, breakfast is el desayuno, lunch is el almuerzo (or la comida in Spain), and dinner is la cena.
Hunger & Thirst: Instead of saying "I am hungry" or "I am thirsty", Spanish uses the verb tener (to have): Tengo hambre (I have hunger) and Tengo sed (I have thirst).
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| food | comida |
| water | agua |
| bread | pan |
| wine | vino |
| beer | cerveza |
| milk | leche |
| coffee | café |
| tea | té |
| juice | zumo / jugo |
| cheese | queso |
| meat | carne |
| fish | pescado |
| chicken | pollo |
| fruit | fruta |
| vegetables | verdura(s) |
| apple | manzana |
| banana | plátano / banana |
| orange (fruit) | naranja |
| tomato | tomate |
| potato | patata / papa |
| onion | cebolla |
| garlic | ajo |
| oil | aceite |
| salt | sal |
| sugar | azúcar |
| breakfast | desayuno |
| lunch | almuerzo / comida |
| dinner | cena |
| rice | arroz |
| pasta | pasta |
| pizza | pizza |
| soup | sopa |
| salad | ensalada |
| egg | huevo |
| butter | mantequilla |
| jam | mermelada |
| honey | miel |
| yogurt | yogur |
| cookie / biscuit | galleta |
| cake | tarta / pastel |
| ice cream | helado |
| chocolate | chocolate |
| candy | caramelo / dulce |
| spice | especia |
| vinegar | vinagre |
| mustard | mostaza |
| ketchup | ketchup / catsup |
| lemon | limón |
| strawberry | fresa |
| grape | uva |
| peach | melocotón / durazno |
| pear | pera |
| melon | melón |
| watermelon | sandía |
| drink / beverage | bebida |
| freshly squeezed juice | zumo natural |
| sparkling water | agua con gas |
| still water | agua sin gas / agua natural |