Part I: More Vocab.
Yes, I'm giving you more words to remember. Most of these are foods and beverages. Eating and drinking is very important to human life, and, surprise surprise, it's the same in Hispanic cultures. They have to consume as well.
Some good things to note (I'm always pointing out things you should notice, so get used to it) are the words un and una that show up before the words. These both mean the word a. Un is masculine and una is feminine. They work kind of like el and la.
So here we go.
Spanish English un Pepsi* a Pepsi un Coke* a Coke un leche a milk un Budweiser* a Budweiser un caf� con leche a coffee with milk un caf� a coffee un chocolate caliente a hot chocolate un t� a tea un t� con limon a tea with lemon un t� con leche a tea with milk una botella de agua mineral a bottle of mineral water/bottled water un jugo de naranja an orange juice una limonada a lemonade una sangr�a a bloody Mary una cerveza a beer un refresco a refreshment/soda un vino tinto a red wine un vino blanco a white wine un sandwich a sandwich un pan a (piece of) bread un pan tostado a (piece of) toast la mantequilla the butter la mermelada the jam una rebanada a slice (of bread) un croissant a croissant un pizza a pizza una enchilada an enchilada una tortilla a tortilla un pan dulce a (piece of) sweet bread Quisiera I would like... por favor please ?Que desea Udsted? What would you like? el senor the gentlemen, the sir la senora the lady, the madame el camarero the waiter de of, from con with y and
Part II: One Must Always Practice.
Now let's practice our nice vocab list, shall we. Just follow the pattern. This practice would be easier if you had a partner, but if you're all by yourself, you can just read it aloud to yourself. I recommend reading it aloud just to practice forming and pronouncing the words.
Camarero: Buenos dias, senor.
Senor: Buenos dias.
Camarero: �Que desea Ud.?
Senor: Quisiera un cafe y un sandwich, por favor.
Camarero: Bueno.
Try to replace the coffee and sandwich with your choice of beverage and food. I very much doubt every one of you wants a coffee and sandwich. I, for one, hate coffee. Just thought I'd share.
Part III: Customs.
Since this lesson is full of food, my tip of the day is: when traveling in Mexico, do not eat the food from the street vendors. Most of the food hasn't been packaged and you WILL get sick, probably a gastrointestinal infection. The infection isn't fatal, just very uncomfortable. Running to the bathroom at 4 in the morning isn't exactly my idea of fun, but, hey, judge for yourself.
