| A | B |
| el azúcar | sugar |
| los carbohidratos | carbohydrates |
| la comida rápida | fast food |
| llevar una dieta balanceada | to eat a balanced diet |
| evitar | to avoid |
| nutritivo(a) | nutritious |
| las proteínas | protein |
| vegetariano(a) | vegetarian |
| las vitaminas | vitamins |
| el ají | chili pepper |
| al gusto | to taste |
| las almendras | almonds |
| añadir(le) | to add |
| la cebolla | onion |
| cocido(a) | cooked |
| la comida | meal |
| congelado(a) | frozen |
| crudo(a) | raw |
| cubrir | to cover |
| la cucharada | tablespoon |
| la cucharadita | teaspoon |
| derretido(a) | melted |
| derretir (i,i) | to melt |
| echar | to put in,to add |
| entero(a) | whole |
| las especias | spices |
| freír(i,i) | to fry |
| frito(a) | fried |
| hervir(ie,i) | to boil |
| hornear | to bake |
| huele a... | it smells like... |
| los huevos revueltos | scrambled eggs |
| incluir | to include |
| los ingredientes | ingredients |
| la lata de salsa de tomate | can of tomato sauce |
| la mantequilla | butter |
| la mayonesa | mayonnaise |
| mientras | while |
| la motaza | mustard |
| picado(a) | diced |
| picar | to dice |
| la pimienta | pepper |
| Qué lleva el(la)...? | What's in the... |
| la receta | recipe |
| revolver(ue) | to stir, to scramble |
| revuelto(a) | stired,scrambled |
| sabe a.... | it tastes like.... |
| la sal | salt |
| la taza de medir | measuring cup |
| tostado(a) | toasted |
| tratar de | to try to |
| el trozo | piece, chunk |
| los vegetales | vegetables |
| Llevas una dieta balanceada? | Do you eat a balanced diet? |
| Evito la comida rápida porque tiene mucha grasa. Trato de incluir vegetales, proteínas y carbohidratos en cada comida. | I avoid fast food because it has a lot of fat. I try to include vegetables, protein, and carbohydrates in each meal. |
| Le echas mucha sal o mucho azúcar a la comida. | Do you put a lot of salt or sugar on your food? |
| No le echo sal pero sí le pongo mucho azúcar al té. | I don't add salt, but I do put a lot of sugar in my tea. |
| Cómo se prepara el pollo asada? | How do you make roast chicken? (How is roast chicken prepared?) |
| Se corta un pollo entero en trozos y se añade sal y pimienta al gusto. Se hornea el pollo por una hora y media. | You cut a whole chicken in pieces and add salt and pepper to taste.You bake the chicken for an hour and a half. |
| Qué lleva la sopa? Sabe a ajo. | What's in the soup? It tastes like garlic. |
| Le eché solamente una cucharadita de ajo. | I only put in a teaspoon of garlic. |
| E l pastel huele a almendras. Qué rico! | The cake smells like almonds. How delicious! |
| Gracias. Llevas una taza de almendras. | Thanks. It has a cup of almonds. |