Curso de Español A1.2 (4/10)

  • aceituna (olive)
  • aceite de oliva
    • Prefiero cocinar con aceite de coco
  • hueso (bone)
  • tortillas de patatas (Spanish Omelet)
  • gamba (shrimp, prawn)
  • camarón / camarones (shrimp, prawn)
  • marisco (seafood, shellfish)
  • chorizo

Chorizo is a highly seasoned chopped or ground pork sausage used in Spanish and Mexican cuisine. Mexican chorizo is made with fresh (raw, uncooked) pork, while the Spanish version is usually smoked

  • jamón
  • croquetas
  • ensalada
  • nachos

A tortilla (/tɔːrˈtiːə/, Spanish: [toɾˈtiʝa]) is a thin, circular unleavened flatbread from Mesoamerica originally made from maize hominy meal, and now also from wheat flour

Spanish Tortillas vs. Mexican Tortillas

  • chistorra

Chistorra is a type of fast-cure sausage from Aragon, the Basque Country and Navarre, Spain. It can be considered a special type of chorizo. It is made of minced pork, or a mixture of minced pork and beef, is encased in either lamb tripe or plastic and has a fat content that varies between 70 and 80%.

  • caña (cane, glass of beer - measure of draft beer in Spain)

  • calamar / calamares (squid)

  • cebollas (onions)

  • huevos (eggs)

  • bocadillo (sandwish, snack)

  • atún (tuna)

  • (el) vegetal (vegetable)

  • (la) verdura (vegetable, greens)

  • (el) tomate

  • (la) lechuga (lettuce)

  • (la) espinaca (spinach)

  • queso fresco (fresh)

  • (el) brócoli

  • (el) repollo (cabbage)

  • (la) col (cabbage)

  • (la) zanahoria (carrot)

  • (el) boniato / (la) batata (sweat potato)

  • (el) banano (banana)

  • (la) manzana (apple)

  • (la) uva (grape)

  • pescado

  • verduras y hortalizas (vegetables)

  • lácteos (dairy)

  • (la) carne y (el) embutidos (sausage)

    • (la) carne de res (beef meat)
      • ¿De qué son las empanadas? - De pollo, pescado o carne de res.
      • el toro (bull)
      • la vaca (cow)
      • el bistec (beef steak)
      • el bife (steak)
    • (la) carne de cerdo (pork meat) / (el) cerdo / (el) chancho (pig)
    • (la) carne de cabra (goat meat)
  • la salsa (sauce)

    • la salsa de tomate
  • la agua

  • el refresco / la soda (soda)

  • ensalada mixta

  • la fruta

  • hamburguesa vegana (vegan)

  • patatas fritas (french fries)

  • fruta de temporada (seasonal fruit)

  • (el) yogur


  • cuchara (spoon)
  • cuchillo (knife)
  • tenedor (fork)
  • servilleta (napkin)

  • costoso (expensive, costly)
  • caro (over-priced)
  • barato (cheap

  • efectivo / el dinero en efectivo (cash)
  • moneda (coin, currency)
  • tarjetas (puedo pagar con mi tarjeta de débito)
  • 5% = cinco por ciento

  • qué lleva?
  • para empezar (to start with, for a start)
  • las entradas (starters)
  • plato principal
    • salmón al horno (roasted)
    • al vapor (steamed)
  • postres