Key Vocabulary
| English Word/Phrase | Part of Speech | Spanish Translation | Meaning | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| breakfast | noun | desayuno | first meal of the day | I have breakfast at 7 a.m. |
| lunch | noun | comida / almuerzo | midday meal | We eat lunch at school. |
| dinner | noun | cena | evening meal | Dinner is ready at 8 p.m. |
| snack | noun | tentempié / merienda | small food between meals | I have a snack in the afternoon. |
| starter | noun | entrante | first course | Soup is a good starter. |
| main course | noun | plato principal | biggest part of meal | The main course is chicken. |
| dessert | noun | postre | sweet after meal | I love chocolate dessert. |
| ingredient | noun | ingrediente | part of a recipe | Flour is an important ingredient. |
| recipe | noun | receta | cooking instructions | Follow the recipe carefully. |
| cook | verb | cocinar | prepare food with heat | She cooks dinner every night. |
| bake | verb | hornear | cook in oven (bread, cake) | I bake cookies on Sundays. |
| boil | verb | hervir | cook in hot water | Boil the pasta for 10 minutes. |
| fry | verb | freír | cook in hot oil | Don’t fry too much food. |
| grill | verb | as ar / a la parrilla | cook under/between heat | We grill fish in summer. |
| roast | verb | asar | cook in oven with fat | Roast chicken is delicious. |
| fresh | adj | fresco/a | recently made/picked | I buy fresh bread daily. |
| tasty | adj | sabroso/a | good flavour | This soup is very tasty. |
| spicy | adj | picante | hot with spices | I don’t like spicy food. |
| sweet | adj | dulce | sugary taste | Cake is too sweet for me. |
| sour | adj | agrio/a | sharp/acidic taste | Lemons are sour. |
| healthy | adj | saludable | good for your body | Eat healthy food every day. |
| unhealthy | adj | poco saludable | bad for your body | Fast food is unhealthy. |
| diet | noun | dieta | what you eat regularly | She’s on a strict diet. |
| vegetarian | noun/adj | vegetariano/a | doesn’t eat meat | He’s vegetarian. |
| vegan | noun/adj | vegano/a | no animal products | She’s vegan and loves tofu. |
Common Collocations & Expressions (Spanish in brackets)
- fast food (comida rápida)
- home-cooked meal (comida casera)
- eat out (comer fuera)
- have a bite to eat (tomar algo de comer)
- be on a diet (estar a dieta)
- junk food (comida basura)
Word Formation (with Spanish)
| Base | Noun (Esp) | Adjective (Esp) | Adverb (Esp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| taste | taste (sabor) | tasty (sabroso/a) | – |
| health | health (salud) | healthy (saludable) | healthily (saludablemente) |
| spice | spice (especia) | spicy (picante) | spicily (picantemente) |
Exercise: Gap-Fill & Multiple ChoicePart A – Gap-FillComplete the sentences with a word/phrase from the table.
- I usually _______________ eggs for breakfast.
- This curry is too _______________ for me!
- We need milk, flour, and sugar – they’re the main _______________.
- My sister is _______________ – she doesn’t eat meat or fish.
- After the main course, we have ice cream for _______________.
Part B – Multiple ChoiceChoose the correct word (A, B, or C).
- Don’t _______________ the potatoes – put them in water.
A) fry B) boil C) grill - Chocolate cake is very _______________.
A) sour B) sweet C) spicy - I _______________ a cake for my mum’s birthday.
A) grilled B) baked C) boiled - Fast food is _______________ and not good for you.
A) healthy B) unhealthy C) fresh - The _______________ was soup, then chicken, then fruit.
A) dessert B) starter C) ingredient
Answer KeyPart A – Gap-Fill
- cook / boil / fry (cocinar / hervir / freír)
- spicy (picante)
- ingredients (ingredientes)
- vegetarian (vegetariano/a)
- dessert (postre)
Part B – Multiple Choice
- B) boil (hervir)
- B) sweet (dulce)
- B) baked (hornear)
- B) unhealthy (poco saludable)
- B) starter (entrante)