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Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace – Interactive Lesson 4: Restaurant Vocabulary

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OVERVIEW

Here you’re going to learn and practise the words you heard in the 3 conversations.

I’m going to take you step by step through this lesson’s vocabulary. By the time you reach the bottom of this page, you’ll have learned dozens of Spanish words.

VOCABULARY

Step 1: press Play and listen to the words. For now, avoid the temptation to read their transcript. Alternatively, play the vocabulary flashcards now.

You might not be able to understand many of the spoken words at this point, but listening to them before reading them will help you develop your listening skills faster.

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PLAY THE WORDS

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Step 2: listen to the words once more. Notice how you can understand a few more this time.

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PLAY THE WORDS

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Step 3: now look at the transcript while you listen to the words. Press Play.

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LISTEN WHILE READING THE WORDS

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  1. a la derecha – on the right
  2. el agua – the water
  3. al fondo – at the end
  4. algo – something, anything
  5. algún – any, some
  6. el arroz – the rice
  7. asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
  8. asado – grilled, baked, roasted
  9. el atún – the tuna
  10. beber – to drink
  11. la botella – the bottle
  12. la carne – the meat
  13. la carta – the menu
  14. la casa – the house
  15. cenar – to have dinner
  16. cómo no – of course
  17. completo – full
  18. con gas – sparkling, fizzy
  19. la cuenta – the bill
  20. de primero – as a starter
  21. de segundo – for the main course
  22. decir – to tell, to say
  23. dentro de – in
  24. la derecha – the right
  25. la ensalada – the salad
  26. los espaguetis – the spaghetti
  27. están – you (ustedes) are, they are
  28. el filete – the steak
  29. francesa – French
  30. fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
  31. les – to you, to them
  32. el marisco – the shellfish
  33. más – more
  34. la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
  35. la mesa – the table
  36. mineral – mineral
  37. mixta – mixed
  38. nos – us, to us
  39. la patata – the potato
  40. el pato – the duck
  41. el pavo – the turkey
  42. el pescado – the fish
  43. la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
  44. el plato – the dish, the plate
  45. el pollo – the chicken
  46. por aquí – this way
  47. pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
  48. pues – then
  49. quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
  50. recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
  51. la sal – the salt
  52. el salmón – the salmon
  53. la sardina – the sardine
  54. los servicios – the toilets
  55. si – if
  56. la sopa – the soup
  57. tenemos – we have
  58. tinto – red (wine)
  59. tomar – to take, to have
  60. la tortilla – the omelette
  61. traer – to bring
  62. la vaca – the beef, the cow
  63. vamos – we go/are going
  64. van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
  65. vegetariano – vegetarian
  66. el vino – the wine
  67. volver – to come back
  68. voy – I go/am going
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Step 4: read the Spanish words and their translation. Notice how you’re starting to get familiar with them.

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READ THE SPANISH & ENGLISH WORDS

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  1. a la derecha – on the right
  2. el agua – the water
  3. al fondo – at the end
  4. algo – something, anything
  5. algún – any, some
  6. el arroz – the rice
  7. asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
  8. asado – grilled, baked, roasted
  9. el atún – the tuna
  10. beber – to drink
  11. la botella – the bottle
  12. la carne – the meat
  13. la carta – the menu
  14. la casa – the house
  15. cenar – to have dinner
  16. cómo no – of course
  17. completo – full
  18. con gas – sparkling, fizzy
  19. la cuenta – the bill
  20. de primero – as a starter
  21. de segundo – for the main course
  22. decir – to tell, to say
  23. dentro de – in
  24. la derecha – the right
  25. la ensalada – the salad
  26. los espaguetis – the spaghetti
  27. están – you (ustedes) are, they are
  28. el filete – the steak
  29. francesa – French
  30. fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
  31. les – to you, to them
  32. el marisco – the shellfish
  33. más – more
  34. la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
  35. la mesa – the table
  36. mineral – mineral
  37. mixta – mixed
  38. nos – us, to us
  39. la patata – the potato
  40. el pato – the duck
  41. el pavo – the turkey
  42. el pescado – the fish
  43. la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
  44. el plato – the dish, the plate
  45. el pollo – the chicken
  46. por aquí – this way
  47. pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
  48. pues – then
  49. quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
  50. recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
  51. la sal – the salt
  52. el salmón – the salmon
  53. la sardina – the sardine
  54. los servicios – the toilets
  55. si – if
  56. la sopa – the soup
  57. tenemos – we have
  58. tinto – red (wine)
  59. tomar – to take, to have
  60. la tortilla – the omelette
  61. traer – to bring
  62. la vaca – the beef, the cow
  63. vamos – we go/are going
  64. van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
  65. vegetariano – vegetarian
  66. el vino – the wine
  67. volver – to come back
  68. voy – I go/am going
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Step 5: speaking time! Play the words once more, but this time read them out loud, along with the native speakers. Imitate the way they say those words as much as you can.

