Food and meals
In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary lesson, you will learn essential vocabulary to talk about food and meals. Check the pictures and read the texts and definitions below.
Meals, breakfast and snacks
People usually have three main 1 meals every day. They eat 2 breakfast in the morning before they go to school or work. Then they have 3 lunch around midday, usually from 12 pm to 2 pm. In the evening, it’s common to have 4 dinner with family, which is often between 6 pm and 8 pm. If people get hungry between lunch and dinner, they might have a small meal or something to eat. In the UK, this small meal can be called 5 tea and often includes a cup of tea with food. In the US, they usually call this a 5 snack. The word snack is also used in the UK to describe a small amount of food that you eat between meals.
People often eat 6 cereal with milk for breakfast. Some people like to eat 7 bread with 8 cheese or 9 ham. Fried 10 eggs are also a very common breakfast option. People who like sweet food often eat 10 toast with 11 butter and 12 jam. Strawberry jam is very popular for breakfast. And people who like to eat healthy food often have 14 yogurt and 15 fruit.
For a snack, many people like 16 chips (or crisps) because they are crunchy and salty. People often eat chips while they watch TV on the sofa. Kids love 17 cookies with milk after school. If you are very hungry, you can take some bread and make a 18 sandwich. Ham and cheese sandwiches are very popular. Sometimes, at a party, you can have a piece of 19 cake. And for a quick sweet snack, some people eat a 20 candy bar.
Food and drink
1 Rice is white and it’s a very popular food in Asian countries.
2 Pasta comes in shapes like spaghetti and macaroni.
3 Pizza is round with cheese, tomato, and other toppings on bread.
4 Meat comes from animals, like cows and chickens.
5 Fish live in water, and people can cook and eat them.
6 Vegetables are plants like carrots and broccoli that are good for your health.
7 Soup is hot and liquid, and you eat it with a spoon.
8 Salad is a mix of cold vegetables, sometimes with dressing.
9 You eat dessert at the end of your lunch or dinner. Common desserts are fruit or cake. In the UK, people often use the word pudding to mean ‘dessert’.
10 People drink water when they are thirsty. Water is the healthiest drink.
11 Milk is white, comes from cows, and is rich in calcium.
12 Juice is a sweet drink made from fruits like oranges and apples.
13 Tea is a hot drink, and in the UK, people often drink it in the afternoon.
14 Coffee is a hot, dark drink that contains caffeine.
15 Beer is the most common drink in British pubs.
16 Wine is made from grapes and is an alcoholic drink.
Katika somo hili la A1 Vocabulary, utajifunza maneno muhimu ya kuzungumza juu ya chakula na chakula. Angalia picha na usome maandishi na ufafanuzi hapa chini. Chakula cha asubuhi na kiamsha kinywa: Watu wengi wanakula mara tatu kwa siku. Watu wengi wanakula kiamsha kinywa asubuhi kabla ya kwenda shule au kazini. Wakati wa chakula cha mchana, wao ni kawaida kutoka saa 12 hadi saa 2. Wakati wa jioni, ni kawaida kuwa na chakula cha jioni cha 4 na familia, ambayo mara nyingi ni kati ya 6 pm na 8 pm. Ikiwa watu wanapata njaa kati ya chakula cha mchana na cha jioni, wanaweza kula chakula kidogo au kitu fulani. Katika Uingereza, chakula hiki kidogo kinaweza kuitwa chai ya 5 na mara nyingi hujumuisha kikombe cha chai na chakula. "Kwa mfano, katika nchi za Ulaya, hii ni ""snap 5.""" "Neno ""snack"" linatumiwa pia kuelezea kiasi kidogo cha chakula ambacho mtu hula kati ya chakula." Watu wengi hula nafaka 6 na maziwa kwa kiamsha kinywa. Watu wengine hupenda kula mkate saba na jibini nane au ham tisa. Mayai 10 ya machungwa ni moja ya vyakula vinavyopendwa sana katika chakula cha asubuhi. Watu wanaopenda vyakula vitamu mara nyingi hula toast kumi na siagi kumi na moja na jamu kumi na mbili. Jamu ya jordgubbar ni maarufu sana kwa ajili ya kiamsha-kinywa. Kwa wale wanaopenda kula vyakula vyenye afya, hii ni moja ya njia bora ya kupata matunda 14 na mboga 14 kwa siku. Kwa ajili ya vitafunio, watu wengi wanapenda chips 16 (au chips) kwa sababu ni crunchy na chumvi. Mara nyingi watu hula chips wanapotazama televisheni kwenye sofa. Watoto wanapenda biskuti 17 na maziwa baada ya shule. Ikiwa una njaa, unaweza kuchukua mkate na kutayarisha sandwichi ya 18 ya chakula. Sandwichi za ham na jibini ni maarufu sana. Wakati mwingine, wakati wa sherehe, unaweza kuwa na kipande cha keki ya 19. Kwa ajili ya vitafunio vya haraka, watu wengi wanakula bar ya sukari. Chakula na kinywaji 1 Mchele ni nyeupe na ni chakula maarufu sana katika nchi za Asia. Pasta ya kipekee ya kawaida hutengenezwa kwa njia ya spaghetti na macaroni. Pizza ni mviringo na jibini, nyanya, na toppings nyingine juu ya mkate. Nyama ya wanyama ni nyama ya wanyama kama vile ng'ombe na kuku. Samaki huishi ndani ya maji, na watu wanaweza kuzipika na kuzila. Mazao ya mboga ni mimea kama karoti na broccoli ambayo ni nzuri kwa afya yako. 7 Mchuzi ni moto na umechanganywa, nawe unalila kwa kijiko. Saladi ni mchanganyiko wa mboga baridi, wakati mwingine na dressing. 9 Kama unaendelea kula chakula cha mchana au cha jioni, unaweza kuwa na kiamsha-kinywa. Vyakula vya kawaida ni matunda au keki. Katika Uingereza, watu mara nyingi kutumia neno pudding kumaanisha <unk> dessert<unk>. 10 Watu hunywa maji wanapokuwa na kiu. Maji ndiyo kinywaji chenye afya zaidi. 11 Maziwa ni meupe, yanatokana na ng'ombe, na yana kalsiamu nyingi. Juisi ni kinywaji kitamu kinachotengenezwa kutokana na matunda kama machungwa na matofaa. 13 Chai ni kinywaji cha moto, na nchini Uingereza, watu mara nyingi huinywa alasiri. 14 Kahawa ni kinywaji chenye joto na chenye rangi nyeusi chenye kafeini. Bia ni kinywaji cha kawaida katika baa za Uingereza. 16 Divai hutengenezwa kutokana na zabibu na ni kinywaji chenye kileo.