Spanish Medium Review | Vocabulary, for the tummy

Spanish Medium Review Quiz - Vocabulary - Yummy for Your Tummy! (Questions)

In this Spanish Medium Review quiz we will look at vocabulary words for things that are yummy for your tummy! Mmm, that sure sounds good and, if you think on it hard, it might even smell good too! Aromas are, after all, a wonderful thing as they can tell you what is cooking long before you even enter into a kitchen. Can you tell if chocolate chip cookies are baking in the oven? How about when a good roast is in the oven? On a cold day, the smell of soup cooking on the stove seems glorious. Yes, food can trigger many feelings and memories.

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As you continue to learn Spanish, you can talk about triggering foods in Spanish. You can also have some fun as you practice saying your food vocabulary words. Test it out on the cook (usually Mom) in the house (keeping a straight face naturally). Then again, that person (Mom) could surprise you and know exactly what it is that you are talking about. If she doesn’t, you can sit back and see what it is that she will come up with to give you. Hopefully it will still be yummy for your tummy!

Now let’s take a look at some foods that can be yummy for your tummy!

YUMMY FOOD

ENGLISH	SPANISH
appetizer	aperitivo [m]
bean	frijol [m] (note that the J has an H sound)
beef	carne de res [f] (meat of beast/animal)
beer	cerveza [f]
casserole	cacerola [f]
cheese	queso [m] (pronounced as kāy-sō)
cocoa	cacao [m]
coffee	café [m]
cream	crema [f]
hamburger	hamburguesa [f] (note that the H is silent)
hot dog	perro caliente [m] (dog hot)
juice	jugo [m] (note that the J sounds like an H)
ketchup	catsup [m]
mayonnaise	mayonesa [f]
meat	carne [f]
milkshake	batido de leche [m] (shake of milk)
mustard	mostaza [f]
pasta / spaghetti	espagueti [m]
pickle	escabeche [m]
pizza	pizza [f]
pork	carne de cerdo [f] (meat of pig)
roast	asado [m]
rolls	rollo [m] (pronounced as rō-yō)
salad	ensalada [f]
salad dressing	aliño [m]
sandwich	sándwich [m]
soda	gaseosa [f]
soup	sopa [f]
squash	calabaza [f] (note that this also means pumpkin)
steak	filete [m] (pronounced as fē-lě-tāy)
vegetable	vegetal [m]
wine	vino [m]

Are you feeling just a wee bit hungry now. Then move on down to the quiz questions and when you are done – grab a bite to eat!

There are ten sentences and each sentence has a blank space. From the four answers given, see if you can locate the correct Spanish word that would fit into that blank space to complete the sentence. There may seem to be more than one word that can fit in so be sure to read the full sentence and its context to find the best answer that will fit.

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Have you ever had a Coney Island ____?

[ ]	gaseosa
[ ]	cacerola
[ ]	aperitivo
[ ]	perro caliente

The restaurant offered apple, cranberry and grape ____.

[ ]	asado
[ ]	jugo
[ ]	rollos
[ ]	sopa

Grandma Judy makes her own ____ for her lasagna.

[ ]	espagueti
[ ]	mostaza
[ ]	calabaza
[ ]	cerveza

She added a jar of Kosher dill ____ to her shopping list.

[ ]	carnes
[ ]	filetes
[ ]	aliños
[ ]	escabeches

My grandfather always puts lots of Parmesan ____ on his spaghetti.

[ ]	queso
[ ]	cacao
[ ]	mostaza
[ ]	vino

Grace ordered a chocolate ____ at the ice-cream shop.

[ ]	sopa
[ ]	carne de cerdo
[ ]	batido de leche
[ ]	carne de res

Have you ever had any Boston Baked ____?

[ ]	sándwiches
[ ]	frijoles
[ ]	asados
[ ]	calabazas

All she ordered for dinner was a Caesar ____.

[ ]	café
[ ]	hamburguesa
[ ]	rollo
[ ]	ensalada

We ordered a small ____ before our main meal.

