Food and drink in Spanish
MFL, Spanish vocabulary. Usually met in years 7 to 11.
Learn Spanish words for meals, food and drink, from the English meaning to the Spanish word and back.
What you practise
- Giving the English for a Spanish word
- Choosing the Spanish for an English word
- Telling apart words that look alike
Starts with everyday words and builds to the words met in GCSE papers. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
What does ‘el pescado’ mean?
- breakfast
- evening meal
- to taste (to try)
- fish
- apple
Show the answer and method
Answer: D, fish
The method: ‘el pescado’ means ‘fish’.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A, breakfast: ‘breakfast’ is ‘el desayuno’ in Spanish.
- B, evening meal: ‘evening meal’ is ‘la cena’ in Spanish.
- C, to taste (to try): ‘to taste (to try)’ is ‘probar’ in Spanish.
- E, apple: ‘apple’ is ‘la manzana’ in Spanish.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
How do you say ‘dish (course)’ in Spanish?
- dulce
- tengo sed
- la bebida
- tengo hambre
- el plato
Show the answer and method
Answer: E, el plato
The method: ‘el plato’ means ‘dish (course)’.
Why the other options are wrong:
- A, dulce: ‘dulce’ means ‘sweet (sugary)’.
- B, tengo sed: ‘tengo sed’ means ‘I am thirsty’.
- C, la bebida: ‘la bebida’ means ‘drink’.
- D, tengo hambre: ‘tengo hambre’ means ‘I am hungry’.
See where this fits: every language topic and Key Stage 3.
Related topics: People and family, School, Home and town, Free time, Travel and holidays, Work and the future.
