| A | B |
|---|
| para pedir una mesa en un restaurante | to request a table at a restaurant |
| Quisiera una mesa para tres personas, por favor. | I would like a table for three people, please. |
| Quisiéramos sentarnos cerca de la ventana. | We would like to sit near the window. |
| para pedir la comida | to order the meal |
| ¿Qué quisiera pedir de aperitivo? | What would you like to order as an appetizer? |
| ¿Qué quisieran pedir de entrada? | What would you (pl.) like to order as an entree? |
| De postre quisiera... | For dessert I would like... |
| para hablar del hambre | in ordr to talk about hunger |
| ¡Estoy que me muero de hambre! | I am starving! |
| Tengo tanta hambre que me podría comer un toro. | I am so hungry I could eat a horse! |
| para indicar preferencias | in order to indicate preferences |
| Tengo ganas de comer... | I feel like eating... |
| Yo quisiera comer... | I would like to eat... |
| Me encanta la comida china. | I love Chinese food. |
| la comida griega | Greek food |
| la comida italiana | Italian food |
| la comida francesa | French food |
| para pedir la cuenta | to ask for the bill, check |
| La cuenta, por favor. | Check, please! |
| ¿Podría traernos la cuenta, por favor? | Could you bring us the check, please? |
| Quisiera la cuenta, por favor. | I would like the check, please. |
| Quisiéramos la cuenta, por favor. | We would like the check, please. |
| el menú | menu |
| los aperitivos | appetizers |
| los calamares fritos | fried calamari |
| el chorizo | chorizo, (a sausage) |
| los espárragos a la parmesana | parmesan asparagas |
| las gambas al ajillo | garlic shrimp |
| el jamón serrano | Serrano ham |
| la tortilla española | Spanish omelet |
| las entradas | entrees |
| el bistec | beef, steak |
| las chuletas de cordero | lamb chops |
| los mariscos | shellfish |
| la paella valenciana | paella |
| el pescado frito | fried fish |
| el pollo al chilindrón | Spanish dish with chicken in a spicy tomato sauce |
| la ternera asada | roasted veal |
| las ensaladas | salads |
| la ensalada mixta | tossed salad |
| las sopas | soups |
| el gazpacho andaluz | (Andalusian) gazpacho |
| la sopa de ajo | garlic soup |
| la sopa del día | soup of the day, soup du jour |
| la sopa de pescado | fish soup |
| las bebidas | beverages |
| el agua mineral con gas | carbonated mineral water |
| el agua mineral sin gas | uncarbonated mineral water |
| el café | coffee |
| el té | tea |
| los refrescos surtidos | assorted soft drinks |
| los postres | desserts |
| el flan | flan, a custard |
| la fruta | fruit |
| los helados variados | assorted ice cream |
| el queso manchego | Manchego cheese |
| la mesa | table |
| el azúcar | sugar |
| la cuchara | tablespoon |
| la cucharita | teaspoon |
| el cuchillo | knife |
| la mantequilla | butter |
| la pimienta | pepper |
| el platillo | saucer |
| el plato | plate |
| el plato hondo | bowl |
| la sal | salt |
| la servilleta | napkin |
| la taza | cup |
| el tenedor | fork |
| el vaso | glass |
| apetecer (impersonal verb like gustar) | to appeal (to) |
| encantar (impersonal verb like gustar) | to love (things) |
| faltar (impersonal verb like gustar) | to need, be missing, be lacking |
| tocar (impersonal verb like gustar) | to be one's turn |
