Lesson 10 Flashcards
The immediate future tense and some useful vocabulary to describe foods and restaurant activities
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They are going to study tomorrow
Van a estudiar mañana
tomorrow - mañana
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José never eats in the morning
José nunca come en la mañana
morning - la mañana. Note that you must include the article la before mañana in order to say “morning”. If not, you will say “tomorrow”
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They (masc.) are going to prepare our lunch
Ellos van a preparar nuestro almuerzo
to prepare - preparar
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We are going to make food with our cousins
Vamos a hacer la comida con nuestros primos
food, meal - la comida
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Do you always eat healthy food?
¿Siempre comes comida sana?
healthy - sano
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Aren’t you going to want something to eat?
¿No vas a querer algo de comer?
something to (verb) - algo de (infinitive)
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You don’t like meat?
¿No te gusta la carne?
meat - la carne
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Santiago and Joaquín, aren’t you going to eat ham?
Santiago y Joaquín, ¿no van a comer jamón?
ham - el jamón
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Valentina says that she wants to prepare the chicken
Valentina dice que quiere preparar el pollo
chicken - el pollo
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Are you all going to want to eat fish?
¿Van a querer comer pescado?
fish - el pescado, el pez. Note that pez is normally used to describe live fish, while pescado is used to describe fish as food
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I am not preparing breakfast; I’m making my lunch
No estoy preparando el desayuno; estoy haciendo mi almuerzo
breakfast - el desayuno
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Do you want to eat lunch with me?
¿Quieres almorzar conmigo?
to eat lunch - almorzar. Almorzar is a stem-changing o - ue verb in the present tense
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Do you want to come to eat dinner? We are going to eat dinner at my grandmother’s house
¿Quieres venir a cenar? Vamos a cenar en la casa de mi abuela
to eat dinner - cenar
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Are they going to come or not?
¿Van a venir o no?
or not - o no
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Who is going to make dinner, you or me?
¿Quién va a hacer la cena, tú o yo?
dinner - la cena
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Victoria eats fruit with her breakfast every day
Victoria come fruta con su desayuno todos los días
fruit - la fruta
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When I make something to eat at the university, I never make vegetables
Cuando hago de comer en la universidad, nunca hago verduras
vegetables - la verdura, los vegetales
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I am going to order chicken with vegetables, and you?
Yo voy a pedir pollo con verduras, ¿y tú?
to ask for, to order (at a restaurant) - pedir. Note that pedir is conjugated like servir (i.e. yo pido, tú pides, él pide, nosotros pedimos, etc.)
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What is the difference between the words preguntar and pedir, which both mean “to ask”?
- preguntar refers only to asking questions
- pedir refers to asking for something (as a request)
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We are going to prepare the dessert with our grandma
Vamos a preparar el postre con nuestra abuela
dessert - el postre
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Do you want something to drink?
¿Quieres algo de beber?
to drink - beber, tomar. Note that beber is a regular -er ending verb. Also note that in Spanish, it is often more common to use tomar, in order to say “to drink”. (e.g. tomar café rather than beber café)
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José does not want that drink, he wants this drink
José no quiere esa bebida, quiere esta bebida
drink - la bebida
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Valeria and I want to drink juice with our breakfast
Valeria y yo queremos beber jugo con nuestro desayuno
juice - el jugo
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Raúl is going to drink orange juice but Jaime is going to drink coffee
Raúl va a beber jugo de naranja pero Jaime va a tomar café
orange - la naranja. Note that in Spanish you always say jugo de + (fruit)
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My father never puts milk in his coffee
Mi padre nunca pone leche en su café
milk - la leche
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Maricarmen is making rice with chicken
Maricarmen está haciendo arroz con pollo
rice - el arroz
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In Mexico we are going to eat a lot of rice and beans
En México vamos a comer mucho arroz y frijoles
beans - los frijoles. Note that the singular is frijol. Also note that the plural for nouns ending in a consonant is formed by adding -es
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Fernando eats eggs every day
Fernando come huevos todos los días
egg - el huevo
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Roberto is going to ask for some bread with his dinner
Roberto va a pedir pan con su cena
bread - el pan
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Why is this dessert so sweet?
¿Por qué está tan dulce este postre?
sweet - dulce. Note that in this case we use estar instead of ser because the “sweetness” is a characteristic that does not normally belong to this dessert. If the dessert is inherently sweet, you’d say Este postre es dulce
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Who is going to make the cake?
¿Quién va a hacer el pastel?
cake - el pastel, la tarta
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We are going to eat with these plates tonight
Vamos a comer con estos platos esta noche
plate - el plato
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Alejandra and Mariana want this dish
Alejandra y Mariana quieren este platillo
dish - el platillo. Sometimes, it is acceptable to just use the word plato (plate) to refer to a culinary dish
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The chef doesn’t want to cook my favorite dish
El cocinero no quiere cocinar mi platillo favorito
chef - el cocinero, la cocinera
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I want to order a traditional Mexican dish
Quiero pedir un platillo típico mexicano
traditional - típico
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Paloma is going to order bread and cheese, and you?
Paloma va a pedir pan y queso, ¿y tú?
cheese - el queso
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I take my coffee with milk and sugar
Tomo mi café con leche y azúcar
sugar - el/la azúcar. Note that “sugar” can be masculine or feminine, although it is more common to say el azúcar
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I am going to buy bread, butter, sugar and fruit
Voy a comprar pan, mantequilla, azúcar y fruta
butter - la mantequilla
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Are you going to put a bit of sugar in your coffee?
