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Spanish (Spain)

### Small appliances and timing

When talking about kitchen prep, you will often use adverbs of time like **ya** (already) and **todavía no** (not yet) with the present perfect tense to express what you have or haven't done.

You can also use **ya no** (no longer) and **todavía** (still) with the present tense to describe ongoing habits with appliances like the blender (**la batidora**) and toaster (**la tostadora**).

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### Accidental drops

Kitchen prep can be messy! To say that someone dropped an item, Spanish uses a structure that removes the blame, translating roughly to "it fell itself to me/him/her."

Use the pronoun **se**, followed by an indirect object pronoun (**me**, **te**, **le**, **nos**, **os**, **les**) to show who was affected, the verb **caer** (often in the present perfect: **ha caído**), and the item that fell.

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### Prep tools and compound nouns

Many manual kitchen tools are named after the action they perform, like the strainer (**el colador**) or the juicer (**el exprimidor**).

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Some of these are compound words formed by combining a verb with a plural noun. For example, **el sacacorchos** (corkscrew) comes from **sacar** (to pull out) and **corchos** (corks). Similarly, **el abrelatas** (can opener) comes from **abrir** (to open) and **latas** (cans).

These compound nouns are always masculine, and the word remains exactly the same whether singular or plural (e.g., **un abrelatas**, **dos abrelatas**).

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### Measuring, heating, and peeling

Finally, round out your kitchen vocabulary with everyday tools for weighing, peeling, and cooking, such as the scale (**la báscula**), the peeler (**el pelador**), the saucepan (**el cazo**), and the grater (**el rallador**).

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Kitchen Gadgets and Prep

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the blender	la batidora
Haven't you bought the blender yet?	¿Todavía no has comprado la batidora?
I no longer use my mother's blender.	Ya no uso la batidora de mi madre.
the toaster	la tostadora
I have already cleaned the toaster.	Ya he limpiado la tostadora.
He dropped the toaster.	Se le ha caído la tostadora.
the strainer	el colador
You still need the strainer for the pasta.	Todavía necesitas el colador para la pasta.
Where is the large strainer?	¿Dónde está el colador grande?
the juicer	el exprimidor
We no longer have the old juicer.	Ya no tenemos el exprimidor viejo.
She still uses the plastic juicer.	Ella todavía usa el exprimidor de plástico.
the corkscrew	el sacacorchos
Haven't you found the corkscrew yet?	¿Todavía no has encontrado el sacacorchos?
We have already opened the wine with the corkscrew.	Ya hemos abierto el vino con el sacacorchos.
the can opener	el abrelatas
Where have you put the can opener?	¿Dónde has puesto el abrelatas?
I haven't used this new can opener yet.	Todavía no he usado este abrelatas nuevo.
the scale	la báscula
I haven't weighed the cheese on the scale yet.	Todavía no he pesado el queso en la báscula.
We no longer need the small scale.	Ya no necesitamos la báscula pequeña.
the peeler	el pelador
I dropped the peeler on the floor.	Se me ha caído el pelador al suelo.
I no longer peel apples without the peeler.	Ya no pelo manzanas sin el pelador.
the saucepan	el cazo
She heats the milk in the small saucepan.	Ella calienta la leche en el cazo pequeño.
We have already put the hot water in the saucepan.	Ya hemos puesto el agua caliente en el cazo.
the grater	el rallador
Haven't you washed the grater yet?	¿Todavía no has lavado el rallador?
I always grate the cheese with the large grater.	Siempre rallo el queso con el rallador grande.
the herb	la hierba
I've already cut the herbs for the sauce.	Ya he cortado las hierbas para la salsa.
Haven't you washed the herbs yet?	¿Todavía no has lavado las hierbas?
to filter	filtrar
I always filter the tap water.	Siempre filtro el agua del grifo.
Have you already filtered the coffee?	¿Ya has filtrado el café?
to put the lid on, to cover (a pot, one's mouth)	tapar
Cover the saucepan so that the water boils sooner.	Tapa el cazo para que el agua hierva antes.
Cover the blender before turning it on.	Tapa la batidora antes de encenderla.
the look (informal: looking good or bad)	la pinta
That cake looks really good!	¡Qué buena pinta tiene esa tarta!
This sauce doesn't look very good.	Esta salsa no tiene muy buena pinta.

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