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