🍽️ Meals
In this section you will learn how to talk about meals and eating in Spanish.
🟢 Basic Meals
☀️ Breakfast → Desayuno
🍽️ Lunch → Almuerzo
🌙 Dinner → Cena
🍎 Snack → Merienda
🍰 Dessert → Postre
🍲 Soup → Sopa
🟡 Eating & Meal Vocabulary
🍴 To eat → Comer
🥤 To drink → Beber
👨🍳 To cook → Cocinar
🍽️ Meal → Comida
🪑 Table → Mesa
🍞 Appetizer → Aperitivo
⏰ Meal Times in Spanish Culture
Breakfast (desayuno) is usually light and early
Lunch (almuerzo/comida) is often the biggest meal of the day
Dinner (cena) is typically later in the evening
💬 Common Meal Phrases
☀️ El desayuno está listo en la mesa.
Breakfast is ready on the table.
Breakfast is ready on the table.
🍽️ Comemos juntos todos los días.
We eat together every day.
We eat together every day.
🌙 La cena de hoy está deliciosa.
Today's dinner is delicious.
Today's dinner is delicious.
🍰 ¿Quieres un postre después de comer?
Do you want a dessert after eating?
Do you want a dessert after eating?
💬 Sample Conversations
At home:
A: ¿Qué hay para el almuerzo?
B: Hoy hay sopa y arroz.
A: ¿Qué hay para el almuerzo?
B: Hoy hay sopa y arroz.
At a restaurant:
A: ¿Quieres postre?
B: Sí, quiero un flan.
A: ¿Quieres postre?
B: Sí, quiero un flan.
📝 Example Sentences
🍲 La sopa está caliente y deliciosa.
The soup is hot and delicious.
The soup is hot and delicious.
🥤 Bebo agua con todas las comidas.
I drink water with all my meals.
I drink water with all my meals.
👨🍳 Mi madre cocina muy bien los fines de semana.
My mother cooks really well on weekends.
My mother cooks really well on weekends.
🍎 Como una merienda ligera por la tarde.
I eat a light snack in the afternoon.
I eat a light snack in the afternoon.