Quick answer
¿Me pone un poco de queso?
Could you give me a bit of cheese? At a counter, ¿me pone…? is the normal polite request.
The words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| el pan | the bread |
| el queso | the cheese |
| el jamón | the ham |
| el huevo | the egg |
| el pollo | the chicken |
| el pescado | the fish |
| el arroz | the rice |
| la verdura | the vegetables |
| la fruta | the fruit |
| el aceite | the oil |
| la sal | the salt |
| el azúcar | the sugar |
| el agua | the water |
| el vino | the wine |
| la cerveza | the beer |
The phrases you will actually say
Worth knowing
El agua looks masculine but is feminine: the article switches to el only because the word starts with a stressed a, which is why you say el agua fría and las aguas. Drinks vocabulary is very local. In Spain a caña is a small draught beer, a cerveza ordered without qualification usually gets you a bottle, and in Madrid or León it may still arrive with a free tapa, while in Barcelona or Seville you normally pay for tapas. For allergies the verb to know is llevar, since ¿lleva leche? asks whether the dish contains milk; frutos secos covers nuts, but be aware that cacahuete, the peanut, is often listed separately.
Practice
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Check yourself
How do you ask whether a dish contains milk?