Spanish
Grade 3
15 min
¿Qué quieres comer? (What do you want to eat?)
Learn to ask what someone wants to eat using '¿Qué quieres comer?' and answer with 'Quiero...'.
What you'll learn
- Identify at least 5 different food words in Spanish (e.g., manzana, pan, leche) when shown a picture or heard spoken aloud.
- Say the Spanish phrase "Yo quiero..." (I want...) followed by a food word to request a specific food item in a role-playing activity with a partner.
- Match at least 4 out of 6 Spanish food words to their corresponding English translations in a worksheet activity.
- Respond to the question "¿Qué quieres comer?" (What do you want to eat?) with a simple sentence stating a food item in Spanish, choosing from a provided list of options.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Ask '¿Qué quieres comer?' to a partner.
Answer the question using the phrase 'Yo quiero comer...'
Identify and name at least 8 different food items in Spanish.
Correctly use the verbs 'querer' (yo/tú) and 'comer' in a sentence.
Describe a food item using a simple color adjective with correct gender agreement (e.g., la manzana roja).
Participate in a short, scripted dialogue about wanting to eat.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
¿Qué?The Spanish word for 'What?'. It's a question word we use to ask for information.¿Qué es eso? (What is that?)
QuererThe verb that means 'to want'. We change its ending depending on who is doing the wanting.Yo quiero (I want), Tú quieres (You want).
ComerThe verb that means 'to eat'. This is an action word for when you are having a meal or a snack.Me gusta comer pizza. (I like to eat pizza.)
Yo quieroThe phrase for 'I want'. You use this to talk about something you would like.Yo quiero un taco.
Tú quieresThe phrase for 'You want'. You use this when asking a friend a question about what they would like.¿Tú quieres jugo? (Do you want juice?)
Adjective AgreementMaking sure that describing words (adjectives) matc...
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Grammar Rules & Patterns
Asking the Question
¿Qué + quieres + comer?
To ask a friend or family member what they want to eat, always use this sentence structure. 'Quieres' is the 'tú' (you, informal) form of the verb 'querer'.
Answering the Question
Yo + quiero + comer + [food item].
To answer the question and say what you want to eat, start with 'Yo quiero comer' and then add the name of the food you want.
Matching Adjectives to Nouns (Gender)
Masculine Noun (ends in -o) + Adjective (ends in -o). Feminine Noun (ends in -a) + Adjective (ends in -a).
In Spanish, words have a gender. If a food is masculine, like 'el plátano', its color must also be masculine ('amarillo'). If a food is feminine, like 'la manzana', its color mu...
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Challenging
Read the short dialogue and choose the best response for the client.
Mesero: "Buenas tardes. ¿Qué quiere comer?"
Cliente: "Hola. No tengo mucha hambre. Quiero algo ________."
A.grande, como una pizza entera
B.completo, como el plato del día
C.caliente, como una sopa grande
D.pequeño, como una galleta
Challenging
Unscramble the words to form a correct sentence about what you want to eat.
"rojas / yo / comer / quiero / dos / manzanas"
A.Rojas yo quiero comer dos manzanas.
B.Yo quiero comer dos manzanas rojas.
C.Comer yo quiero dos rojas manzanas.
D.Manzanas rojas dos quiero yo comer.
Challenging
Your friend says, "Para el almuerzo, no quiero carne, ni pollo, ni pescado." Based on this, what kind of meal is your friend looking for?
A.meal with a lot of meat (carne).
B.meal that is very sweet (dulce).
C.vegetarian meal (un plato vegetariano).
D.meal that is a drink (una bebida).
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