Vocabulario: La comida
A very common poultry dish served grilled, roasted, or fried (e.g., ___ asado con papas)
Pollo
If a waiter brings you a bowl of hot sopa de pollo, you will need to ask for this specific utensil because a tenedor or cuchillo won't work.
Cuchara
the correct preterite form of comer:
Comimos
Conjugate tocar in the yo form of the preterite tense.
Toqué
In Spanish-speaking cultures, you do not wait for the server to bring this automatically at the end of the meal; doing so is considered rushing the guests. You must explicitly catch their attention and ask for it.
La cuenta
Small, pink shellfish often served in a cocktail or garlic sauce
Camarones
This is the general, collective noun used to describe all the forks, knives, and spoons on the table before specifying a single tool.
Cubiertos
Conjugate the verb escribir for the third-person plural (ellos) in the preterite
Escribieron
Conjugate jugar in the yo form of the preterite tense.
Jugué
The common polite phrase said to others right before they begin eating their meal
Buen provecho
Meat that comes from a young calf, distinct from carne de res (beef)
Ternera
Before the waiter pours the agua or refresco, this empty glass object must be placed to the upper right of the dinner plate.
Vaso
Translate this entire fast-food transaction sentence into the preterite: "You (tú) ordered chicken."
Tu ordenaste pollo
Almorzé
What a waiter says to a customer to ask what they'll want
¿Qué desea?
Small, round green vegetables often served as a side dish (synonym of guisantes)
Arvejas
to avoid staining the expensive fabric of the mantel, a messy diner uses this cloth item frequently throughout the meal to clean their face and hands.
Servilleta
The verb comprender is regular in the preterite. What is the correct form when asking a group of friends in Latin America: "Did you all understand the menu?"
Comprendieron
Conjugate pagar in the tú form of the preterite tense.
Pagaste
If the service was excellent and you leave a tip you could say in the preterite tense...
dejé una buena propina
An appetizer or starter course brought to the table before the main entree.
entremés
This large piece of linen completely covers the table, and the waiter must carefully remove and replace it if a customer accidentally spills red wine everywhere.
Mantel
Translate this sentence, paying close attention to where the reflexive pronoun goes in the past tense: "I washed my hands before dinner."
Me lavé las manos
Conjugate empezar in the ellos/ellas form of the preterite tense.
Empezaron
make the verb lavar reflexive and then conjugate it into the preterite tense
Reflexive: Lavarse
Preterite: Lavé