Remember: the better you pronounce them, the better you’ll understand them.

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SAY THE SPANISH WORDS OUT LOUD

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  1. a la derecha – on the right
  2. el agua – the water
  3. al fondo – at the end
  4. algo – something, anything
  5. algún – any, some
  6. el arroz – the rice
  7. asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
  8. asado – grilled, baked, roasted
  9. el atún – the tuna
  10. beber – to drink
  11. la botella – the bottle
  12. la carne – the meat
  13. la carta – the menu
  14. la casa – the house
  15. cenar – to have dinner
  16. cómo no – of course
  17. completo – full
  18. con gas – sparkling, fizzy
  19. la cuenta – the bill
  20. de primero – as a starter
  21. de segundo – for the main course
  22. decir – to tell, to say
  23. dentro de – in
  24. la derecha – the right
  25. la ensalada – the salad
  26. los espaguetis – the spaghetti
  27. están – you (ustedes) are, they are
  28. el filete – the steak
  29. francesa – French
  30. fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
  31. les – to you, to them
  32. el marisco – the shellfish
  33. más – more
  34. la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
  35. la mesa – the table
  36. mineral – mineral
  37. mixta – mixed
  38. nos – us, to us
  39. la patata – the potato
  40. el pato – the duck
  41. el pavo – the turkey
  42. el pescado – the fish
  43. la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
  44. el plato – the dish, the plate
  45. el pollo – the chicken
  46. por aquí – this way
  47. pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
  48. pues – then
  49. quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
  50. recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
  51. la sal – the salt
  52. el salmón – the salmon
  53. la sardina – the sardine
  54. los servicios – the toilets
  55. si – if
  56. la sopa – the soup
  57. tenemos – we have
  58. tinto – red (wine)
  59. tomar – to take, to have
  60. la tortilla – the omelette
  61. traer – to bring
  62. la vaca – the beef, the cow
  63. vamos – we go/are going
  64. van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
  65. vegetariano – vegetarian
  66. el vino – the wine
  67. volver – to come back
  68. voy – I go/am going
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Step 6: say those words once more. Make sure you speak up, as if you were talking to someone in front of you. That’s the best way to get the confidence to speak Spanish.

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SAY THOSE WORDS OUT LOUD ONE MORE TIME

