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Learn how to talk about food and drink in Spanish with these handy words and phrases.

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Food and drink is a big part of Spanish culture.

Many dishes come in the form of tapas, which are small portions that everyone shares.

Here are some dishes that you may find on a menu:

To describe your favourite food in Spanish, you can use the verb gustar, which means ‘to like’.

To say ‘I like’, use me gusta, for example:

• Me gusta el pan - I like bread

• Me gusta la pizza - I like pizza

Some foods need to be plural because there are more than one.

In this case, it’s important to use the correct article.

For plurals, instead of la use las and instead of el use los, for example:

• las patatas fritas - chips

• las verduras - vegetables

• los bocadillos - sandwiches

When saying what you like in plural, use me gustan, for example:

• Me gustan las patatas fritas - I like chips

• Me gustan los bocadillos - I like sandwiches

To say you don’t like something, you can use no me gusta for singular nouns or no me gustan for plural nouns.

• No me gusta la pizza - I don’t like pizza
• No me gustan las fajitas - I don’t like fajitas

To ask if someone likes something, use ¿Te gusta…? with singular nouns or ¿Te gustan….? with plural nouns. Both of these mean Do you like…?

• ¿Te gusta la pizza? - Do you like pizza?
• ¿Te gustan las fajitas? - Do you like fajitas?

You can try out your new vocabulary at a Spanish restaurant.

The verb ‘to eat’ in Spanish is comer.

You can ask someone what they’re eating by saying ¿Qué comes?

To answer, you can use the verb querer (to want).

To say ‘I would like’ use quisiera.

Try ordering some of the food and drinks below:

Here are some examples of how to order in Spanish:

• Quisiera pescado - I would like the fish

• Quisiera fruta - I would like the fruit

• Quisiera agua - I would like water