Grocery Shopping in Your Foreign Language

There are many useful tips and tricks you can apply when you try to learn Spanish online. A great exercise is to make your next grocery shopping list in your language. Here is a fun list of groceries list in Spanish. Make one just like it!

MEAT / FISH – CARNE / PESCADO

• Beef – Carne de Vaca / Carne de Ternera
• Pork – Carne de cochino / Carne de Cerdo / Carne de Puerco
• Chicken – Pollo
• Fish – Pescado
• Sausages – Salchichas
• Bacon – Tocino / Tocineta (tocino can mean lard in some countries and lard is manteca de puerco)

VEGETABLES – VERDURAS / VEGETALES

• Chard – Acelga
• Avocado – Aguacate
• Garlic – Ajo
• Artichoke – Alcachofa
• Egg plant / Aubergine – Berenjena
• Broccoli – Brócoli
• Zucchini – Calabacín
• Pumpkin – Calabaza
• Onion – Cebolla
• Cabbage – Col/Repollo
• Asparagus – Espárragos
• Spinach – Espinacas
• Green Peas – Guisantes
• Lettuce – Lechuga
• Potato – Patata / Papa
• Cucumber – Pepino
• Pepper – Pimientos
• Beet – Remolacha
• Tomato – Tomate
• Carrot – Zanahoria

NUTS – FRUTOS SECOS

• Almond – Almendra
• Hazelnut – Avellana
• Peanut – Maní / Cacahuate
• Pecan – Nuez Pecana
• Pistachio – Pistacho

FRUITS – FRUTAS

• Apricot – Albaricoque
• Pineapple – Ananás / Piña
• Cherries – Cerezas
• Plum – Ciruela
• Coconut – Coco
• Dates – Dátiles
• Raspberry – Frambuesa
• Strawberries – Fresas
• Berries – Frutas del bosque
• Granades – Granadas
• Figs – Higos
• Kiwi – Kiwis
• Lemon – Lima*
• Lime – Limón*
• Mandarines – Mandarinas
• Mango – Mango
• Apple – Manzana
• Passion Fruit – Parchita / Fruta de la Pasión / Maracuyá
• Peach – Melocotón / Durazno
• Melon – Melón
• Orange – Naranja
• Papaya – Papaya / Lechosa / Fruta Bomba
• Pear – Pera
• Watermelon – Sandía / Patilla
• Grape – Uva

DAIRY – LACTEOS

• Milk – Leche
• Butter – Mantequilla
• Eggs – Huevos
• Sour Cream – Crema Agria
• Yogurt – Yogurt
• Cream Cheese – Queso Crema

BEVERAGES – BEBIDAS

• Water – Agua
• Juice – Jugo / Zumo
• Soda – Soda / Refresco
• Coffee – Café
• Tea – Té
• Beer – Cerveza
• Wine – Vino

PASTA / RICE – PASTA / ARROZ

• Spaghetti – Spaghetti
• Macaroni – Macarrones
• Rice – Arroz

SPICES – ESPECIAS

• Salt – Sal
• Pepper – Pimienta
• Seasoning – Condimentos / Especias

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