FOOD & MEALS

COOKING VERBS

to add (d) to chill to fry (fri) to serve to stew

- agregar (chil) - - freir (srv) - (sti) -
refrigerar, servir guisar
enfriar
to bake to chop to glaze to sharpen to strain
(bik) - (chp) - (gliss) - (shrpen) - (strin) -
hornear picar, cortar glasear afilar colar
en trozos
to beat to coat to grate to simmer to stuf
(bit) - batir (kut) - (grit) - (smer) - (staf) -
rebozar rallar hervir a rellenar,
fuego mechar
lentoto
to blend to cook to heat to smoke to whisk
(blend) - (kuk) - (jit) - (smuk) - (usk) - batir
combinar, cocinar calentar ahumar
mezclar
to boil to defrost to knead slice (slis) to dissolve
(bil) - (difrst) - (nid) - - rebanar (dislv) -
hervir descongelar amasar disolver
to bone to empty to melt to soak to rinse
(bun) - (mpti) - (melt) - (suk) - (rns) -
deshuesar vaciar derretir remojar enjuagar

to break to fill (fil) - to mix to squeeze to mince

(brik) - llenar (mks) - (skuis) - (mns) -
romper mezclar exprimir picar carne

to broil to flip (flip) to peel to steam to roast

(bril) - asar - dar vuelta (pil) - pelar (stim) - (rust) -
a la parrilla cocinar al asar
vapor
DRINKS
apple juice (pl dchus) - jugo
de manzana
brown beer (brun bar) -
cerveza negra
can of Coke (kan v kuk)
Coca-Cola
champagne (shampin) -
champn
cider (sider) - sidra
cofee (kfi) - caf
gin (dchn) - ginebra
hot chocolate (jt chklit) -
chocolate caliente
BEVERAGES
rum (ram) - ron
soda (suda) - gaseosa
soft drink (sft drnk) -
refresco
sparkling water (sprklin
uter) - agua mineral con gas
still water (stl wter) - agua
mineral sin gas
FISH AND SEAFOOD
clam (klam) - almeja
cockles (ckls) - berberechos
cod (kod) - bacalao
crab (krab) - cangrejo de mar
eel (il) - anguila
fried shrimps (frid shrmps) -
gambas fritas
hake (jik) - merluza
halibut (jlibat) mero
herring (hrin) - arenque
plaice (plis) - platija
pollack (plak) - abadejo
prawns (prons) - gambas
salmon (samon) salmn
sardines (sardns) - sardinas
juice (dchs) - jugo, zumo
lemonade (lmonid) -
limonada
light soda (lat suda) -
gaseosa diettica
liqueur (likr) - licor
milkshake (mlkshik) - batido
orange juice (rendch dchus)
- jugo de naranja
pineapple juice (pinapl
dchus) - jugo de pia
red wine (red uin) - vino tinto
tea (ti) - t
vodka (vodka) vodka
water (wter) - agua
whisky (wski) - whisky
white wine (wit win) - vino
blanco
wine (win) - vino
king prawn (king prn) -
langostino
lobster (lbster) - langosta
mackerel (mkrel) caballa
marinade (mrinid) -
escabeche
mussel (msel) - mejilln
octopus (ktopus) - pulpo
oyster (ister) - ostra
scallop (sklop) - vieira
shark (shrk) tiburn
shellfish (shlfish) mariscos
shrimp (shrmp) - camarn
snail (snil) - caracol
sole (sul) - lenguado
spider crab (spider krab)
centolla
squid (skud) - calamar
MEATS
bacon (bikn) - panceta, tocino
beef (bf) - carne vacuna
beef steak (bf stik) bistec
black pudding (blk pding) -
morcilla
boneless (bunles) -
deshuesado
brains (brins) sesos
breast (brst) - pechuga
cheeseburger (chis-brguer) -
hamburguesa de queso
chicken (chken) - pollo
chop (chop) chuleta
cutlet (ktlit) chuleta
goat (gut) - cabrito
gravy (grivi) - jugo (de carne)
ground meat (grund mit) -
carne picada
ham (hm) - jamn
hamburger (hmberguer) -
hamburguesa
kidneys (kdnis) - riones
lamb (lam) - cordero
liver (lver) - hgado
meatballs (mtbols)
VEGETABLES
artichoke (rti-chuk) -
alcachofa
asparagus (aspragos) -
esprrago
beans (bins) - guisantes
swordfish (srrdfish) - pez
espada
trout (trut) - trucha
tuna (tina) - atn
albndigas
mutton (mton) - carne de
oveja
pork (pork) - carne de cerdo
pork chops (pork chops) -
chuletas de cerdo
pork loin (pork lin) - lomo de
cerdo
pork sausage (prk ssidch) -
chorizo
poultry (pultri) - carne de ave
rare (rar) - poco cocida
ribs (ribs) - costillas
roast beef (rust-bf) - carne
asada
roasted (rustid) - asada
salami (salmi) salame
sausage (ssidch) - salchicha,
chorizo
steak (stik) - bistc
tongue (tng) - lengua
tripe (trip) - tripas
turkey (trki) - pavo
veal (vil) - carne de ternera
beet (bt) remolacha
bell pepper (bel pper) -
pimiento morrn
broad beans (brod bins) -
habas, chauchas
broccoli (brcoli) brcoli
cabbage (kbedch) - col
carrot (krrot) - zanahoria
cauliflower (kli-fluer) -
coliflor
celery (sleri) apio
chard (chard) - acelga
chick peas (chik pis) -
garbanzos
cucumber (kicomber)
pepino
eggplant (gplant) - berenjena
garlic (grlic) - ajo
green onion (grin nion) -
cebolla de verdeo, cebolleta
leek (lik) - puerro
lentils (lntils) - lentejas
almonds (monds) - almendras
apple (pl) - manzana
apricot (pricot) - damasco,
albaricoque
avocado (avocdou) - palta,
aguacate
banana (banna) - banana
blackberry (blk brri) -
zarzamora
cherry (chrri) - cereza
chestnuts (chstnats)
castaas coconuts
(kukonats) - cocos
date (dit) - dtil
fig (fig) - higo
grapefruit (gripfrut) - pomelo,
toronja
grapes (grips) - uvas
hazelnuts (hizelnats) -
avellanas
lemon (lmon) - limn
lime (lim) lima
mango (mngou) - mango
medlar (mdlar) - nspero
AT THE RESTAURANT
Reservando una mesa
lettuce (ltos) - lechuga
onion (nion) - cebolla
parsley (prsli) - perejil
pepper (pper) pimiento
potato (potitou) - papa,
patata
spinach (spnidch) - espinaca
squash (skush) calabaza
tomato (tomitou) tomate
FRUITS
melon (mlon) - meln
mulberry (mlberri) - mora
orange (rendch) - naranja
peach (pich) - durazno,
melocotn
peanuts (pnats) - manes
pear (par) pera
pineapple (pinpl) - anan,
pia
plum (plam) - ciruela
pomegranate (pmigranit) -
granada
quince (kuns) membrillo
raspberry (rsp-brri) -
frambuesa
seed (sid) - semilla
strawberry (strberri) - frutilla,
fresa
tangerine (tndcherin)
mandarina walnuts (wlnats) -
nueces
watermelon(wtermlon)
sanda
Do you have any free tables?- (Tenis alguna mesa libre?)
A table for., please (Una mesa para. Por favor)
I'd like to make a reservation (Me gustara hacer una reserva)
I'd like to book a table, please (Me gustara reservar una mesa,
por favor)
When for? (Para cundo?)
For what tim? (A qu hora?)
For how many people? (Para cuntas personas?)
Do you have a reservation? (Tiene usted reserva?)
Ive got a reservation (Tengo una reserva)