¿Vas a poner un poco de azúcar en tu café?
a bit - un poco. Note that in order to say “a very little bit” you can use the diminutive of poco, which is poquito
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Esteban does not want to add cheese to his eggs
Esteban no quiere agregar queso a sus huevos
to add - agregar, añadir
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The beans do not have salt; are you going to add a tiny bit?
Los frijoles no tienen sal; ¿vas a agregar un poquito?
salt - la sal
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Ana wants a bit of salad with her dinner
Ana quiere un poco de ensalada con su cena
salad - la ensalada
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This soup is bad; it has a lot of salt
Esta sopa está mala; tiene mucha sal
soup - la sopa
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Mom is going to buy bananas and oranges
Mamá va a comprar plátanos y naranjas
banana - el plátano, el banano, la banana. Note that the use of plátano, banana or banano depends on the country. In some countries, plátano only refers to “plantains”
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Do you think that Pamela is making apple or orange juice?
¿Crees que Pamela está haciendo jugo de manzana o de naranja?
apple - la manzana
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Liselle and Jimena are putting cheese and tomato in the salad
Liselle y Jimena están poniendo queso y tomate en la ensalada
tomato - el tomate
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My sister and I are going to the supermarket; do you want to go with us?
Mi hermana y yo vamos a ir al supermercado; ¿quieres ir con nosotras?
supermarket - el supermercardo, el super
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Beatriz and Alberto are going to cook dinner
Beatriz y Alberto van a cocinar la cena
to cook - cocinar
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Where is Teresa? Is she cooking in the kitchen?
¿Dónde está Teresa? ¿Está cocinando en la cocina?
kitchen - la cocina
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We want some potatoes with our meat and vegetables
Queremos unas papas con nuestra carne y verduras
potato - la papa. Note that diference between el papá (“dad”) and la papa (“potato” ). Also, be sure to use the feminine article for potato; el papa means “the Pope”!
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You are going to buy a dozen bananas, right?
Vas a comprar una docena de plátanos, ¿verdad?
a dozen - una docena
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We are on our way to your house; where are you?
Vamos en camino a tu casa; ¿dónde estás?
way (direction) - el camino. En camino means “on the way”
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I don’t like his way of cooking
No me gusta su manera de cocinar
way (manner) - la manera, el modo
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How good your soup is! / Your soup is so good!
¡Qué rica está tu sopa!
rich, good (food) - rico. Note that when talking about food, rico means “good”, “delicious” or “rich”. It is more common than simply saying bueno
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Your cake tastes very good
Tu pastel sabe muy rico
to taste (food) - saber. Note that the verb saber can mean both “to know” and “to taste”, depending on context
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It tastes like chicken
Sabe a pollo
to taste like - saber a
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Are these vegetables rotten?
¿Están podridas estas verduras?
rotten - podrido
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It smells like rotten eggs
Huele a huevos podridos
to smell like - oler a. Note the -o -> -ue stem change, and the addition of h
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Jorge wants half an apple
Jorge quiere media manzana
half - medio. Note that medio is used as an adjective and must agree with the gender and number of the noun that it describes
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Andrés wants one half of the apple
Andrés quiere la mitad de la manzana
middle, half of - la mitad
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No, I only want half
No, sólo quiero la mitad
only - sólo. Note that sólo is short for solamente
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My uncle is sad because he is always alone
Mi tío está triste porque siempre está solo
alone - solo. Note the difference between sólo “only” and solo “alone”
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What is the difference between the words sólo and solo?
- sólo means “only”
- solo means “alone”
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José is always half-_drunk_ when we go to his house
José siempre está medio borracho cuando vamos a su casa
drunk - borracho
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My mom wants half a kilogram of apples
Mi mamá quiere medio kilo de manzanas
kilogram - kilo. Note that in Spanish-speaking countries things are measured in kilograms, not pounds
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The apple measures four and a half inches
La manzana mide cuatro pulgadas y media
inch - una pulgada. However, in Spanish-speaking countries, the metric system of measurements is used
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How many centimeters does this plate measure?
¿Cuántos centímetros mide este plato?
centimeter - un centímetro
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What is the height of this building?
¿Cuál es la altura de este edificio?
height - la altura
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Maricarmen is very tall; she is almost six feet tall
Maricarmen es muy alta; ella mide casi seis pies de altura
foot (measurement) - un pie
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I (f.) am very short; I measure one meter and fifty-six centimetres
Yo soy muy baja; mido un metro y cincuenta y seis centímetros
meter - un metro
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This meat doesn’t cost anything; I am going to buy a lot
Esta carne no cuesta nada; voy a comprar mucha
to cost - costar. Note that costar changes base from -o to -ue in the present tense
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These apples cost two dollars per kilogram
Estas manzanas cuestan dos dólares el kilo
per - el, la. Note that the English word “per” can be expressed by simply using the definite article el or la
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Are you going to eat breakfast with the family?
¿Vas a desayunar con la familia?
to eat breakfast - desayunar. Desayunar is conjugated like any -ar verb.
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We eat breakfast together every morning
Desayunamos juntos cada mañana
together - juntos / juntas
