Mi receta de ensalada saludable

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Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Cooking, vegetables, health, instructions, 630 words

A simple salad recipe for kids with Spanish instructions. A2 level. Covers vegetable vocabulary, kitchen tools, and cooking verbs.

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Primero, vamos a preparar los ingredientes.

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First, let's prepare the ingredients.

vamos a + infinitive = near future, "going to". Equivalent to English "let's prepare".

Essential for giving instructions and making plans.

Es muy importante para tener mucha energía

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It's very important to have lots of energy.

Es muy importante + infinitive is the standard way to express importance in Spanish.

Useful for talking about health, habits, and nutrition.

Es fundamental limpiar los alimentos antes de comerlos

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It is essential to clean food before eating them.

Es fundamental = it is fundamental/essential. Stronger than "importante". Followed by infinitive.

Key phrase for food hygiene and health discussions.

Añadimos todas estas verduras al bol

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We add all these vegetables to the bowl.

Añadir = to add. Añadimos = we add (present simple, -ar regular verb).

Core cooking verb for combining ingredients.

El último paso es el aliño

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The last step is the dressing.

El último paso = the last step. Aliño = the dressing (oil and vinegar mixture).

Use this to describe recipe sequences and stages.

¡Ya está lista!

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It's ready!

¡Ya está lista! = it's done! Lista agrees with the feminine noun ensalada. Use it when food is served.

Perfect for announcing a dish is done.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

ensalada (f.)

la ensalada

salad

Ensalada is feminine (la ensalada). It can be a main dish or a side. "Una ensalada" = a salad.

Essential food vocabulary for A2.

aliño (m.)

el aliño

dressing, sauce

Aliño is masculine (el aliño). It refers to oil and vinegar dressing for salads. Synonyms: aderezo, vinagreta.

Useful word for recipes and food descriptions.

verduras (f.pl.)

las verduras

vegetables

Verduras = las verduras (collective feminine plural). Individual vegetables: la lechuga, el tomate, el pepino.

Core food and health vocabulary at A2.

ingredientes (m.pl.)

los ingredientes

ingredients

Ingredientes is masculine plural. Used with "necesitamos" = we need. Common ones: lechuga, tomate, pepino, zanahoria, maíz.

Essential word for any recipe or cooking dialogue.

pelar

to peel

Pelar = to peel (remove skin). Regular -ar verb: pelo, pelas, pela. Also: pelar un huevo, pelar una manzana.

Common cooking verb alongside cortar and lavar.

cortar

to cut

Cortar = to cut. Regular -ar verb: corto, cortas, corta. Used with kitchen tools: cortar con un cuchillo.

One of the most used kitchen verbs in any language.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

IR + A + infinitive (near future)

Primero, vamos a preparar los ingredientes.

Going to do something

Ir (present) + a + infinitive = near future plans. Forms: voy a, vas a, va a, vamos a, van a. Very common in recipes.

Used in every recipe and planning conversation.

Present simple: regular -ar verbs

Lavamos muy bien todas las verduras con agua fría.

Present simple of regular -ar verbs

Regular -ar verbs: stem + -o, -as, -a, -amos, -an. Lavar → lavo, lavas, lava, lavamos, lavan. Article verbs: lavamos, cortamos, añadimos, mezclamos.

Most verbs in the article are regular -ar. This is the foundation.

Quantity expressions

tres cucharadas de aceite de oliva

Number + measure + de + ingredient

Pattern: number + tablespoon/spoon/pinch + de + ingredient. tres cucharadas de aceite, una cucharada de vinagre, una pizca de sal.

Essential for following and giving recipes accurately.

Ser + noun (essential qualities)

El último paso es el aliño.

Ser + noun for defining things

Ser = to be (permanent/essential). Use ser to define things: El paso es el aliño. La ensalada es deliciosa. Contrast with estar for temporary states.