🍚 Japanese Food & Cooking Vocabulary Comida y cocina

20 essential Spanish words for the Food & Cooking scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.

pan /pan/ A1
bread
Compro pan fresco.I buy fresh bread.
agua /ˈaɣwa/ A1
water
Bebo agua cada día.I drink water every day.
leche /ˈletʃe/ A1
milk
Tomo leche con cereales.I have milk with cereal.
café /kaˈfe/ A1
coffee
Quiero un café, por favor.I want a coffee, please.
fruta /ˈfɾuta/ A1
fruit
Como fruta por la mañana.I eat fruit in the morning.
carne /ˈkaɾne/ A1
meat
No como carne.I don't eat meat.
queso /ˈkeso/ A1
cheese
El queso está delicioso.The cheese is delicious.
huevo /ˈweβo/ A1
egg
Desayuno un huevo frito.I have a fried egg for breakfast.
arroz /aˈroθ/ A1
rice
El arroz está listo.The rice is ready.
pescado /pesˈkaðo/ A1
fish (food)
El pescado es muy fresco.The fish is very fresh.
sopa /ˈsopa/ A1
soup
Me gusta la sopa caliente en invierno.I like hot soup in winter.
ensalada /ensaˈlaða/ A1
salad
Como una ensalada verde cada día.I eat a green salad every day.
bocadillo /bokaˈðiʎo/ A1
sandwich
Preparo un bocadillo para el desayuno.I make a sandwich for breakfast.
tortilla /toɾˈtiʎa/ A1
(Spanish) potato omelette
Mi abuela cocina una tortilla española.My grandmother cooks a Spanish omelette.
jamón /xaˈmon/ A1
ham
Compro un poco de jamón en la tienda.I buy a little ham at the shop.
pollo /ˈpoʎo/ A1
chicken
Vamos a comer pollo asado esta noche.We are going to eat roast chicken tonight.
galleta /gaˈʎeta/ A1
cookie / biscuit
El niño come una galleta de chocolate.The boy eats a chocolate cookie.
chocolate /tʃokoˈlate/ A1
chocolate
Me encanta el chocolate con leche.I love milk chocolate.
yogur /ʝoˈɣuɾ/ A1
yogurt
Desayuno un yogur con fruta.I have a yogurt with fruit for breakfast.
mantequilla /manteˈkiʎa/ A2
butter
Pongo un poco de mantequilla en el pan.I put a little butter on the bread.

FAQ

How many Spanish food & cooking words are in this list?

20 words, including A1: 19, A2: 1. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.

Are these words CEFR-graded?

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