Meals and Proteins

QuestionAnswer
the menu
el menú
Sir, do you want to see the menu?
Señor, ¿quiere ver el menú?
We are going to read the menu now.
Vamos a leer el menú ahora.
the soup
la sopa
They are going to prepare a hot soup.
Van a preparar una sopa caliente.
We eat the soup with bread.
Comemos la sopa con pan.
the salad
la ensalada
I am going to eat a green salad.
Voy a comer una ensalada verde.
Do you eat a salad with tomato and onion?
¿Comes una ensalada con tomate y cebolla?
the chicken
el pollo
You are going to cook a very good chicken.
Vas a cocinar un pollo muy bueno.
The student does not eat chicken.
El estudiante no come pollo.
the pork
el cerdo
The pork from the market is very good.
El cerdo del mercado es muy bueno.
Do you drink wine with the pork?
¿Bebéis vino con el cerdo?
the salt
la sal
The salt is on the table.
La sal está en la mesa.
Do you have to buy the salt now?
¿Tienes que comprar la sal ahora?
the oil
el aceite
You have to buy the oil in the supermarket.
Tienes que comprar el aceite en el supermercado.
The oil from the supermarket is good.
El aceite del supermercado es bueno.
without
sin
I want a salad without onion, please.
Quiero una ensalada sin cebolla, por favor.
Today we drink water without ice.
Hoy bebemos agua sin hielo.
the dessert
el postre
We are going to look for a cheap dessert.
Vamos a buscar un postre barato.
Do we have to eat the dessert now?
¿Tenemos que comer el postre ahora?
the food; the meal, lunch (the main midday meal in Spain)
la comida
They have to organize the food for the party.
Tienen que organizar la comida para la fiesta.
The restaurant's food is very bad.
La comida del restaurante es muy mala.
the paella
la paella
The paella has rice and chicken.
La paella tiene arroz y pollo.
We eat paella on Sunday.
Comemos paella el domingo.
to have breakfast
desayunar
I have breakfast at eight.
Desayuno a las ocho.
What do you have for breakfast?
¿Qué desayunas?
the afternoon snack
la merienda
The afternoon snack is a sandwich.
La merienda es un bocadillo.
The children's snack is fruit.
La merienda de los niños es fruta.
to have an afternoon snack
merendar
The children have their snack at five.
Los niños meriendan a las cinco.
What are you having as a snack today?
¿Qué meriendas hoy?
to have dinner
cenar
We have dinner at nine.
Cenamos a las nueve.
I have soup and salad for dinner.
Ceno sopa y ensalada.

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