| A | B |
|---|
| el aceite de oliva | olive oil |
| el agua (f.) mineral | mineral water |
| aguado(a) | watery, weak (flavor) |
| las bebidas | the drinks |
| el bistec a la parrilla | grilled steak/note: la parrilla = the grill or the broiler |
| el bistec encebollado | steak with onions/note: la cebolla = onion |
| los bocadillos | the sandwiches (Spain)/the finger food |
| el café | the coffee/ the cafe (type of restaurant) |
| el caldo de pollo | the chicken soup |
| la carne asada | the roast meat/note: asar = to roast or to grill |
| las chuletas de cerdo con habichuelas | pork chop with beans |
| dejar la propina | to leave the tip |
| la ensalada mixta | mixed (tossed) salad |
| los entremeses | the appetizers |
| el flan de vainilla | vanilla flan (originally from Spain) |
| las fresas (con crema) | strawberries (and cream) |
| el gazpacho | gazpacho (a cold soup) (originally from Spain) |
| el lechón asado | roast pork (very typical for Christmas cook-outs)/note: asar = to roast or grill |
| la lechuga | the lettuce |
| los mariscos | the seafood |
| el menú | the menu |
| el mesero, la mesera [el camarero/la camarera] | the server |
| pagar la cuenta | to pay the bill (e.g. restaurant) |
| la pera | the pear |
| la piña | the pineapple |
| el plátano | the (plantain) banana [some countries like Cuba may use this word for banana, but others will refer to a fruit that is larger than most bananas and is cooked) |
| el plato principal | the main dish |
| el plato del día | the daily special (dish on a menu) |
| el pollo asado con gandules | roast chicken with pigeon peas [typical dish of Puerto Rico]/note: asar = to roast or grill |
| rico(a) | tasty, delicious (food) |
| sabroso(a) | tasty |
| la sopa de ajo | garlic soup |
| la sopa de fideos | noodle soup |
| el surtido de frutas frescas | assorted fresh fruit |
| el surtido de... | an assortment of... |
| el té | the tea |
| el vinagre | the vinegar |
| ¿Nos trae el menú, por favor? | Would you bring us the menu please? |
| ¿Qué nos recomienda para cenar? | What do you recommend we have for dinner? |
| recomendar (e-->ie) | to recommend |
| Tráiganos la cuenta, por favor. | Bring us the bill, please. |
| Sí, inmediatamente se lo traigo. | Yes, I'll bring it to you immediately. |
| Se lo/a(s) recomiendo. | I recommend it/them (to you). |
| Por supuesto. | Of course. |
| Enseguida se lo/la(s) traigo. | I'll bring it/them to you right away. |
| enseguida | at once, immediately, right away |
| las habichuelas | the beans (Puerto Rico) |
| los frijoles | the beans (Mexico) |
| los porotos | the beans (Chile) |
| los guineos | bananas (Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic) |
| probar (o-->ue) | to try (to taste, to sample food/clothes) |
| ¿Qué tal está el pollo? | How's the chicken? |
| ¿Probaste la sopa de ajo? | Did you try the garlic soup? |
| Le falta sal. | It's missing salt. |
| Le falta sabor. | It's missing flavor/It's flavorless. |
| Le falta no sé qué. | It's missing something (I don't know what). |
| No te lo/la(s) recomiendo. | I don't recommend it (to you). |
| Está echado/a a perder. | It's spoiled. |
| Está quemado/a. | It's burned. |
| ¡Está en su punto! | It's just right! (The food is just at the point of being perfect.) |
| ¡Está exquisito(a)! | It's wonderful (exquisite)! |
| ¡Está perfecto(a)! | It's perfect! |
