Food & Restaurants — A2 English Vocabulary

This A2 vocabulary list gathers 30 elementary English words about food & restaurants — eating out, ordering and cooking at home. Every word comes with its British-English pronunciation and a natural example sentence, so you learn each one in real context. When you are ready, open the flashcards to practise and remember them for good.

1. menu/ˈmen.juː/

   “The waiter brought us the menu.”

2. starter/ˈstɑː.tə/

   “I ordered soup as a starter.”

3. dessert/dɪˈzɜːt/

   “We shared a chocolate dessert.”

4. bill/bɪl/

   “Could we have the bill, please?”

5. order/ˈɔː.də/

   “Are you ready to order your food?”

6. delicious/dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/

   “The pasta was absolutely delicious.”

7. recipe/ˈres.ɪ.pi/

   “She followed her grandmother’s recipe.”

8. ingredient/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/

   “Flour is the main ingredient in bread.”

9. snack/snæk/

   “I had a quick snack before lunch.”

10. vegetable/ˈvedʒ.tə.bəl/

    “Carrots are my favourite vegetable.”

11. meal/miːl/

    “Dinner is the biggest meal of the day.”

12. plate/pleɪt/

    “He put the food on a clean plate.”

13. taste/teɪst/

    “This soup has a wonderful taste.”

14. fresh/freʃ/

    “We bought fresh bread from the bakery.”

15. fry/fraɪ/

    “I like to fry an egg for breakfast.”

16. boil/bɔɪl/

    “Boil the water before you add the rice.”

17. chef/ʃef/

    “The chef prepared a special dish.”

18. dish/dɪʃ/

    “This dish is very popular in Italy.”

19. spicy/ˈspaɪ.si/

    “The curry was too spicy for me.”

20. tip/tɪp/

    “We left a tip for the friendly waiter.”

21. course/kɔːs/

    “The main course was grilled fish.”

22. flavour/ˈfleɪ.və/

    “I love the flavour of fresh strawberries.”

23. hungry/ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/

    “I am very hungry after the long walk.”

24. thirsty/ˈθɜː.sti/

    “The hot weather made us thirsty.”

25. bitter/ˈbɪt.ə/

    “Black coffee tastes bitter.”

26. sweet/swiːt/

    “This cake is very sweet.”

27. serve/sɜːv/

    “They serve breakfast until ten o’clock.”

28. portion/ˈpɔː.ʃən/

    “The portion of chips was very large.”

29. vegetarian/ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/

    “My sister is a vegetarian.”

30. bakery/ˈbeɪ.kə.ri/

    “The bakery sells fresh cakes every morning.”