Pidiendo la comida
Could I see the menu, please? - Podra ver el men, por favor?
Could I see the wine list, please? - Podra ver la lista de vinos,
por favor?
Can I get you any drinks? - Puedo ofrecerle una bebida?
Are you ready to order? - Ha decidido que pedir?
Do you have any specials?- Tiene algn plato especial del da?
What's the soup of the day? - Cul es la sopa del da?
What do you recommend? - Qu me recomienda?
What's this dish? - Qu es este plato?
I'm on a diet Estoy a dieta.
I'm allergic to- Soy alrgico.
I'll have the - Tomar
I'm sorry, we're out of that Lo siento, se nos ha terminado.
For my starter I'll have, and for my main course - De primer
plato tomar, y de segundo.
How would you like your steak?- Cmo le gustara su filete?
Rare Poco hecho
Medium-rare No muy hecho
Mdium Hecho
Well done Bien hecho
Is that all? Eso es todo
Would you like anything else? - Le gustara alguna cosa ms?
Nothing else, thank you Nada ms, gracias.
We're in a hurry Tenemos prisa
How long will it take?- Cunto tardar en estar listo?

Durante la comida
Excuse me! Disculpe
Enjoy your meal! - Que aproveche
Would you like to taste the wine? - Le gustara probar el vino?
Could we have? Nos podras traer...
Another bottle of wine Otra botella de vino
Some more bread- Algo ms de pan
Some more milk Algo ms de leche
Jug of tap wter Una jarra de agua
Would you like any cofee or dessert? - Les gustara algn caf,
o postre?
Do you have any desserts?- tiene algo para postre?
Could I see the dessert menu? - Podra ver la carta de los
postres?
Was everything alright? - Estuvo todo bien?
Thanks, that was delicious- Gracias, estuvo delicioso

Problemas que pueden surgir

This isn't what I ordered Esto no es lo que haba pedido.
This food's cold La comida est fra.
This doesn't taste right Esto no sabe bien.
We've been waiting a long time- Hemos estado esperando
demasiado tiempo.

Is our meal on its way? - Viene ya nuestra comida?

Will our food be long?- Tenemos que esperar mucho todava?

Pagando la cuenta
The bill, please - La cuenta, por favor
Could we have the bill, please?- Podra traernos la cuenta, por
favor?
Can I pay by card? - Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Do you take credit cards? Aceptan tarjetas de crdito
Is service included? Est el servicio incluido.
Can we pay separately?- Podemos pagar por separado?
I'll get this Yo pago esto.
Let's split it Dividamos la cuenta
Let's share the bill - Paguemos la cuenta a medias