1 Lesson Talking about Food in Spanish and Giving Compliments

Question 1

The food is fine/okay.

Answer 1

La comida está bien.

Question 2

Do you like the food? (tú)

Answer 2

¿Te gusta la comida?

Question 3

It’s very tasty, thank you.

Answer 3

Está muy buena/sabrosa/muy rica/riquísima, gracias. (referring to la comida)

Question 4

How tasty! I love it!

Answer 4

, ¡Qué rico! ¡Me encanta! (if feminine it would be ‘rica’)

Question 5

How is the food? Is everything okay?

Answer 5

¿Qué tal está la comida? /¿Cómo está la comida? ¿Todo (está) bien?

Question 6

We ate there last week. The food was fine.

Answer 6

Comimos allí/allí la semana pasada. La comida estaba bien.

Question 7

The wine we had at your house was really tasty. (usted)

Answer 7

El vino que tomamos en su casa estaba muy bueno/rico etc.

Question 8

How was the food? Did you like it? (tú)

Answer 8

¿Qué tal estaba/Cómo estaba la comida? ¿Te gustó?

Question 9

The food wasn’t very tasty, but it was good quality food.

Answer 9

La comida no estaba muy rica/sabrosa/buena, pero la calidad de la comida era buena.

Question 10

Thanks for preparing the food. Everything was delicious.

Answer 10

Gracias por preparar la comida. Todo estaba delicioso.

Question 11

Now for some scenarios: what might you say in these circumstances if…?
11, You especially like the fried peppers.

Answer 11

Qué ricos están los pimientos (fritos)./Me encantan los pimientos. / Los pimientos están deliciosos / Los pimientos están riquísimos…

Question 12

Now for some scenarios: what might you say in these circumstances if…? 12, The waiter comes up and asks: ¿Todo bien?

Answer 12

12, Sí, todo bien, gracias. / Sí todo está bien, gracias. (Unless it isn’t, of course, but then that’s another class!)

Question 13

Now for some scenarios: what might you say in these circumstances if…? 13, The waiter comes to the table mid-meal and asks: ¿Cómo está la comida?

Answer 13

13, Todo está riquísimo/muy rico. / La comida está muy buena/rica, gracias.

Question 14

Now for some scenarios: what might you say in these circumstances if…? 14, You are leaving the restaurant and you want to give a compliment to the waiter about the food.

Answer 14

14, Qué rica la comida. Muchas gracias. / Todo estaba muy rico, gracias.

Question 15

Now for some scenarios: what might you say in these circumstances? 15, Your host asks you to test the food she is cooking and waits for your reaction. What could you say?

Answer 15

15, Qué rico está. / Me encanta. / Riquísimo. / Está riquísimo.