Learning About Food and Drink in Spanish

In this lesson, we’re going to learn how to talk about food and drinks in Spanish.

We’ll also go through some basic grammar rules to help you form sentences correctly.

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1. Important Words for Food and Drink

• Comida (Food):

  • Frutas (Fruits):

    • manzana (apple)
    • plátano (banana)
    • naranja (orange)

  • Verduras (Vegetables):

    • lechuga (lettuce)
    • tomate (tomato)
    • zanahoria (carrot)

  • Proteínas (Proteins):

    • carne (meat)
    • pollo (chicken)
    • pescado (fish)

• Bebida (Drink):

  • agua (water)
  • jugo (juice)
  • leche (milk)
  • café (coffee)

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2. Important Grammar Rules

• Present Tense Verb Conjugations:

  • Regular Verbs:

    • -ar verbs: hablar (to talk) →

      • yo hablo (I talk)
      • tú hablas (you talk)
      • él/ella habla (he/she talks)

    • -er verbs: comer (to eat) →

      • yo como (I eat)
      • tú comes (you eat)
      • él/ella come (he/she eats)

    • -ir verbs: vivir (to live) →

      • yo vivo (I live)
      • tú vives (you live)
      • él/ella vive (he/she lives)

• Irregular Verb Conjugations:

  • Ser (to be):

    • yo soy (I am)
    • tú eres (you are)
    • él/ella es (he/she is)

  • Estar (to be):

    • yo estoy (I am)
    • tú estás (you are)
    • él/ella está (he/she is)

  • Tener (to have):

    • yo tengo (I have)
    • tú tienes (you have)
    • él/ella tiene (he/she has)

  • Ir (to go):

    • yo voy (I go)
    • tú vas (you go)
    • él/ella va (he/she goes)

• Subject Pronouns:

  • yo (I)
  • tú (you, informal)
  • él (he)
  • ella (she)
  • nosotros (we)
  • ellos (they)

• Negative Sentences:

  • To say “I do not eat apples,” you say:
    • No como manzanas.

• Adjective Agreement:

  • Adjectives must match the nouns in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural).

    • Example: una manzana roja (a red apple - singular, feminine)

    • Example: unos plátanos amarillos (yellow bananas - plural, masculine)

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3. Building Simple Sentences

Now that we know some words and grammar, we can make sentences.

The usual order is subject-verb-object. Here are some examples:

• Positive Sentences:

  • Yo como frutas. (I eat fruits.)

  • Tú bebes agua. (You drink water.)

• Negative Sentences:

  • Yo no como verduras. (I do not eat vegetables.)

  • Ella no bebe café. (She does not drink coffee.)

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4. Asking and Answering Questions

To chat about food and drinks, practice asking questions like these:

• What?:

  • ¿Qué comes? (What do you eat?)

    • Yo como pimientos. (I eat bell peppers.)

• Where?:

  • ¿Dónde está el restaurante? (Where is the restaurant?)

    • El restaurante está en la calle. (The restaurant is on the street.)

• When?:

  • ¿Cuándo comes? (When do you eat?)

    • Como a las seis. (I eat at six.)

• How?:

  • ¿Cómo está la comida? (How is the food?)

    • La comida está deliciosa. (The food is delicious.)

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5. Describing Food and Drinks

You can use adjectives to describe food and drinks:

• La manzana es roja. (The apple is red.)

• El café está caliente. (The coffee is hot.)

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With these words and grammar rules, you can start making sentences about food and drinks in Spanish.

The more you practice, the more confident you will feel when speaking!