Spanish Food Translation – Helpful Translations with Phonetic Pronunciations
Spanish Food Translation my first experience of food shopping in Majorca was when we moved to the beautiful village of Alaro. I decided to go to the local Saturday market to buy some fruit and vegetables. I had only been in Spain for five days, and I didn’t speak very much Spanish so …
… I had no choice but to point to everything I wanted to purchase.
I managed to purchase what I needed that day. However, in the following weeks, I went on a mission to learn the names of food that I regularly purchased. The words were quite easy to learn and …
… my next visit to the market was a breeze.
The gentleman who had served me the previous time was extremely impressed with my limited Spanish and kept on saying …
… muy bien, which I later found out meant very good.
I felt quite proud of myself and his encouragement has motivated me to learn more and more Food Shopping words in Spanish ever since.
Should you decide to book into a self-catering hotel in Majorca, you will need to buy some food so …
… you may find the following list of words to be quite helpful.
I thought these Spanish Food Translations would sufficiently cover the words that you may need when you go food shopping in Majorca at the local weekly markets or supermarkets.
Types of Food Shops:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Butcher | la Carniceria | la kar-ni-the-reea |
| Super Market | el supermercado | el soo-per-mer-ka-do |
| Market | el Mercado | el mer-kado |
Types of Bread:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Bread | un pan | oon pan |
| Bread Roll | panecillo | pan-e-thee-yo |
| Brown Bread | pan moreno | pan mo-ren-o |
| Wholemeal | pan integral | pan een-te-gral |
| Rye Bread | pan de centeno | pan de then-te-no |
| French Stick Bread | una barra | oona ba-rah |
| White Bread | pan blanco | pan blan-ko |
Types of Meats:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Bacon | tocino | toe-theeno |
| Chicken | pollo | po-yo |
| Turkey | pavo | pa-vo |
| Cooked Ham | jamón york | am-on york |
| Lamb | cordero | kor-der-o |
| Pork | cerdo | ther-do |
| Rabbit | conejo | kon-e-ho |
| Sausages | salchichas | sal-chee-chas |
| Veal | ternera | tear-ne-ra |
Fish and Shell Fish:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Clams | almejas | al-may-has |
| Cod | bacalaos | ba-ca-la-os |
| Halibut | halibuts | al-i-boots |
| Perch | percha | per-cha |
| Mackerel | Caballa | ka-ba-ya |
| Salmon | salmones | sal-mon-es |
| Sardines | sardines | sar-deen-es |
| Scallops | veneras | ben-er-as |
| Prawns, Shrimps (U.S.) | gambas | gam-bas |
| Snails | caracoles | car-a-col-es |
| Squid | calamares | cal-a-mar-es |
| Trout | trucha | troo-cha |
| Tuna | atun | a-toon |
Dairy Products:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Butter | mantequilla | man-te-keeya |
| Cheese | queso | kay-so |
| Cream | nata | na-ta |
| Eggs | huevos | kho-we-vos |
| Milk | leche | le-chay |
| Margarine | margarina | mar-ga-rina |
| Full (Milk) | entera | en-terra |
| Semi-skimmed (Milk) | semidesnatada | semi-des-na-tada |
| Skimmed (Milk)/td> | desnatada | des-na-tada |
| Yogurt | yogures | yo-gu-res |
Some Spices:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Chile | chile | chill-ay |
| Cilantro | cilantro | sil-an-tro |
| Cinnamon | canela | can-ella |
| Cloves | clavos de olor | cla-vos day ol-or |
| Dill | eneldo | en-el-do |
| Ginger | jengibre | khen-ee-bray |
| Parsley | perejil | per-e-hill |
| Hot Pepper | pimienta caliente | pim-yen-ta cal-ee-en-tay |
| Sweet Pepper | pimenta dulce | pim-yen-ta dool-say |
| Oregano | orégano | or-ay-gan-o |
| Rosemary | romero | ro-mer-o |
| Salt | sal | sal |
Sweeteners:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Honey | la miel | la my-el |
| Sugar | azúcar | a-thoo-car |
Drink (non alcoholic):
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Coffee | café | ka-fay |
| Juice | zumo | thoo-mo |
| Tea | té | tay |
| Tonic Water | agua tonica | a-gwa ton-ee-ka |
| Water | agua | a-gwa |
Drink (alcoholic):
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Beer | cerveza | ther-be-tha |
| Brandy | brandy | bran-dee |
| Gin | ginebra | khin-ay-bra |
| Rum | ron | ron |
| Vodka | vodka | bod-ka |
| Wine (white) | vino (blanco) | vee-no blonko |
| Wine (red) | vino (tinto) | vee-no teen-to |
| Wine (Rosé) | vino (Rosado) | vee-no ro-sa-do |
Some Fruit:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Apples | manzanas | man-tha-nas |
| Bananas | plátanos | pla-ta-nos |
| Cherries | cerezas | ser-ay-thas |
| Grapes | uvas | oo-vas |
| Kiwi | kiwi | kee-wee |
| Lemon | limon | lee-mon |
| Lime | lima | lee-ma |
| Oranges | naranjas | nar-an-has |
| Pears | peras | pear-as |
| Strawberries | fresas | fray-sas |
Some Vegetables:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Beans | las judias | las khu-dee-as |
| Bean Sprouts | brotes de soja | bro-tes de so-ha |
| Beetroot | remolacha | rem-o-la-cha |
| Broccoli | brócoli | bro-col-ee |
| Carrots | las Zanahorias | las than-a-or-ee-as |
| Cauliflower | coliflor | col-i-floor |
| Celery | el Apio | el ap-yo |
| Leeks | puerro | poo-er-o |
| Lettuce | la Lechuga | la lay-shu-ga |
| Onions | las Cebollas | las se-boy-as |
| Peas | los guisantes | los gees-an-tes |
| Potato | la potata | la po-ta-ta |
| Radish | rábano | ra-ba-no |
| Spring Onion (Shallot U.S.) | cebolleta | se-bo-yet-a |
| Tomato | el Tomate | el to-mat-ee |
| Swede (Turnip U.S.) | Nabo | na-bo |
Other:
If you have particular food requirements, you may find the following Spanish Food Translation words to be useful.
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Sugar free | sin azúcar | sin a-thoo-car |
| Gluten free | sin glu | sin-gloo |
| organic | bio | bye-o |
| Fat free | desnatado | des-na-ta-do |
Continental Breakfast:
| English Word | Spanish Word | Spanish Phonetic |
| Jam | marmalada | mar-me-la-da |
| Toast | tostadas | toss-ta-das |
Helpful Phrases To Use For Food Shopping:
The words in the brackets below are written in phonetics to help you pronounce the sentences correctly.
I would like two chicken breasts, please. Quisiera dos pechugas de pollo, por favor. (Key-sy-era dos pay-chu-gas day poyo, por fav-or.)
Do you sell milk here? Usted vende leche aquí? (oo-sted ven-day le-chay a-kee?)
Yes. You will find it on the shelves over there. Si, usted lo encontrará sobre los estantes ahí. (See, oo-sted low en-con-tra-ra so-bray loss es-tan-tes a-yee.)
Anything else? Algo mas? (Al-go mass?)
Nothing else, thank you. Nada mas, gracias. (Na-da mass, grath-yas.)
How much is it? Cuánto es? (Kwan-to es?)
Two Euros and forty-five cents, please. Dos Euros quarentacinco por favor. (Dos ee-you-ros kwa-ren-ta-theen-ko, por fa-vor.)
If you use this list when you go Food Shopping in Majorca your shopping experience will be made much easier and you will really impress the locals.
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