Comida para llevar
Takeaway food
- Pide un menú específico. (Ask for a specific menu.)
- Pide comida para llevar. (Order take-away meals.)
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"Acabar de" ,"empezar a" ,"volver a" + infinitivo ("Acabar de", "empezar a", "volver a" + infinitive)
Listening & reading materials
Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.
A2.26.3 Cultura
La tortilla de patata: ¿qué tiene de especial?
La tortilla de patata: what makes it special?
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Quieres pedir comida para llevar. ¿Qué dices? (You want to order takeaway. What do you say?)
- ¿Prefieres cocinar tú mismo o pedir comida para llevar? ¿Por qué? (Do you prefer cooking yourself or ordering takeaway? Why?)
- ¿Te gusta la comida rápida? (Do you like fastfood?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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¡Hola! Me gustaría pedir unas croquetas y también pasta con salsa de tomate, por favor. Hello! I would like to order some croquettes as well as some pasta with tomato sauce, please. |
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¡Buenas noches! ¿Puedo pedir un Pad Thai, rollitos de primavera y arroz frito? Good evening! Can I please have a Pad Thai, Egg Rolls and Fried Rice? |
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No me gusta cocinar. Por lo tanto, pido comida para llevar con bastante frecuencia. I don't like to cook. Therefore I order takeaway quite often. |
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Es caro pedir comida para llevar todo el tiempo. Así que solo lo hago a veces. It is expensive ordering takeaway all the time. So I only do it sometimes. |
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Prefiero cocinar yo mismo. Es más saludable y más barato. I prefer cooking myself. It is healthier and cheaper. |
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No me gusta la comida rápida como las hamburguesas y las patatas fritas, pero me encanta la comida china. I don't like fastfood like burgers and fries but I do love chinese food. |
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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Las croquetas
The croquettes
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Las patatas fritas
The chips
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La ración
The portion
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El plato combinado
The mixed plate
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La comida china
Chinese food
Exercise 4: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
pedí, pidieron, pidió, probé, pedimos, pedisteis, quisimos, quisieron
Exercise 5: "Acabar de", "empezar a" , "volver a" + infinitivo
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: "Acabar de", "empezar a", "volver a" + infinitive
Show translation Show answersempiezan a, acaban de, empecé a, vuelve a, acabamos de, acabas de
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A2.26.4 Gramática
"Acabar de", "empezar a" , "volver a" + infinitivo
"Acabar de", "empezar a", "volver a" + infinitive
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Pedir to ask Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo pedí | I asked |
| tú pediste | You asked |
| él/ella pidió | he asked |
| nosotros/nosotras pedimos | we asked |
| vosotros/vosotras pedisteis | You asked |
| ellos/ellas pidieron | they asked |
Querer to want Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo quise | I wanted |
| tú quisiste | You wanted |
| él/ella quiso | he wanted |
| nosotros/nosotras quisimos | We wanted |
| vosotros/vosotras quisisteis | you wanted |
| ellos/ellas quisieron | They wanted |
Probar to try Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo probé | I tried |
| tú probaste | You tried |
| él/ella probó | he/she tried |
| nosotros/nosotras probamos | we tried |
| vosotros/vosotras probasteis | you tried |
| ellos/ellas probaron | they tried |
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