La nourriture

¡Hola, bienvenidos! Welcome back to Spanish for Beginners. This is lesson five of course one. I'm your teacher, Isabella.

Before we get started, pause this video and go grab a pen and a piece of paper, because this lesson is very vocabulary heavy and it will be much easier if you are able to write down the vocabulary. You'll learn so much quicker. All right, go do that. Are you back?

OK, let's get into the lesson. As always, let's start by reviewing the words from the previous lesson really quickly. Repeat after me. Azul. Rojo. Amarillo. Verde. Marrón. Morado. Rosa. Rosado. Negro. Gris. Naranja. La mesa. La silla. La bolsa. El libro. El espejo. El bolígrafo.

All righty, let's get into today's lesson. Today, we are talking about one of my favorite things in the whole world : food, or "la comida". La comida. Today, we're going to practice a lot of food vocabulary as well as get into some verbs to practice ordering food. Are you ready? All right, let's do it.

Our first food is "el pan". El pan. El pan. Pan is "bread".

Next, we have "el arroz". El arroz. El arroz. Remember that the double R in Spanish is rolled : "arroz". And the Z in Spain makes a "th" sound : "arroth". In Latin American Spanish, it's much closer to how we pronounce it in English. So if you are using Spain pronunciation, it is "arroth". If you're using Latin American pronunciation, it is "arros". And I just want to say it really does not matter which one you choose : use whichever one is most natural for you, whichever one is easier. If you choose the pronunciations that are easier for yourself, you're going to have a much easier time speaking with fluency as you progress in your Spanish journey.

Next, we have "el huevo". El huevo. El huevo. This is the word for "egg". The H in Spanish, remember, is always silent. Always. I always hear English speakers say "huevo" (with the H) and that is not correct. It is "wé-vo". El huevo.

Good. OK, let's get into meat, "la carne". La carne. Our first meat is "el cerdo". El cerdo. El cerdo. This is the word for "pork". And yes, you're right, this makes a "th" sound in Spain : "thér-do", and an "s" sound in Latin America : "sér-do". I'm sure you see the pattern, so for the rest of this lesson, I will not repeat the regional difference. Interestingly, "cerdo" also means "pig". So in Spanish, they do not make the distinction between pig and pork. It is just "cerdo".

Next, we have "el pollo". El pollo. El pollo. This is "chicken".

Up next, "la carne de vaca" or "la res". "La carne de vaca" is used in Spain, and "la res" is used in Latin America. This is important : if you are in Spain, "la carne de vaca", literally "the meat of a cow", you must use this. In Latin America you must use "la res". La carne de vaca. La res. Good.

Up next, "el pescado". El pescado. El pescado. This is the word for "fish".

All right, let's get on to my favorite part of food : the vegetables. "Las verduras". Las verduras. Las verduras.

Our first vegetable is "la lechuga". La lechuga. Lettuce.

Next, "la cebolla". La cebolla. La cebolla. This is "onion".

Up next, "el ajo". El ajo. El ajo. This is "garlic".

Up next, "el pimiento". El pimiento. El pimiento. This is "pepper" (the vegetable).

Coming up, "la zanahoria". La zanahoria. La zanahoria. Carrot. This one is difficult, I know. So take a few minutes to practice saying this one. La zanahoria.

Continuing : "el tomate". El tomate. El tomate. This is "tomato". And I know it's technically a fruit, but cut me some slack.

Up next, "las frutas". Las frutas. Las frutas. The fruits.

"La manzana". La manzana. La manzana. This is "apple". La manzana.

Up next, "el plátano". El plátano. El plátano. This is "banana".

Up next, "la pera". La pera. La pera.

Up next, "la fresa". La fresa. La fresa. This is "strawberry". La fresa.

Coming up, "la uva". La uva. La uva. This is "grape".

Up next, let's get into "las bebidas", the drinks. Las bebidas.

The first drink is "la leche". La leche. La leche. Good.

"El té". El té. El té. This is "tea".

Up next, "el azúcar". El azúcar. El azúcar. This is "sugar".

Do you remember the other drinks we have learned in this course? We learned "el café", "el agua" and "la cerveza". Remember those, also important.

Next, we have "la miel". La miel. La miel. This is "honey".

Good. Now let's talk about how to ask for food. This word is "quiero". Quiero. Quiero. Translated, this means "I want", and it might seem rude to English speakers to say "I want this food". However, in Spanish it is the normal way of speaking. It is not seen as rude to say "I want [blank]". Quiero.

And then "con". Con. This is a word we've seen before, and it means "with". Very simple. Con. Perfect.

All right, let's do some practice. Here we have two very simple sentences, and I would like you to fill in the blanks. There's no right or wrong answer here, as long as you get your type of food correct, you're all good. So practice these sentences. I'll give you 30 seconds. Try them multiple times with different answers.

All righty, here are some examples of things you could have said. "Quiero arroz con pollo". "Quiero pescado con pimiento". "Quiero una manzana". "Quiero un té con miel". Good.

All right, there's a lot of vocabulary today, like I told you. So let's say all of these together one more time. La comida. El pan. El arroz. El huevo. La carne. El cerdo. El pollo. La carne de vaca. La res. El pescado. Las verduras. La lechuga. La cebolla. El ajo. El pimiento. La zanahoria. El tomate. Las frutas. La manzana. El plátano. La pera. La fresa. La uva. Las bebidas. La leche. El té. El azúcar. La miel. Quiero. Con.

Great job. How's your brain, does it hurt? It's OK. These are really great words to start with. There will be more food lessons in the future, but this was a great way for us to start with the basics.

Little homework assignment for you : I would like you to go into your kitchen and find as many words on the list as you possibly can. If you have those foods in your kitchen, go ahead and practice saying them when you see them.

In our next lesson, we will simply be going over the alphabet. It'll be a little bit of a break lesson. Until then, hasta luego.