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Learn Spanish (Latin America): servir - to serve / to work / be suitable

Spanish (Latin America)
/Stem-changing verbs (e to i)
/servir

servir

Word

servir

Meaning

to serve / to work / be suitable

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Stem-changing verbs (e to i)

Usages of servir

El mesero sirve el plato de mi hermano.

The waiter serves my brother's dish.

El mesero nuevo sirve la comida.

The new waiter serves the food.

Ella sirve la carne con arroz.

She serves the meat with rice.

El mesero sirve el pescado, pero nosotros pedimos el pollo.

The waiter serves the fish, but we order the chicken.

El mesero sirve el plato con un tenedor y un cuchillo.

The waiter serves the plate with a fork and a knife.

El mesero sirve estas ensaladas.

The waiter serves these salads.

El mesero sirve la comida inmediatamente.

The waiter serves the food immediately.

Aquí sirven unos platos sabrosísimos.

They serve some extremely tasty dishes here.

Quiero azúcar en la taza, pero no me lo sirves.

I want sugar in the cup, but you are not serving it to me.

Nos encanta la mantequilla. Siempre nos la sirves con el pan.

We love butter. You always serve it to us with the bread.

El vino es muy bueno. Te lo sirvo en la copa.

The wine is very good. I will serve it to you in the glass.

No tenemos vino en las copas. Nos lo sirven pronto.

We do not have wine in the glasses. They are serving it to us soon.

Yo sirvo la ensalada mientras tú hierves el agua en la olla.

I serve the salad while you boil the water in the pot.

Ese restaurante no sirve ni comida vegetariana ni vegana.

That restaurant serves neither vegetarian nor vegan food.

Serviremos la porción como el cliente pida.

We will serve the portion however the customer asks.

Los invitados están por festejar y yo acabo de servir la champaña.

The guests are about to celebrate and I just served the champagne.

Reposado el vino, el mesero lo sirvió con la guarnición.

Once the wine had rested, the waiter served it with the side dish.

Tan pronto como el repartidor traiga la comida, se la voy a servir a ustedes.

As soon as the delivery person brings the food, I am going to serve it to you.

Estarás despierto toda la noche si el barista sirve este café.

You will be awake all night if the barista serves this coffee.

No se lo sirvan hasta que la corteza esté lista.

Do not serve it to him until the crust is ready.

Cualquier trampolín sirve, pero ellas prefieren los diseños estrafalarios.

Any diving board works, but they prefer the eccentric designs.

Como exprimiste ese limón, la manera en que sirves el cóctel es única.

Since you squeezed that lemon, the way you serve the cocktail is unique.

Lo mejor es servir los aperitivos debajo de las guirnaldas.

The best thing is serving the appetizers under the garlands.

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