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  1. a la derecha – on the right
  2. el agua – the water
  3. al fondo – at the end
  4. algo – something, anything
  5. algún – any, some
  6. el arroz – the rice
  7. asadas – grilled, baked, roasted (feminine, plural)
  8. asado – grilled, baked, roasted
  9. el atún – the tuna
  10. beber – to drink
  11. la botella – the bottle
  12. la carne – the meat
  13. la carta – the menu
  14. la casa – the house
  15. cenar – to have dinner
  16. cómo no – of course
  17. completo – full
  18. con gas – sparkling, fizzy
  19. la cuenta – the bill
  20. de primero – as a starter
  21. de segundo – for the main course
  22. decir – to tell, to say
  23. dentro de – in
  24. la derecha – the right
  25. la ensalada – the salad
  26. los espaguetis – the spaghetti
  27. están – you (ustedes) are, they are
  28. el filete – the steak
  29. francesa – French
  30. fritas – fried (feminine, plural)
  31. les – to you, to them
  32. el marisco – the shellfish
  33. más – more
  34. la mayonesa – the mayonnaise
  35. la mesa – the table
  36. mineral – mineral
  37. mixta – mixed
  38. nos – us, to us
  39. la patata – the potato
  40. el pato – the duck
  41. el pavo – the turkey
  42. el pescado – the fish
  43. la pimienta – the pepper (spice)
  44. el plato – the dish, the plate
  45. el pollo – the chicken
  46. por aquí – this way
  47. pueden – you (ustedes) can, they can
  48. pues – then
  49. quieren – you (ustedes) want, they want
  50. recomienda – he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend
  51. la sal – the salt
  52. el salmón – the salmon
  53. la sardina – the sardine
  54. los servicios – the toilets
  55. si – if
  56. la sopa – the soup
  57. tenemos – we have
  58. tinto – red (wine)
  59. tomar – to take, to have
  60. la tortilla – the omelette
  61. traer – to bring
  62. la vaca – the beef, the cow
  63. vamos – we go/are going
  64. van – you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going
  65. vegetariano – vegetarian
  66. el vino – the wine
  67. volver – to come back
  68. voy – I go/am going

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Do you want to learn those words really fast?

In the next steps, I bring you the multimedia flashcards. With them you can practise understanding and saying those words one by one, at your own pace.

Step 7: press Play to hear the flashcards. Press the red arrows to flip them and see the English translations.

a la derecha

on the right

el agua

the water

al fondo

at the end

algo

something, anything

algún

any, some

el arroz

the rice

asadas

grilled, baked, roasted(feminine, plural)

asado

grilled, baked, roasted

el atún

the tuna

beber

to drink

la botella

the bottle

la carne

the meat

la carta

the menu

la casa

the house

cenar

to have dinner

cómo no

of course

completo

full

con gas

sparkling, fizzy

la cuenta

the bill

de primero

as a starter

de segundo

for the main course

decir

to tell, to say

dentro de

in

la derecha

the right

la ensalada

the salad

los espaguetis

the spaghetti

están

you (ustedes) are, they are

el filete

the steak

francesa

French

fritas

fried (feminine, plural)

les

to you, to them

el marisco

the shellfish

más

more

la mayonesa

the mayonnaise

la mesa

the table

mineral

mineral

mixta

mixed

nos

us, to us

la patata

the potato

el pato

the duck

el pavo

the turkey

el pescado

the fish

la pimienta

the pepper (spice)

el plato

the dish, the plate

el pollo

the chicken

por aquí

this way

pueden

you (ustedes) can, they can

pues

then

quieren

you (ustedes) want, they want

recomienda

he/she/it recommends, you (usted) recommend

la sal

the salt

el salmón

the salmon

la sardina

the sardine

los servicios

the toilets

si

if

la sopa

the soup

tenemos

we have

tinto

red (wine)

tomar

to take, to have

la tortilla

the omelette

traer

to bring

la vaca

the beef, the cow

vamos

we go/are going

van

you (ustedes) go/are going, they go/are going

vegetariano

vegetarian

el vino

the wine

volver

to come back

voy

I go/am going

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Step 8: Play those flashcards once more!

Play them as many times as you want. Aim at getting familiar with all the Spanish words and their translation.

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HOW TO LEARN WORDS FAST

The fastest way to expand your Spanish vocabulary is with the exercises you’ve done on this page.

Come back to them from time to time to make sure you’ve mastered all the words and you’re not forgetting them!

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MORE SPEAKING

Before you go to the next section, Pronunciation, you’re going to say the three conversations in this lesson out loud, along with the native speakers.

Notice how much easier they’re now.

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PLAY CONVERSATION 1 & SAY IT OUT LOUD

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PLAY CONVERSATION 2 & SAY IT OUT LOUD

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PLAY CONVERSATION 3 & SAY IT OUT LOUD

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CONGRATULATIONS!

You’ve done the Lesson 4 Vocabulary. Don’t forget to mark this page as Complete.

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Now you’re going to move on to the Pronunciation section.

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