Eating Out
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 2.2.5
Comer Fuera - Eating Out
Key vocab
- El plato principal - main course.
- Un camarero - a waiter.
- Dígame - tell me.
- Una mesa - a table.
- Reservar - to reserve.
- ¿Qué quieres? - what do you want?
- Un primer plato, una entrada - starter.
- La cuenta - bill.
- El postre - dessert.
Un restaurante
- Voy a reservar una mesa para el sábado.
- I am going to book a table for Saturday.
- El camarero fue muy maleducado ayer.
- The waiter was very rude last night.
- Quiero ir a un restaurante la semana que viene.
- I want to eat at a restaurant next week.
¿Qué quieres?
- ¿Dígame?
- Can I take your order? (In Spain the waiters only say 'tell me').
- Para comenzar quiero las gambas (🍤) y después la paella. Gracias.
- To start with I want the prawns and after wards the paella. Thank you.
La comida
- ¿Cómo estaba la comida?
- How was your food?
- La comida era rica, gracias.
- The food was delicious, thank you.
Las Opiniones - Opinions
Key vocab
- Caro - expensive.
- Decepcionado, decepcionante - disappointing.
- Fatal - bad.
- Asqueroso/a - disgusting.
- Malo/a - bad.
- Horroroso/a - horrible.
Key vocab
- Barato/a - cheap.
- Bueno/a - good.
- Estupendo/a - great.
- Rico - delicious.
- Maravilloso/a - marvellous.
Mi plato
- Mi plato era asqueroso y caro.
- My meal was disgusting and expensive.
- Mi plato era maravilloso, ¡que rico!
- My meal was marvellous, how tasty!
- Ayer, la comida tenía un olor horroroso pero era rica.
- Last night the food had a horrible smell but it was delicious.
La comida
- ¿Cómo estaba la comida?
- How was the food?
- La comida era decepcionante y demasiado caro.
- The food was dissapointing and too expensive.
Ser - To Be
'Ser' is one of the three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. It has a completely irregular conjugation.
Era - I was, used to be
Eras - you were, used to be
Era - he/she was, used to be
Éramos - we were, used to be
Erais - you were, used to be
Eran - they were, used to be
Test yourself on Eating Out
What is the word for 'dessert' in Spanish?
¿Qué significa 'dígame' en Ingles?
How do you say 'disappointing' in Spanish?
How do you say 'cheap' in Spanish?
What does 'era' NOT mean?