Restaurant Words and Phrases Flashcards
To drink?
Para beber? Para tomar?
Waiter / waitress Waiter
El mesero nos tomó la orden.The waiter took our order.
Mesero / Mesera
I would like, I would want
Quisiea, Quisiera ver la carta de vinos. Quisiera más pan por favor.
I would like to reserve a table for two near the window. In whose name?
Quisiera reservar una mesa para dos, cerca de la ventana. A nombre de quien?
How do you prepare the chicken?
Como es el pollo?
We will drink red wine.
Tomamos vino tinto.
Toothpick
un palillo (pah-lee-yoh)
Chard
La Acelga Me encantan las acelgas con cebolla, huevos y un poco de queso como desayuno
I am going to order chicken with vegetables. And you?
Yo voy a pedir (peh-deer) 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.)
I would like to order a traditional Mexican dish.
Quisiera pedir un platillo típico mexicano traditional - típico
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 la azúcar
We would like some potatoes with our meat and vegetables.
Quisiéramos unas papas con nuestra carne y vegetal. 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”!
Have you decided now? Do you know what you are going to order / to eat / to drink?
Ya, decidió (deh-see-dee-doh) ? Ya, sabe que va a –ordenar(order)–comer–beber–etc.
Your soup is so good.
¡Qué rica está tu sopa! Good (food) - rico/a.Note that when talking about food, rico means “good”, “delicious” or “rich”. It is more common than simply saying bueno,use “Estar”
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
It tastes like chicken.
Sabe a pollo to taste like - saber a
No, I only want one half.
No, sólo quiero la mitad only - sólo. Note that sólo is short for solamente
Chef
el / la chef (chehf)
The waitress is going to get our food.
La mesera va a ir por nuestra comida waiter, waitress - el mesero, la mesera.
I eat more than my wife.
Como más que mi esposa.
To try ( food ) I would like to try it please.
probar (proh-bahr) (e.g. Comida) Quisiera probarlo, por favor.
Whole wheat bread
(pan) integral
A piece I couldn’t finish the meal and I left a piece of meat on the plate. This piece of cake is too big for me.
el Pedazo No pude acabarme la comida y dejé un pedazo de carne en el plato. Este trozo de pastel es demasiado grande para mí.
The owner
El dueño La dueña La propietaria pro-pyea - tar- I-ah El propietario
Think of octalysis core 1 (ownership) and you kai chou is sleeping (suendo , dueno)
I am full.
Estoy completo
I am allergic to chocolate.
Tengo una alergia (aler-jia) al chocolate .
The daily special
La comida corrida
Pardon me. Would you please bring me a serviette. Pardon me. Would you please bring me a knife.
Perdone. Me trae una servilleta por favor? Perdone. Me trae un cuchillo por favor?
I have a reservation.
Tengo una reserva.
Mashed potatoes
Puré de papas
Strawberry
Una frutilla (froo-tee-yah)
Peach
Un durazno (doo-rahs-noh)
Blended fruit drink
El licuado
Street Food Blood sausage on a bun With “everything “
Comida Callejera Callejero / Callejera —means of the street Un pero callejero— A stray dog (no need for “de” it is implied). Morcipán Completo
Ice Bucket Do you have an ice bucket to chill the wine?
cubo de hielo (para enfriar botella de vino) Argentina— La Chopera ¿Tiene un cubo de hielo para enfriar el vino? Spain — La cubeta de hielo. Both CUBO and CUBETA mean Bucket
Lunch I baked a meat pie for lunch on Saturday.
La Comida — the same word as “Food”, depends on context. Preparé un pastel de carne para la comida del sábado. In Spain “El Almuerzo” is probably more common, but both are used for “Lunch”.
To Reserve
Yo Reservo (rreh-sehr-bahr)
