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Spanish Dining Vocabulary

You are helping a Spanish-speaking guest at a busy restaurant. Read the menu and dialogue, then complete each task. Use complete Spanish phrases where asked.

Decode the Menu

Read this fictional restaurant menu. Prices are in US dollars.

ENTRADAS (appetizers) la sopa de tomate — $6 la ensalada — $8

PLATOS PRINCIPALES (main courses) el pollo asado — $15 la paella de verduras — $18

BEBIDAS (drinks) el agua con gas — $3 el jugo de naranja — $4

POSTRES (desserts) el flan — $7 el helado — $6

1.Multiple choice: Which menu item is a main course that costs $18?

la ensalada
la paella de verduras
el flan
el agua con gas

2.Translate into English: «Quisiera una sopa de tomate y agua con gas, por favor.»

3.At this restaurant, you order el pollo asado, la ensalada, and el jugo de naranja. What is the total before tax? Show your addition.

At the Table

Read the dialogue. «Buenas noches. ¿Qué desean pedir?» «Para mí, el pollo asado y agua con gas. ¿Y para ti?» «Yo quisiera el pollo asado y una ensalada. ¿Nos trae también dos tenedores y dos vasos, por favor?» «Claro. ¿Desean algo de postre?» «Sí, un flan para compartir. Y la cuenta, por favor.»

4.Matching: Match each Spanish phrase to its English meaning.

¿Qué desean pedir?
Para mí
¿Nos trae…?
la cuenta
para compartir

For me
Will you bring us…?
to share
What would you like to order?
the bill

5.True or false: One diner orders a salad, and the diners ask for two forks and two glasses.

TrueFalse

6.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of pedir (to order): «Yo una ensalada. ¿Qué ustedes?»

7.Choose the best response to «¿Qué desean pedir?»

La cuenta, por favor.
Quisiera el pollo asado, por favor.
La mesa está aquí.
De nada.

8.The bill is $47. You leave a 20% tip. How much is the tip, and what is the total? Write both amounts in US dollars.

Speak and Create

Use polite, natural Spanish for a restaurant conversation.

9.Rewrite this order politely in Spanish: «Dame pollo y agua.» Include «quisiera» and «por favor».

10.Write a four-line Spanish dialogue between a customer and a server. Include a greeting, an order for one food and one drink, and a polite request for the bill. Use at least three dining words from this sheet.