Ordering at a Restaurant

Key vocabulary

• ensaladaf.

  salad

  “Para mí, una ensalada.”— For me, a salad.

  Pattern a salad

  Plural: ensaladas

  💡 From Latin 'sal' (salt), because salad is seasoned with salt.

• beberv.

  to drink

  “¿Y para beber?”— And to drink?

  Pattern to drink (as in something to drink)

  Compare tomar (to drink, common in Latin America)

  Present: bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben

  💡 Cognate with English 'beverage', which can help you remember.

• aguaf.

  water

  “Quisiera agua, sin hielo.”— I would like water, no ice.

  Pattern still water (water without gas)

  Plural: aguas (but often uncountable)

  💡 Although it ends in 'a', it is feminine; use 'el agua' (because of the stressed 'a').

• cebollaf.

  onion

  “Sin cebolla, por favor.”— No onion, please.

  Pattern without onion

  Plural: cebollas

  💡 From Latin 'cepulla', a diminutive of 'cepa' (onion).

• favorm.

  favor, help

  “Por favor.”— Please.

  Pattern please

  Plural: favores

  💡 From Latin 'favor', cognate with English 'favor', easy to remember.