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42 Spanish Phrases for the Meat and Fish Counter
42 compact Spanish phrases for shopping at meat and fish counters, including cuts, weight, minced meat, freshness, fish cleaning, and packaging.
Meat Cuts
- 01
Quisiera filetes de ternera.
I would like beef steaks.
- 02
Cortados un poco gruesos.
Cut a little thick.
- 03
Pechugas sin piel.
Skinless chicken breasts.
- 04
Carne para guiso.
Meat for stew.
- 05
Carne para la plancha.
Meat for the griddle.
- 06
Quite la grasa, por favor.
Remove the fat, please.
- 07
¿Está tierna esta pieza?
Is this piece tender?
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Weight and Price
- 08
Medio kilo, por favor.
Half a kilo, please.
- 09
Un poco menos, gracias.
A little less, thanks.
- 10
Para cuatro raciones.
For four portions.
- 11
¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo?
How much is it per kilo?
- 12
Péselo antes de cortarlo.
Weigh it before cutting it.
- 13
Alrededor de setecientos gramos.
Around seven hundred grams.
- 14
No necesito tanto.
I do not need that much.
Minced Meat
- 15
Carne picada al momento.
Freshly minced meat.
- 16
Mezcla de ternera y cerdo.
A mix of beef and pork.
- 17
Para albóndigas, por favor.
For meatballs, please.
- 18
No muy grasa.
Not very fatty.
- 19
Picada una sola vez.
Minced only once.
- 20
¿La preparan ahora?
Do you prepare it now?
- 21
En paquetes pequeños.
In small packages.
Fish Freshness
- 22
¿Qué pescado está fresco?
Which fish is fresh?
- 23
¿Llegó hoy este pescado?
Did this fish arrive today?
- 24
Ojos claros y brillantes.
Clear and bright eyes.
- 25
Sin olor fuerte.
Without a strong smell.
- 26
Para cocinar al horno.
For cooking in the oven.
- 27
¿Cuánto dura en nevera?
How long does it keep in the fridge?
- 28
Quiero algo suave.
I want something mild.
Fish Preparation
- 29
Límpielo, por favor.
Clean it, please.
- 30
Quite las vísceras.
Remove the guts.
- 31
En filetes sin espinas.
In boneless fillets.
- 32
En rodajas gruesas.
In thick slices.
- 33
Deje la piel.
Leave the skin on.
- 34
Guarde la cabeza.
Save the head.
- 35
Para hacer caldo.
For making stock.
Packaging
- 36
Envuelva todo separado.
Wrap everything separately.
- 37
Al vacío, por favor.
Vacuum-packed, please.
- 38
Bolsa térmica, por favor.
Insulated bag, please.
- 39
Para congelar en casa.
For freezing at home.
- 40
Necesito llevarlo lejos.
I need to carry it far.
- 41
Separe pescado y carne.
Separate fish and meat.
- 42
Gracias por prepararlo.
Thank you for preparing it.
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