1. La comida Hecho por Dr. Jacobs ©2007

2. This PowerPoint reviews the names of common foods that are mentioned and discussed in class. The end of the presentation reviews how to express your likes and dislikes of foods using the expression “Me gusta” and “No me gusta” or “Me gustan” or “No me gustan.”

3. Las comidas El pan

4. El queso

5. La sandía

6. La tortilla

7. El frijol (these are beans— very important in Mexican cooking)

8. El mango

9. El pastel

10. La manzana

11. La fruta

12. La carne (the meat)

13. La fresa

14. La calabaza

15. El kiwi

16. El plátano

17. El camarón

18. La salchicha

19. El coco

20. El bróculi

21. El rábano

22. El helado

23. Las palomitas

24. El limón

25. La leche

26. El maíz (very important in Mexican cooking) El elote

27. La ensalada

28. La hamburguesa

29. La cereza

30. El chile (very important in Mexican cooking)

31. La zanahoria

32. La pera

33. La pizza

34. El jugo de naranja

35. La pasta

36. El taco

37. El aguacate

38. ¿Te gusta? To ask if someone likes something we say, “¿Te gusta?” Literally, it means “ Does this please you?” To ask if someone likes a particular food you would add the name of the food to the end of the sentence above. The next slides give some examples.

39. ¿Te gusta la pera? To answer the question you can say, “Sí, me gusta la pera.” or “No, no me gusta la pera.”

40. ¿Te gusta el taco? “Sí, me gusta el taco.” or “No, no me gusta el taco.”

41. If you are talking about more than one food (a plural amount, like cookies or apples) then the question you use is a little different. You ask ¿Te gustan? This is because the real subject of the sentence is the thing that pleases you, not you—it’s very different from how we think of this in English. The next slide gives an example of how to use this.

42. ¿Te gustan los palomitas? “Sí, me gustan las palomitas.” or “No, no me gustan las palomitas.”

43. What now? Use this presentation to practice as often as you need to in order to feel more comfortable with these new words. Also, practice using the expressions “me gusta” and “no me gusta” with this vocabulary. If you have any questions about anything on this or anything from class or my webpage, please let me know. I’m happy to help clear up any confusion.