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First I would like the salad.

I would like to begin with the salad.

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Primero quisiera la ensalada.

Para empezar quisiera la ensalada.

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Later I would like the spareribs.

After the salad I would like the spareribs.

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Después quisiera las costillas de cerdo.

Después de la ensalada, quisiera las costillas de cerdo.

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Please, bring them together.

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Por favor, tráigales (TRY-gah-les) todos juntos.

Imperative of traer is TRAIGA
Sometimes “les” can be used as a direct object pronoun.

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Please do not bring them all together (at the same time).

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Por favor, no tráigales todos juntos.

Junto = Together

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Please bring them separately.

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Por favor, tráigales por separados.

Note, imperative of Traer is TRAIGA.

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Please bring them together.

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Por favor, tráigales todos juntos.

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Waiter:

Are you ready?

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Estás listo?

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I am finished.

It’s over.

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Ya terminé

Ya está

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Waiter:

May I clear the table?

Response:

Not yet thank you.

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Puedo levantarme?

Levantar can mean to lift or raise, as well as, to clear up, as in clearing a table after a meal.

No, todavía no, gracias.

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Waiter:

Would you like your meat cooked in the oven, on the grill, or on the barbecue?

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Cómo comes la carne, al horno, a la plancha, o a la parilla?

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Waiter:

How do you like it done?

Medium Rare

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Como lo quiere?

🇦🇷 Rosado con bien jugoso 🇦🇷

🇲🇽 Medio Cruda 🇲🇽

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Is it dressed (salad)?

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Ha esta preparada?

(“Ha” is the present 3rd person singular of “Haber”, which means “has” in this context)

Esta=this

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Rare

Medium Rare

Medium

Well Done

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-rojo intenso y sangrante (bleeding) en el centro

– rosado con bien jugoso

– a punto pero todavia jugoso (but still juicy)

– bien cocida

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I’m not ready yet. (to order)

We are not ready yet.

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Todavía no estoy listo.

Todavía no estamos listos.

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Would like, as in , ordering food

Same idea as Gustar

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Me gustaría– me gustarían (if what you want is plural)
Te gustaría– te gustarían
Le gustaría– le gustarían
Nos gustaría– nos gustarían
Os gustaría – os gustarían
Les gustaría – les gustarían

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I would like a coffee.

We would like two beer.

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Me gustaría un café.

Nos gustarían dos cervezas por favor.

Pronounced gustar-IAN (as in the name Ian)

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Will you give me

A small draft beer

Will you give me a small draft beer.

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Me pones….

Una caña

Me pones una caña.

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Another

Another small draft beer.

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Otro / Otra

Otra caña.

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I’m sitting outside.

We are sitting outside.

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Me siento afuera.

Nos sentamos afuera.

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Would you give me a toasted bread with tomato .

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Me pones una tostada de tomate por favor.

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When pointing to something you want, but don’t know the name for.

One of those.

To the right / left or above / below

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Uno / Una de eso

A derecha

A izquierda

Arriba

Abajo

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Will you give me

A small draft beer

Will you give me a small draft beer.

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Me pones….

Una caña

Me pones una caña.

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Another

Another small draft beer.

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Otro / Otra

Otra caña.

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I’m sitting outside.

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Me siento afuera.

