El Pato Dice ¡Cuac! (The Duck Says Quack!)

Learning Objectives Identify 5 common food items in Spanish. Say 'Me gusta' for foods they like. Say 'No me gusta' for foods they do not like. Use 'un' or 'una' with a food item. Answer the question '¿Qué come el pato?' (What does the duck eat?). Count up to 5 food items in Spanish. Our friend, el pato 🦆, is very hungry! ¿Qué come el pato? Let's find out! Today, we will learn the Spanish words for yummy foods. We will help our duck friend, Pato, talk about his favorite snacks. Learning food words helps us talk about what we eat every day! Real-World Applications Telling a friend what snack you like 🍎 Playing 'restaurant' in Spanish 🍽️ Understanding food words in Spanish songs and stories 📚 Talking...

TermDefinitionExample La manzana 🍎This is a red or green fruit. It is an 'apple'.El pato come una manzana. (The duck eats an apple.) El plátano 🍌This is a long, yellow fruit. It is a 'banana'.Me gusta el plátano. (I like the banana.) La leche 🥛This is a white drink from a cow. It is 'milk'.El pato bebe leche. (The duck drinks milk.) El pan 🍞We use this to make sandwiches. It is 'bread'.Pato come pan. (Pato eats bread.) El queso 🧀This is a yellow food made from milk. It is 'cheese'.Me gusta el queso. (I like cheese.) El agua 💧This is a clear drink. It is 'water'.Bebo agua. (I drink water.)

Saying You Like Something: Me gusta 👍 Me gusta + el/la + [food name] To say you like a food, always start with 'Me gusta'. It means 'I like it'. Saying You Don't Like Something: No me gusta 👎 No me gusta + el/la + [food name] To say you don't like a food, put 'No' in front of 'me gusta'. A or An: Un y Una Use 'una' for girl words (like manzana). Use 'un' for boy words (like plátano). In Spanish, words are like boys or girls. 'Una' and 'un' both mean 'a' or 'an'.