Spanish Food & Restaurants Vocabulary

Essential food & restaurants vocabulary in Spanish. 12 words and phrases with pronunciation guides.

WordPronunciationMeaning
la carta/la kˈaɾta/the menu
las entradas/las entɾˈaðas/the appetizers
los platos fuertes/los plˈatos fwˈeɾtes/the main courses
Me regala/me reɣˈala/Can I have / Give me
una bandeja paisa/ˈuna βandˈexa pˈaɪsa/a bandeja paisa
vegetariano/bˌexetaɾjˈano/vegetarian
vegano/beɣˈano/vegan
carne/kˈaɾne/meat
picante/pikˈante/spicy
mucho/mˈutʃo/much / a lot
delicioso/dˌeliθjˈoso/delicious
chévere/tʃˈeβeɾe/great/cool

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