| A | B |
| to be up-to-date | actualizarse |
| to inform; to warn | advertir |
| to praise | alabar |
| to boast | alardear |
| to have a craving for or feel like | antojarse |
| to burn | arder |
| to beat | batir |
| to hum | canturrear |
| to cook | cocer |
| to convene; to call together | convocar |
| to cut | cortar |
| to taste; to sample | degustar |
| to dispatch; to wait on (a customer) | despachar |
| to gulp; to gobble | engullir |
| to get dirty | ensuciarse |
| to fry | freír |
| to boil | hervir |
| to begin | iniciar |
| to mix | mezclar |
| to soak; to wet | mojar |
| to nibble | mordisquear |
| to be hot; to chop or dice | picar |
| to stay | quedarse |
| to burn | quemar |
| to remove; to take away | quitar |
| to reject | rechazar |
| to sauté; to fry lightly | sofreír |
| to add to | anadir a |
| to serve with | servir con |
| to remember | acordarse de |
| to fill up with | llenarse de |
| to come from | provenir de |
| to insist on | insistir en |
| to stay for | quedarse para |
| to bet on | apostar por |
| olive oil | el aceite de oliva |
| appetite | el apetito |
| handle | el asa |
| clay; mud | el barro |
| cinnamon | la canela |
| rind; shell | la cáscara |
| table guest | el comensal |
| skin (of fruit) | la corteza |
| place setting; cutlery | el cubierto |
| crop | el cultivo |
| weakness | la debilidad |
| garlic clove | el diente de ajo |
| success | el éxito |
| stove | el fogón |
| seagull | la gaviota |
| fat | la grasa |
| flour | la harina |
| wood-burning stove | el horno de leña |
| slice of meat | la loncha |
| china | la loza |
| special dish; delicacy | el manjar |
| dough | la masa |
| corncob | la mazorca |
| mixture | la mezcla |
| crumbs; inside part of bread | la miga |
| sample | la muestra |
| palate | el paladar |
| roadside inn; state-owned hotel | el parador |
| raisin | la pasa |
| tablet; pill | la pastilla |
| breast (of fowl) | la pechuga |
| piece | el pedazo |
| skin | la piel |
| owner | el propietario |
| supplier; provider | el proveedor |
| port | el puerto |
| handful; fistful | el puñado |
| flavor | el sabor |
| flavoring; seasoning | la sazón |
| seed | la semilla |
| slice | la tajada |
| evening; get-together | la velada |
| cozy; welcoming | acogedor |
| approriate; adequate | adecuado |
| bitter | amargo |
| threatening | amenazador |
| wide | amplio |
| frozen | congelado |
| convincing; conclusive | contundente |
| abundant; copious | copioso |
| raw | crudo |
| covered | cubierto |
| unnoticed | desapercibido |
| effective; efficient | eficaz |
| careful; meticulous | esmerado |
| horrifying; terrifying | espeluznante |
| thick | espeso |
| having a sweet tooth | goloso |
| full | lleno |
| sticky | pegajoso |
| refined | refinado |
| good; delicious | rico |
| salty | salado |
| dry | seco |
| surprising | sorprendente |
| bland | soso |
| finally | al fin y al cabo |
| to whet someone's appetite | abrir el apetito |
| besides; apart from | además de |
| within reach of | al alcance de |
| to order; to individual taste | al gusto de |
| to lick one's fingers | chuparse los dedos |
| to make someone hungry | dar hambre |
| to make someone thirsty | dar sed |
| not to stand something; make someone sick or gross them out | darle asco |
| to make someone angry | darle rabia a alguien |
| to understand | entrar en la cabeza |
| to be easy on the eyes | entrar por los ojos |
| to be in charge of | estar a cargo de |
| to be in vogue or in fashion | estar en boga |
| to be fed up with | estar harto de |
| to be finger-licking good | estar para chuparse los dedos |
| a while ago | hace un rato |
| to make one's mouth water | hacerse la boca agua |
| let's get to work | manos a la obra |
| to be worth it | merecer la pena |
| purchasing power | el poder adquisitivo |
| not to be able to stand something | no poder ni ver algo |
| you can never say you won't do something | nunca digas de esta agua no beberé |
| to set the table | poner el mantel |
| to set the table | poner la mesa |
| to get soaked | ponerse como una sopa |
| to get very red | ponerse como un tomate |
| to be easy | ser como pan comido |
| to look good | tener buena pinta |
| to look bad | tener mala pinta |
| to be nasty | tener malas uvas |
| to be worth it | valer la pena |