| A | B |
| los alimentos | the foods |
| el agua (f) | the water |
| el arroz | the rice |
| el atun | the tuna |
| el azucar | the sugar |
| la banana | the banana |
| la bebida | the drink |
| el bistec | the steak |
| el bocadillo / el sandwich | the sandwich |
| el cafe | the coffee |
| la carne | the meat |
| la cena | dinner |
| el cerdo | pork |
| el cereal | cereal |
| el chocolate | chocolate |
| la comida | the food |
| el desayuno | breakfast |
| dulce | sweet |
| la ensalada | the salad |
| los fiambres | cold cuts (meat) |
| la fresa | the strawberry |
| los frijoles | the beans |
| la fruta | fruit |
| la gaseosa | the soda |
| los guisantes | the peas |
| las habichuelas | beans |
| la hamburguesa | hamburger |
| el helado | ice cream |
| el huevo | the egg |
| el jamon | the ham |
| el jugo | the juice |
| la leche | the milk |
| la lechuga | the lettuce |
| la lista | the list |
| la mantequilla | the butter |
| la manzana | the apple |
| la margarina | the margarine |
| la merienda | the snack |
| la naranja | the orange |
| el pan | the bread |
| la papa / patata | potato |
| las papas fritas | french fries or potato chips |
| pastel | cake |
| la pera | pear |
| el perro caliente | hot dog |
| el pescado | fish |
| la pimienta | the pepper |
| el platano | the plantain |
| el pollo | the chicken |
| el postre | the dessert |
| los productos lacteos | dairy products |
| el queso | cheese |
| el refresco | the soft drink |
| la sal | the salt |
| la sopa | the soup |
| la tapa | small portion of food or an appetizer |
| el te | the tea |
| el tomate | the tomato |
| la torta | pie |
| beber | to drink |
| comer | to eat |
| hacer | to do |
| necesitar | to need |
| preparar | to prepare |
| servir | to serve |
| tener hambre | to be hungry |
| tener sed | to be thirsty |
| tomar | to take / to drink |
| caliente | hot |
| delicioso | delicious |
| dulce | sweet |
| frio | cold |
| me gustaria | I would like |
| nos gusta(n) / le(s) gusta(n) | we like / they like |
| quiero | I want |
| quieres | you want |
| salado | salty |
| la uva | the grape |
| los vegetales | the vegetables |
| el vino | the wine |
| el yogur | the yogurt |
| la zanahoria | the carrot |
| almuerzo | lunch |
| empanada | vegetable or beef pastry from Argentina |
| dulce de leche | sweetened milk spread from Argentina |
| pupusa | flat stuffed tortilla from El Salvador |
| melon | melon |
| sandia | watermelon |
| melocoton o durazno | peach |
| limon | lemon |
| grasa | fat |
| pizza | pizza |
| tarta | cake |
| flan | milk and sugar custard |
| arroz con leche | rice pudding |
| media luna | croissant (in Argentina) |
| merienda | afternoon snack |
| agrio | sour |
| picante | spicy |
| sano o saludable | healthy |