[ ]	aperitivo
[ ]	gaseosa
[ ]	cacerola
[ ]	vegetal

10.

When you are not feeling well, a nice hot bowl of chicken noodle ____ can help you to feel better.

[ ]	crema
[ ]	vino
[ ]	carne
[ ]	sopa

Spanish Medium Review Quiz - Vocabulary - Yummy for Your Tummy! (Answers)

Have you ever had a Coney Island ____?

[ ]	gaseosa
[ ]	cacerola
[ ]	aperitivo
[x]	perro caliente

Originally found at the Coney Island Amusement Park, many places now sell the Coney Island hot dog. Perro caliente is Spanish for hot dog.

The restaurant offered apple, cranberry and grape ____.

[ ]	asado
[x]	jugo
[ ]	rollos
[ ]	sopa

The restaurant offered apple, cranberry and grape juice. The first answer means roast. The third answer means rolls and the last answer means soup. Neither of them would have worked. The second answer means juice.

Grandma Judy makes her own ____ for her lasagna.

[x]	espagueti
[ ]	mostaza
[ ]	calabaza
[ ]	cerveza

Grandma Judy makes her own pasta for her lasagna. The second answer means mustard. The third answer means squash. The last answer means beer. Neither of them would work in this sentence. The first answer means pasta.

She added a jar of Kosher dill ____ to her shopping list.

[ ]	carnes
[ ]	filetes
[ ]	aliños
[x]	escabeches

These are always very popular! She added a jar of Kosher dill pickles to her shopping list. The first answer means meats. The second answer means steaks and the third answer means salad dressings. Neither of these would work in the blank space. The last answer means pickles.

My grandfather always puts lots of Parmesan ____ on his spaghetti.

[x]	queso
[ ]	cacao
[ ]	mostaza
[ ]	vino

A favorite on many Italian dishes is Parmesan cheese. The second answer means cocoa. The third answer means mustard and the last answer means wine. Neither of these words will work. The first answer means cheese.

Grace ordered a chocolate ____ at the ice-cream shop.

[ ]	sopa
[ ]	carne de cerdo
[x]	batido de leche
[ ]	carne de res

What would Grace order at an ice-cream shop – something that would be one of the new vocabulary words here? Grace would order a chocolate milkshake at the ice-cream shop. The first answer means soup. The second answer means pork. The last answer means beef. These answers do not fit in well in the blank space of the sentence. Finally, the third answer means milkshake.

Have you ever had any Boston Baked ____?

[ ]	sándwiches
[x]	frijoles
[ ]	asados
[ ]	calabazas

Besides Boston Cream Pie and lobster, Boston is very famous for their baked beans! So, have you ever had and Boston Baked Beans? The first answer means sandwiches (that was easy). The third answer means roasts. The last answer means squashes. Neither of these answers fit in properly into the blank space. The second answer means beans.

All she ordered for dinner was a Caesar ____.

[ ]	café
[ ]	hamburguesa
[ ]	rollo
[x]	ensalada

This is served in nearly every restaurant. It is the popular Caesar salad. The first answer means coffee. The second answer means hamburger. The third answer means roll. Neither of these answers fits in well into the blank. The last answer means salad.

We ordered a small ____ before our main meal.

[x]	aperitivo
[ ]	gaseosa
[ ]	cacerola
[ ]	vegetal

These are bite-sized snacks that are served in restaurants while you wait for the main meal. They are called appetizers. The second answer means soda. The third answer means casserole. The last answer means vegetable. Although they could fit into the sentence, they are not generally served before the main meal. The first answer means appetizer.

10.

When you are not feeling well, a nice hot bowl of chicken noodle ____ can help you to feel better.

[ ]	crema
[ ]	vino
[ ]	carne
[x]	sopa

A nice hot bowl of chicken noodle soup can help you when you do not feel well. The first answer means cream. The second answer means wine. The third answer means meat. Neither of these can really help you when you are ill. The last answer means soup.