| A | B |
| el aceite | (cooking) oil |
| la carne de res | beef |
| las cebollas | onions |
| las cerezas | cherries |
| los cubiertos | silverware |
| el cuchillo | knife |
| el tenedor | fork |
| la cuchara | spoon |
| los frijoles | beans (also: las habichuelas) |
| la harina | flour |
| el mantel | tablecloth |
| las manzanas | apples (also: city blocks) |
| el pan | bread |
| las papas | =las patatas (Sp.) |
| la pasta | pasta |
| las peras | pears |
| el pescado | (cooked) fish |
| la pimienta | pepper |
| la sal | salt |
| las salchichas | sausages, hot dogs |
| la servilleta | napkin |
| la taquería | taco stand/restaurant |
| los tomates | tomatoes |
| la torta | a round-bread sandwich (also=cake/pie in places) |
| las verduras | =los vegetales/los legumbres |
| las zanahorias | carrots |
| ¿Qué desea(n)? | What would you like? |
| ¿Qué me (nos) recomienda? | What do you recommend? |
| ¡Salud! | Cheers! |
| ¡Buen provecho! | Enjoy your meal!/Bon apetit! |
| ¿Se le(s) ofrece algo más? | May I offer you anything more? |
| la cuenta | bill, charge |
| dejar la propina | to leave the tip/gratuity |
| el actor/la actriz | actor/actress |
| el/la cantante | singer |
| el/la comediante | comedian |
| las aventuras | adventures |
| la ciencia ficción | science fiction |
| la comedia | comedy |
| dar una vuelta | to take a walk, stroll, or ride |
| la escena | scene |
| el estreno | new release/premier/debut |
| la obra de teatro | theatrical production |
| la serie | series |
| el horror | horror |
| el musical | musical |
| romántico/a | romantic |
| la telenovela | soap opera |
| el tema | theme, subject, topic |
| bastante | enough, rather |
| cenar | to eat/have dinner |
| demasiado/a | too much/too many |
| llenar | to fill |
| mojado/a | wet |
| ofrecer | to offer |
| (hacer) el papel | (to play) the role |
| seco/a | dry |
| vacío/a | empty |
| encantar | to delight/love (X is enchanting to Y) |
| faltar | to lack (X is missing from Y) |
| fascinar | to fascinate/love (items) (X is fascinating to Y) |
| importar | to be important/matter to someone |
| interesar | to interest (X is interesting to Y) |
| molestar | to bother (X is bothersome to Y) |