Healthy vegetables: Spanish A1 for kids
Learn Spanish names for vegetables and food. A1 level text about healthy eating for kids. Read with translation.
Las verduras en la mesa
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What you'll learn
Vegetables (zanahoria, tomate, patata, brócoli), vegetable colors, flavors (dulce, salado), simple verbs (comer, cocinar).
This article describes different types of fresh vegetables, their color, and preparation methods. The text is created for A1 beginners. The reader will learn basic culinary terms, vegetable names, and colors.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
A mí me gustan mucho las verduras coloridas
newI really like colorful vegetables
The construction "a mí me gustan" is how you say you like something. "A mí" emphasizes that it is you who likes it.
Children learn to express food preferences.
Mi verdura favorita es la zanahoria naranja
newMy favorite vegetable is the orange carrot
"Mi verdura favorita es..." is the standard pattern for expressing favorites.
Learn to talk about favorite foods.
La zanahoria es muy buena para nuestros ojos
newCarrots are very good for our eyes
"Ser bueno para" means "to be good for". This phrase connects food to health benefits.
Useful for talking about health benefits of food.
Las patatas nos dan la energía que necesitamos
newPotatoes give us the energy we need
"Dar energía" is how you say food gives you strength for activities.
Learn to explain why food is important.
Mezclamos la lechuga verde con zanahoria dulce y tomate rojo
newWe mix green lettuce with sweet carrot and red tomato
A simple sentence about making salad. "Mezclar" means to combine ingredients.
Useful for describing food preparation.
Comprar verduras frescas es una actividad muy bonita
newBuying fresh vegetables is a very nice activity
Using an infinitive at the start of a sentence ("Comprar...") makes it more formal.
Learn to talk about family activities together.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
vegetable
la verdura
vegetable
"La verdura" is the general term for vegetables. The plural "las verduras" is used more often.
Basic vocabulary for the food topic.
carrot
la zanahoria
carrot
Feminine noun. "La zanahoria" is an orange-colored carrot. Remember that nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine.
Key vegetable mentioned many times in the article.
tomato
el tomate
tomato
Masculine! Despite ending in "-e", "el tomate" is masculine. This is a common mistake for English speakers.
Common vegetable, important to know the correct gender.
potato
la patata
potato
"La patata" is the Spanish word for potato (Latin Americans use "la papa").
Staple food in Spanish-speaking countries.
broccoli
el brócoli
broccoli
"El brócoli" is masculine. The article compares it to a little tree — "un pequeño árbol".
Useful vegetable for healthy eating topic.
lettuce
la lechuga
lettuce
"La lechuga" is feminine. Used for making green salads.
Key ingredient for salads.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
The "a mí me gusta" construction
A mí me gustan mucho las verduras
A mí me gustan las verduras
"Gustar" means "to like". "A mí" + "me" + "gustan" emphasizes who likes. For multiple items use "gustan".
Essential pattern for expressing preferences in Spanish.
Ser for describing qualities
Es una verdura muy crujiente y dulce
Es una verdura muy crujiente y dulce
"Ser" is used for permanent qualities: taste, color, texture. "Es crujiente" describes the vegetable itself.
Important to distinguish ser and estar for descriptions.
Present tense: regular -ar verbs
Mi mamá corta la zanahoria en trozos pequeños
Mi mamá corta la zanahoria
Regular -ar verbs in present: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an. "Cortar" → "corta" (he/she cuts).
Basic present tense for daily communication.
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