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Would you give me a toasted bread with tomato .
Me pones una tostada de tomate por favor.
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Produce
Huerta
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Crispy I would like the sweetbreads crispy.
Crocante Quisiera las mollejas crocantes. key-see-AIR-ah
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I have already ordered. We have already ordered.
Ya he ordenado. Ya hemos ordenado.
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Will you give me
Me pones ... (will you put me) In LM use usted form.....Me pone
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What can I get you? What would you like? I'd like a beer please. Or I'll have beer please.
Qué le pongo? - What can I put (give )you ( literal)—using 1st person singular of Poner. Póngame una cerveza por favor. -Please put (give) me a beer. Imperative of Poner is Pon (Tu),Ponga, Pongan
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Will you give me ..... Will you give me a cortado please?
Me das....? (Spain) Me da ....? (LM use usted form) Me das un cortado por favor?
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What to say when your coffee has just been given to you and you are in a hurry and you want to pay right away.
Cuánto Cuesta? They will respond , and expect to be paid then.
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At a sit down restaurant when you are ready to pay you simply ask, "La cuenta por favor." At a bar or café when it was time to leave you ask, "What do I owe you"
Qué le debo? Cuánto le debo? In Spain you could use the informal "te". Qué te debo? Cuánto te debo?
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I appreciate it. When you want to go beyond a simple,”Gracias”.
Lo aprecio.
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Empanada......What is it? Las mollejas......What are they? What is that, ......? What are those,......?
Empanada, qué es? Mollejas, qué son? Qué es ese or esa? Qué son esos or esas?
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If a waiter is extra helpful... Thank you for helping me. (Us)
Gracias por ayudarme. Or, if more than one at the table Gracias por ayudarnos.
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If you want a description of the sauce or whatever might be on top.
Qué lleva encima?
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A tumbler Usually used when ordering wine at a tapas bar
El chato El chato de vino.
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Spare ribs
Las Costillas de Cerdo Note: El CAstillO (Castillo) = Castle NOT Spareribs
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Shank The chef cooked a lamb shank with potatoes.
El Garrón El chef cocinó un garrón de cordero con papas. gah- RRRON
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Draft Beer
Cerveza de Grifo
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Menue Wine List
El Menú La Carta Both can mean Menue La carta de vinos
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Salad Dressing For the salad, prepare a dressing with olive oil, mustard, and honey. This salad doesn’t have any dressing.
El Aliño Para la ensalada, prepara un aliño con aceite de oliva, mostaza y miel. ah- SAY-teh Esta ensalada no tiene ningún aliño. In negative clauses “Ningún “ means ‘Any” In positive clauses it means “None” nean-GOON
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A luxury restaurant A luxury hotel I have worked in several luxury hotels around the world.
Un Restaurante de Lujo Un Hotel de Lujo. Note: Luxury = El Lujo Adjective is De Lujo ( always ends in “o”, never feminine or plural). He trabajado en varios hoteles de lujo alrededor del mundo.
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Shoulder , but only in the culinary sense I'm going to prepare a pork shoulder for dinner.
la paletilla Voy a preparar paletilla de cerdo para la cena. pah-lay-TEE-yah
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Burned —adjective The fish was raw and the potatoes were burned.
Quemado / a kay- MAH - doh El pescado estaba crudo y las papas estaban quemadas.
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I am Starving
Me estoy muriendo de hambre. moo-ree- EN- doh
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I am dying of thirst
Estoy muriendo de sed. moo-ree- EN- doh
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We would like to eat supper outside.
Quisiéramos cenar afuera. key-see-ER-amos
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We would like to eat supper inside.
Quisiéramos cenar dentro. key-see-ER-amos
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Are we able to eat dinner outside?
Podemos cenar afuera?
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When do you serve lunch / dinner?
A que hora sirve almuerzo / la cena? SEAR-vey
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What does it come with?
Con qué viene?
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Is it served hot or cold.
Se sirve caliente o frío?
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Hora d’oeuvres
Entremeses
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Selection
Un Surtido
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Vegetables Green Beans Lentils
Las Verduras or Los Vegetales (beh-HAY-tal) Las judías verde (who-DEE-ahs) Las Lentejas
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Poultry Breast Wings Thigh
Las Aves La Pechuga Las Alitas El Muslo Contra Muslo in Latín América
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Artichokes Peas Lettuce
