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COMIDAS Y BEBIDAS, ADEVRBIOS DE CANTIDAD, EXPRESAR DESEO, PREFERENCIA, Y RECHAZO

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LAS COMIDAS
 El desayuno – breakfast
 El almuerzo / lonche – lunch
 La cena – dinner
LOS ALIMENTOS
 El arroz – rice
 La carne – meat
 La ensalada – salad
 El chocolate – chocolate
 Los frijoles - beans
 El huevo - egg
 El maíz – corn
 La mantequilla – butter
 El pan – bread
 La papa – potatoe
 El pescado – fish
 El pollo – chicken
 La salsa – sauce
 La sopa – soup
 Las verduras - vegetables
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ACCIONES LOS POSTRES

 Desayunar – to have breakfast
 Almorzar/lonchar – to have lunch
 Cenar – to have dinner
LAS FRUTAS
 El banano – banana
 La manzana – apple
 El maracuyá – passion fruit
 La naranja - orange
 El helado – ice cream
 La torta/el queque – cake
LAS BEBIDAS
 La agua – water
 El café – coffee
 El jugo – juice
 La leche – milk
 El refresco/la soda/la gaseosa - soda
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 Adverbs of quantity.
 Some verbs can be modified by a word that expresses quantity. These words are called adverbs of
quantity. Here are the most commonly used adverbs of quantity:
 Nada – not at all
 Poco – a little, not much
 Bastante – quite, enough
 Mucho – a lot , much
 Here are some examples of adverbs of quantity.
 -¿A ti te gustan la naranjas? Do you like oranges?
 -Sí, a mí me gustan mucho las naranjas. Yes, I like oranges a lot.
 -¿Tú limpias el baño? Do you clean the bathroom?
 -No, yo no limpio nada el baño. No, I don’t clean the bathroom at all.
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 Using adverbs of quantity.

 Adverbs of quantity do not change according to gender and number, and they are usually placed after
the verb. For example:
 A mí me gusta mucho el maíz. I like corn a lot.
 Ana corre bastante en la mañana. Ana runs some in the morning.
 Yo bebo poco soda. I drink a little soda.
 The word nada accompanies the verb in the negative form. Remember, to negate a verb add no in
front of it.
 A mí no me gusta nada la carne. I don’t like meat at all.
 Ustedes no sacuden nada los muebles. You all don’t dust the furniture at all.
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 Write these sentences using the adverbs of quantity

in parentheses.
 Juan / gustar / las naranjas / poco
 Bobby y Lisa / limpiar / bastante
 Nosotros / gustar / el jugo / mucho
 Sammy y tú / hablar / mucho
 Yo / gustar / la mantequilla / nada
 Tú / comer / el pescado / poco
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 Expressing wants and preferences.

 In Spanish, the verb querer (to want) is used to express desire, and the verb
preferir (to prefer) is used to express preference:
 Ella quiere una naranja. She wants an orange.
 Ellos quieren cenar. They want to have dinner.
 Yo prefiero una manzana. I prefer an apple.
 Johnny prefiere preparer pescado. Johnny prefers to cook fish
 Note: both verbs can be followed either by a noun (una naranja) or by a verb in the infinitive form (preparar)

 Both of these verbs are e->ie verbs.

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VERB QUERER (TO WANT) in the present tense.
Singular Plural
Yo quiero I want Nosotros queremos We want
Nosotras
Tú quieres You want
Usted You want Ustedes You all want
Él quiere He wants Ellos quieren They want
Ella She wants Ellas They want

VERB PREFERIR (TO PREFER) in the present tense.

Singular Plural
Yo prefiero I prefer Nosotros preferimos We prefer
Nosotras
Tú prefieres You prefer
Usted You prefer Ustedes You all prefer
Él prefiere He prefers Ellos prefieren They prefer
Ella She prefers Ellas They prefer
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 Expressing rejection.
 To say that you do not like something, you can use gustar in the negative form:
 A mí no me gusta el café. I do not like coffee.
 A ellos no les gusta cenar a las diez de la noche. They do not like to have dinner at ten in the evening.

 How do you express the following statements in Spanish.

 Johnny does not like milk.
 We prefer butter with our bread.
 She wants soup for dinner.
 Johnny wants eggs and orange juice.
 Bob and I do not like water.