El documento describe varias conversaciones entre meseros y clientes sobre los desayunos, almuerzos, cenas y postres que van a pedir. Los clientes piden una variedad de comidas como café, donas, jugos, sandwiches y platos principales como espagueti y langosta. Expresan lo rico y sabroso que se ve la comida.
96. ¡Gracias!
Notas:
un vaso de = a glass of
un taza de = a cup of
un pedazo de = a piece of
una rebanada de = a slice of
Notas del editor
Vamos a comer.
(As you listen to the restaurant dialogues, try to name the foods that the clients would like to order. Let’s begin!)
Vamos a comer.
(As you listen to the restaurant dialogues, try to name the foods that the clients would like to order. Let’s begin!)
Buenos dias. Soy el mesero…
Me llamo Pedro. ?Esta lista para pedir?
Si, estoy lista. Quiero…
Un taza de café, una dona
Un platano,
Un huevo, y tocino.
Que rico el desayuno.
(Notice that desayuno—which means breakfast—is being used as a noun.)
Que rico el desayuno.
(Notice that desayuno—which means breakfast—is being used as a noun.)
Buenos dias, senor. ?Que quiere desayunar?
(Notice that in this example, the word ‘desayunar’—which means ‘to eat breakfast’—is a verb.)
Buenos dias, senor. ?Que quiere desayunar?
(Note that in this example, desayunar—which means ‘to eat breakfast’—is a verb.)
Quiero tomar…
Un jugo de naranja.
Tambien quiero…
Pan tostado
Cereal con leche,
y
Yogur.
Que rico el desayuno! (Again we see the word ‘desayuno’. This word could be used as a noun meaning ‘breakfast’. Or it could be used as a verb meaning I eat breakfast—as in ‘yo desayuno’. Can you tell from the context whether desayuno is being used as a noun or a verb?’
If you said ‘noun’, you are correct. The article preceding the word is a clue… ‘el’ desayuno. How tasty the breakfast!
Vamos a almorzar. ?que vas a pedir?
(notice the word ‘almorzar’. It is a verb meaning ‘to eat lunch.’)
Vamos a almorzar… is an infinitive construction meaning ‘let’s eat lunch.’
Voy a tomar…
Una limonada
Quiero comer…
Un sandwich de jamon,
Unas zanahorias
y
Brocoli.
Que rico el almuerzo!
(Do you remember the word ‘almorzar’? Which meant ‘to eat lunch’…
Here we see the word ‘almuerzo’, which could be the present tense form of the verb… as in “yo almuerzo.” I eat lunch. However, in this case, the word is being used as a noun for ‘lunch.’
Que rico el almuerzo! What a delicious lunch!
Que rico el almuerzo!
(Do you remember the word ‘almorzar’? Which meant ‘to eat lunch’…
Here we see the word ‘almuerzo’, which could be the present tense form of the verb… as in “yo almuerzo.” I eat lunch. However, in this case, the word is being used as a noun for ‘lunch.’
Que rico el almuerzo! What a delicious lunch!
Y tu, ?que vas a pedir?
Voy a comer…
Una hamburguesa,
Unas papas fritas
y
Una manzana
Voy a tomar
Un jugo de fruta
Que rico el almuerzo!
(can you tell from the context if the word almuerzo is being used as a verb or a noun?)
If you said noun, you are correct! The article ‘el’ which precedes almuerzo is a clue.
Que rico el almuerzo! What a delicious lunch!
Buenas tardes. Soy la mesera.
Estan listos para pedir?
Si. Voy a pedir…
jamon
y
Frijoles.
Tambien quiero…
Unas uvas.
Usted quiere algo para tomar?
Si. Voy a tomar
Un vaso de leche.
Que rica la cena. The words ‘cenar’ and ‘cena’ function in a similar way to desayunar and desayuno, as well as almorzar and almuerzo.
One is a noun and the other is a verb. Can you tell from the context if ‘cena’ is being used as a noun or a verb in this case?
If you said ‘noun’, you are correct! The word cena is preceded by the article ‘la’ which indicates that it is a noun.
Que rica la cena. What a delicious dinner.
Y usted? Que quiere pedir?
Quiero tomar…
Una cerveza
Quiero pedir…
Una sopa
y
Espagueti con camarones
Hoy quiero un postre
(You’ll want to note that the word postre means dessert… you’ll need to specify exactly which type of dessert you wish to order)
Un pedazo de pastel
Que rica la cena!
(Is the word ‘cena’ being used as a noun or a verb?)
If you said noun, you are correct. Que rica la cena! What a delicious dinner!
Que quieres cenar?
(Is the word ‘cenar’ a noun or a verb?)
If you said ‘verb,’ you are correct! ?Que quieres cenar? What would you like to eat for dinner? Or literally, ‘What would you like to dinner?’