Ir a un restaurante

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Ir a un restaurante
Going to a restaurant

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Personal de restaurante

Restaurant staff

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Sonido	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	a chef		un cocinero / una cocinera	‘The chef is on holiday next week.’
0/0	a waiter / a waitress		un camarero / una camarera	‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

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a chef

un cocinero / una cocinera

‘The chef is on holiday next week.’

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a waiter / a waitress

un camarero / una camarera

‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

Tipos de comida

Types of meal

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	breakfast	desayuno	‘What did you eat for breakfast?’ Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch
0/0	lunch	almuerzo	‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’
0/0	dinner	cena	‘What time should we eat dinner?’ When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

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breakfast

desayuno

‘What did you eat for breakfast?’

Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch

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lunch

almuerzo

‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’

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dinner

cena

‘What time should we eat dinner?’

When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

Platos

Courses

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	a starter	un entrante	‘Would you like a starter?’
0/0	a main course	un plato principal	‘The main course will be with you shortly.’
0/0	a dessert	un postre	‘Would you like a dessert?’ You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

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Vocabulario, Sonido, Traducción, Frase de ejemplo / notas

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a starter

un entrante

‘Would you like a starter?’

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a main course

un plato principal

‘The main course will be with you shortly.’

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a dessert

un postre

‘Would you like a dessert?’

You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

Reservando una mesa

Reserving a table

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	a reservation	una reserva	‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’
0/0	to make a reservation	hacer una reserva	‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’ You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.
0/0	to reserve a table	reservar una mesa	‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

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Vocabulario, Sonido, Traducción, Frase de ejemplo / notas

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a reservation

una reserva

‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’

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to make a reservation

hacer una reserva

‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’

You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.

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to reserve a table

reservar una mesa

‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

Pedir y pagar

Adjectives in use

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	a menu	un menú	‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’
0/0	to ask for the menu	pedir el menú	‘Would you like to see the menu?’
0/0	to order	pedir	‘Please order at the counter.’
0/0	to run out of something	quedarse sin algo	‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’
0/0	to ask for the bill	pedir la factura	‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’
0/0	to pay	pagar	‘We’d like to pay, please.’
0/0	to leave a tip	dejar una propina	‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

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a menu

un menú

‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’

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to ask for the menu

pedir el menú

‘Would you like to see the menu?’

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to order

pedir

‘Please order at the counter.’

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to run out of something

quedarse sin algo

‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’

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to ask for the bill

pedir la factura

‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’

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to pay

pagar

‘We’d like to pay, please.’

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to leave a tip

dejar una propina

‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

En la mesa

At the table

Su puntuación	Vocabulario	Traducción	Frase de ejemplo / notas
0/0	a bowl	un cuenco	‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’
0/0	a fork	un tenedor	‘Knives and forks are by the till.’
0/0	a glass	un vaso	‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’
0/0	a knife	un cuchillo	‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’
0/0	a plate	un plato	‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’
0/0	a spoon	una cuchara	‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’
0/0	a table	una mesa	‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’
0/0	a tablecloth	un mantel	‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’
0/0	a wine glass	una copa de vino	‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’

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Vocabulario, Sonido, Traducción, Frase de ejemplo / notas

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a bowl

un cuenco

‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’

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a fork

un tenedor

‘Knives and forks are by the till.’

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a glass

un vaso

‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’

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a knife

un cuchillo

‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’

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a plate

un plato

‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’

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a spoon

una cuchara

‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’

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a table

una mesa

‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’

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a tablecloth

un mantel

‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’

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a wine glass

una copa de vino

‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’

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