Las Alcachofas 🇪🇸 or Los Alcauciles 🇦🇷 al-COW-seal-ehs Los Guisantes La Lechuga
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Wings Turkey Goose
Las Alitas (de pollo / de pavo) El Pavo La Oca
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Veal Veal chop
La Ternera Las Chuletas de Ternera tehr -NEY-rah
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Lamb Lamb Chops Roast Suckling Lamb
El Cordero Las Chuletas de Cordero Cordero Lechal
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Wild Boar The dinner guests loved the wild boar roast I cooked.
El Jabalí hah-bah-LEE A los comensales les encantó el asado de jabalí que preparé. Los Comensales = Dinner Guests or Fellow Diners in a restaurant.
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Pork Pork chops Pork Cheeks Roast Suckling Pig
El Cerdo Las Chuletas de Cerdo La Carrillada El Cochinillo (Spain) in LA El Lechón lay-CHON
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Venison
La Cierva El Venado
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Lamb Lamb Chops Roast Suckling Lamb
El Cordero Las Chuletas de Cordero Cordero Lechal
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Sheep
La Oveja
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Mutton
El Carnero
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Goat Kid (baby goat) Male goat or Billy goat When we went to Segovia, we ate some excellent roast kid at a rotisserie.
La Cabra El Cabrito El Chivo Cuando fuimos a Segovia, comimos un excelente cabrito asado en un asador.
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Rabbit Hare
El Conejo El Liebre
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Brains
Los Sesos NEVER ORDER
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Sautéed To sauté or to Fry lightly. Sauté the garlic and add the ground beef
Rehogadas Rehogar rrrey-o-GAR Rehoga el ajo y añade la carne molida. AH-ho To Add as in ingredients = añadir ah-nyah-DEER
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Deep Fried in Batter (fritters) Fry the pieces of fish coated in batter for four minutes.
Rebozado / a / os / as Fríe los trozos rebozados de pescado por cuatro minutos. Rebozar = To fry in batter
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Ratatouille
Pisto
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Scrambled Eggs
Los Huevos Revueltos
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Take out container (to bring home leftovers)
Caja Para Llevar KAH-hah
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Two large breaded veal chops stuffed with ham & cheese. (Asturian)
Cachopo cah-CHO-poe
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Scallops
Las Zamburiñas (very small scallops) Las Vieiras vee-EH-rahs
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Sunny side up eggs Are sunny-side up eggs safe to eat?
El huevo frito con la yema blanda Blanda = Soft ¿Es seguro comer el huevo frito con la yema blanda?
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Egg Yolk The chef separated the yolk from the egg white.
La Yema El chef separó la yema de la clara del huevo.
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Small Sole and sometimes small Flounder Did you catch anything? - Yes, one sole / plaice. Flounders live at the bottom of oceans.
Acedía ah-say-DEE-ah Pescaste algo? - Sí, una acedía. pehs-CAS-teh To Fish or To Catch = Pescar Las acedías viven en el fondo del mar.
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A tapa with dried and salted tuna. I tried mojama when I went to Cádiz.
Mojama Probé mojama cuando fui a Cádiz.
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Pork Hock
Codillo de Cerdo in Spain 🇪🇸 coh-DEE-yoh In humans Codo = Elbow In animals Codillo = Elbow Chamorro in México 🇲🇽 Cha-MOE-rroh
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Romaine Lettuce Heart
Cogollos Can also be used to describe centre of marijuana plant
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At an informal spot, you might ask, “What do you have (left).
Qué le queda ( formal you ) Like Gustar, so for formal "you", Queda is preceded by "le".
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Heavy Cream
Nata
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What is that …while pointing to a menu item
QUÉ ES ESO?
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What is inside …. while pointing to an empanada etc. at a bakery, or a menu item.
QUÉ ES ADENTRO?
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Marinated Can also mean pickled pork We had chicken with marinated mushrooms.
Adobado Comimos pollo acompañado de hongos adobados.
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Stuffed One of the most delicious Mexican dishes is the stuffed chile.
Relleno ray-YEHN-oh Uno de los platos mexicanos más ricos es el chile relleno. Rellenar = To Stuff or Fill, sometimes refill.
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Salt Shaker Can you pass me the salt shaker, please?
El Salero ¿Puedes passarme el salero, por favor?
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Boiled or Stew in Latin America There's boiled fish with lemon for lunch.
Hervido Hay pescado hervido con limón de almuerzo.
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Pork Belly
Matambrito de Cerdo (🇦🇷) Panza ( 🇲🇽 ) de Cerdo / Porco Panceta de cerdo 🇪🇸 pan-SAY-tah Panza = Belly
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Bone Marrow
El Tuétano (🇲🇽) too-EH-tan-oh Médula Ósea (🇦🇷) Note Bone = Óseo (OH-say-oh) MEH-do-lah OH-say-ah
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