Food and Drink (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note
Exam code: 8692
Food and drink
For the topic of food and drink, you should be able to:
say what you eat and drink
use negatives to say what you don’t eat and drink
say that you are hungry or thirsty
say what you eat and drink at different times
Food and drink: vocabulary
Some useful words and phrases to talk about the topic of food and drink are:
Como - I eat
Bebo - I drink
Tomo - I eat, I drink (literally ‘I take’)
Tengo hambre - I’m hungry
Tengo sed- I’m thirsty
Add no before the verb to say what you don't eat or drink, e.g. no como
Category | Spanish | Part of speech | English |
Food | azúcar | n (m) | sugar |
bocadillo | n (m) | sandwich | |
caramelo | n (m) | sweet | |
carne | n (f) | meat | |
comida | n (f) | food | |
ensalda | n (f) | salad | |
fruta | n (f) | fruit | |
grasa | n (f) | fat, grease | |
hamburguesa | n (f) | burger | |
huevo | n (m) | egg | |
jamón | n (m) | ham | |
manzana | n (f) | apple | |
naranja | n (f) | orange | |
pan | n (m) | bread | |
patatas fritas | n (fpl) | chips | |
pescado | n (m) | fish | |
pollo | n (m) | chicken | |
sal | n (f) | salt | |
tomate | n (m) | tomato | |
uva | n (f) | grape | |
verdura | n (f) | vegetable | |
dulce | adj | sweet | |
rico/a | adj | tasty | |
Drinks | agua | n (m) | water |
bebida | n (f) | drink | |
botella | n (f) | bottle | |
café | n (m) | coffee | |
copa | n (f) | cup, (wine) glass | |
leche | n (f) | milk | |
vaso | n (m) | glass | |
vino | n (m) | wine | |
Cooking and mealtimes | cena | n (f) | dinner |
cocina | n (f) | kitchen | |
comida | n (f) | lunch | |
desayuno | n (m) | breakfast | |
cenar | v | to eat dinner | |
¡Buen provecho! | intj | Enjoy your meal! |
Examiner Tips and Tricks
Caramelo is a noun, and means a sweet that you eat. Dulce is an adjective to describe something as sweet.
Spanish meals are different to English meals.
Breakfast is eaten around 7:00am - 9:00 am and is a light meal, e.g. pastries and coffee
Lunch is the main meal of the day and is eaten around 2:00pm, and lots of shops close for their lunch break. People often have a snack at 11:00am to keep them going
Dinner is eaten around 9:00pm, with a snack at 5pm if needed
Some typical Spanish dishes include tapas, which are small dishes of food served when you buy a drink in a bar, and paella, which is a dish of rice and seafood, although different regions have their own specialities
Higher tier only
These words are only required for Higher tier.
Spanish | Part of speech | English | Examples | |
aceite | n (m) | oil | Necesito más aceite en la ensalada. | I need more oil in the salad. |
alcohol | n (m) | alcohol | No se vende alcohol aquí. | They don't sell alcohol here. |
alimento | n (m) | food, nourishment | Muchos alimentos contienen vitaminas importantes. | Many foods contain important vitamins. |
arroz | n (m) | rice | Siempre comemos arroz con pollo. | We always eat rice with chicken. |
cocinar | v | to cook | Quiero aprender a cocinar comida española. | I want to learn to cook Spanish food. |
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