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Purchasing Foods in Spanish

Posted in Common Spanish Food Words by odeliza on the April 19th, 2008

Purchasing Foods in Spanish

100 grams of… Cien gramos de…

A kilo… Un kilo de…

A packet of… Un paquete de…

A tin of… Una lata de…

A jar of… Una lata de…

A bottle of… Una botella de…

A carton of… Un carton de…

A little more/less please… Un poco mas/menos por favor

A slice of… Un trozo de…

A dozen: Una docena

Can I try some? Puedo probarlo?

Ciao,

Odeliza Jacoba

Odeliza

Some Common Spanish Words

Posted in Common Spanish Food Words by odeliza on the April 18th, 2008

Some Common Spanish Words

 

(if you live in Uruguay or Argentina, or planing a holiday in either of these two countries, just a warning: the ‘ll’ and the ‘y’ in Spanish is pronounced differently in only those two Latin countries. For instance, instead of pronouncing the ‘ll’ as if your saying ‘yay’ you would say ’shh’ like ’shh be quiet…’ Get it?)

 

Breakfast: La Desayuno

Lunch: La Comida

Afternoon Meal: La Merienda

Dinner: Le Cena

 

Bar: El Bar

Wine Bar: La Bodega

Inn serving food: La Casa de comidas

Ice-cream parlour: La Heladeria

Open air-bar: El Merendero

Pastry Shop: La Pasteleria

Inn with food: La Posada

Tea room: El salon de te

Pub: La taberna

Tapas bar: La Tasca

Local restaurant: Le venta

Bill: La cuenta

 

Ciao,

 

Odeliza Jacoba

Odeliza