Mi Desayuno (My Breakfast)

Learning Objectives Identify at least 10 common breakfast foods and drinks in Spanish. Use the verb 'comer' (to eat) in the 'yo' form (Yo como...). Use the verb 'beber' (to drink) in the 'yo' form (Yo bebo...). Describe a breakfast food using a simple adjective that agrees in gender (e.g., 'la manzana roja'). Construct a simple sentence stating what they eat for breakfast. Ask a classmate what they eat for breakfast using the question '¿Qué comes para el desayuno?'. What is your favorite food to eat in the morning? 🥞 Let's learn how to talk about our yummy breakfast in Spanish! In this lesson, we will learn the Spanish names for popular breakfast foods like eggs, cereal, and milk. We will also practice how to...

TermDefinitionExample El desayunoThe Spanish word for 'breakfast', the first meal of the day.Para el desayuno, yo como cereal. (For breakfast, I eat cereal.) ComerThe verb that means 'to eat'. We use it for solid foods.Me gusta comer huevos. (I like to eat eggs.) BeberThe verb that means 'to drink'. We use it for liquids like milk or juice.Yo quiero beber jugo de naranja. (I want to drink orange juice.) Los huevosA common breakfast food that comes from chickens. The Spanish word for 'eggs'.Los huevos son amarillos y blancos. (The eggs are yellow and white.) La lecheA white drink that comes from cows. The Spanish word for 'milk'.Yo bebo leche con mi cereal. (I drink milk with my cereal.) El pan tostadoSliced bread that has been browned by h...

The 'Yo' Form of -ER Verbs Drop the '-er' ending and add '-o'. When you want to say 'I' do something, like 'I eat' or 'I drink', you change the end of the verb. For verbs ending in -er, like 'comer' and 'beber', you take off the -er and add an -o. 'Comer' becomes 'como'. 'Beber' becomes 'bebo'. Adjective Agreement (Gender) Adjectives must match the gender of the noun. Masculine nouns (el) use adjectives ending in -o. Feminine nouns (la) use adjectives ending in -a. In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine. To describe them, the adjective has to match! For example, 'plátano' (banana) is masculine, so we say 'el plátano amarillo&#...