Talking About Food Preferences
These conversation starters about food are absolute exam gold and come up constantly in speaking assessments. "¿Qué te gusta comer?" (What do you like eating?) is your chance to show off vocab, whilst "¿Prefieres la comida británica o española?" (Do you prefer British or Spanish food?) lets you give opinions with reasons.
When describing food types and flavours, you've got loads of options from "comida rápida" (fast food) to "comida italiana" (Italian food). Flavour words like "rico" (tasty), "picante" (spicy), and "soso" (bland) help you sound way more sophisticated than just saying "bueno" or "malo".
Common mistakes that'll cost you marks include mixing up meal verbs - "desayunar" (to have breakfast), "comer" (to have lunch), and "cenar" (to have dinner) aren't interchangeable. Also watch out for "es" (it is) versus "son" (they are) when describing food.
Creating adverbs is dead simple once you know the trick: take any adjective, make it feminine, then add "-mente". So "normal" becomes "normalmente" (normally) and "rápido" becomes "rápidamente" (quickly) - perfect for adding detail to your answers.
Exam Hack: Prepare a short story about a special meal using past tenses - it's guaranteed to impress examiners and covers loads of assessment objectives in one go!