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Basic Spanish in 10 Days: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
  • Language-reviewed October 13, 2026
Start with the lessonsBasic Spanish: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 4: Food and drink, Shopping and prices and At a café

  1. Question 1 of 30

    What does 'el pescado' mean?
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    Answer: B. fish

    El pescado is fish as food. Meat is la carne, chicken is el pollo and cheese is el queso.

  2. Question 2 of 30

    What is 'el zumo de naranja'?
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    Answer: A. orange juice

    Zumo is juice in Spain (jugo in Latin America). Naranja is orange.

  3. Question 3 of 30

    Which article goes with 'leche'?
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    Answer: C. la

    Leche (milk) is a feminine noun: la leche.

  4. Question 4 of 30

    Complete: '___ agua está muy fría.'
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    Answer: A. El

    Agua is feminine, but it takes el because it starts with a stressed a: el agua.

  5. Question 5 of 30

    What is the plural of 'el limón'?
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    Answer: B. los limones

    After a consonant, add -es. The accent is not needed in the plural: limones.

  6. Question 6 of 30

    How do you say 'I eat bread' (some bread)?
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    Answer: D. Como pan.

    Spanish has no word for 'some' here. Just use the noun: Como pan.

  7. Question 7 of 30

    How do you say 'I like cheese'?
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    Answer: B. Me gusta el queso.

    After gustar, use el, la, los or las to talk about food in general: Me gusta el queso. El queso is one thing, so use gusta.

  8. Question 8 of 30

    Listen. What does the speaker drink at breakfast?
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    En el desayuno tomo pan con tomate y un café con leche.

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    Answer: A. Coffee with milk

    The speaker drinks un café con leche: coffee with milk. Pan con tomate is what they eat.

    Transcript

    En el desayuno tomo pan con tomate y un café con leche.

  9. Question 9 of 30

    Listen. What does Diego eat?
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    Carla: ¿Comes carne?
    Diego: No, soy vegetariano. Como mucha verdura, arroz y huevos.

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    Answer: C. Vegetables, rice and eggs

    Diego is vegetarian. He says como mucha verdura, arroz y huevos: vegetables, rice and eggs.

    Transcript

    Carla: ¿Comes carne?
    Diego: No, soy vegetariano. Como mucha verdura, arroz y huevos.

  10. Question 10 of 30

    Read the shopping list. Which fruit is on the list?

    Lista de la compra:
    - un kilo de patatas
    - pan
    - leche
    - seis huevos
    - plátanos
    - queso

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    Answer: B. Bananas

    Plátanos means bananas in Spain. The other items are potatoes, bread, milk, eggs and cheese.

  11. Question 11 of 30

    What does '¿Cuánto cuesta?' mean?
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    Answer: B. How much is it?

    Cuánto means how much and cuesta means costs: ¿Cuánto cuesta? = How much is it?

  12. Question 12 of 30

    Complete: '¿Cuánto ___ estos zapatos?'
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    Answer: C. cuestan

    Zapatos is plural, so use cuestan. The o in costar changes to ue: cuesta, cuestan.

  13. Question 13 of 30

    How do you say €4.50?
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    Answer: A. cuatro euros con cincuenta

    Say the euros, then con and the céntimos: cuatro euros con cincuenta.

  14. Question 14 of 30

    Where do you pay in a shop?
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    Answer: A. en la caja

    La caja is the checkout. El probador is the fitting room, la talla is the size and la bolsa is the bag.

  15. Question 15 of 30

    Choose the correct word: '___ manzanas' (these)
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    Answer: A. estas

    Manzanas is feminine and plural, so 'these' is estas.

  16. Question 16 of 30

    Complete: '¿Tiene esta camiseta en una talla más ___?' (bigger)
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    Answer: C. grande

    Más grande means bigger. Talla is singular, and grande is the same for masculine and feminine.

  17. Question 17 of 30

    The cashier asks: '¿Con tarjeta o en efectivo?' What does she want to know?
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    Answer: A. How you want to pay

    Tarjeta is a card and efectivo is cash. She is asking how you want to pay.

  18. Question 18 of 30

    Listen. How much is the total?
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    Dependienta: Son doce euros con veinte.
    Cliente: Aquí tiene.

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    Answer: B. €12.20

    The shop assistant says doce euros con veinte: 12 euros and 20 céntimos.

    Transcript

    Dependienta: Son doce euros con veinte.
    Cliente: Aquí tiene.

  19. Question 19 of 30

    Listen. What size does the customer ask for?
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    Cliente: ¿Tiene estos pantalones en la talla cuarenta y dos?
    Dependiente: Sí, aquí los tiene.

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    Answer: B. 42

    The customer asks for la talla cuarenta y dos: size 42.

    Transcript

    Cliente: ¿Tiene estos pantalones en la talla cuarenta y dos?
    Dependiente: Sí, aquí los tiene.

  20. Question 20 of 30

    Read the sign. How much were the shoes before the sale?

    REBAJAS
    Camisetas: 8 €
    Zapatos: 30 € (antes: 45 €)
    Pago con tarjeta o en efectivo

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    Answer: B. 45 euros

    Rebajas means sale. Antes means before: the shoes were 45 € before and are 30 € now.

  21. Question 21 of 30

    What does 'La cuenta, por favor' mean?
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    Answer: A. The bill, please.

    La cuenta is the bill. Say it when you want to pay.

  22. Question 22 of 30

    What is 'un café solo'?
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    Answer: C. A small black coffee

    Solo means alone: a café solo is coffee with no milk. A coffee with milk is un café con leche.

  23. Question 23 of 30

    The waiter asks: '¿Algo más?' What does it mean?
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    Answer: C. Anything else?

    Algo means something and más means more: ¿Algo más? = Anything else?

  24. Question 24 of 30

    Which is the most polite way to order a tea?
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    Answer: A. Quisiera un té, por favor.

    Quisiera (I would like) with por favor is the most polite. Quiero and dame sound direct.

  25. Question 25 of 30

    Complete: 'Me ___ un bocadillo de jamón, por favor.' (I would like)
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    Answer: B. gustaría

    Me gustaría means 'I would like'. Me gusta means 'I like' and is not used to order.

  26. Question 26 of 30

    In Spain, a waiter says: '¿Qué le pongo?' What does he mean?
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    Answer: B. What can I get you?

    In Spain, ¿Qué le pongo? is a common way for a waiter to ask what you want to order.

  27. Question 27 of 30

    The waiter asks: '¿Qué van a tomar?' Choose the best answer.
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    Answer: D. Para mí, un zumo de naranja.

    The waiter asks what you are having, so order: Para mí, un zumo de naranja (an orange juice for me).

  28. Question 28 of 30

    Listen. What does the woman order?
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    Camarero: Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?
    Mujer: Quería un cortado y una tostada con tomate, por favor.

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    Answer: D. A cortado and toast with tomato

    She says quería un cortado y una tostada con tomate: a cortado and toast with tomato.

    Transcript

    Camarero: Buenos días, ¿qué le pongo?
    Mujer: Quería un cortado y una tostada con tomate, por favor.

  29. Question 29 of 30

    Listen. How much does the customer pay?
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    Cliente: ¿Cuánto es?
    Camarera: Son tres euros con ochenta.

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    Answer: C. €3.80

    The waitress says tres euros con ochenta: 3 euros and 80 céntimos.

    Transcript

    Cliente: ¿Cuánto es?
    Camarera: Son tres euros con ochenta.

  30. Question 30 of 30

    Read the menu. You order a tea and toast with tomato. How much is it?

    Café Central
    Café solo: 1,40 €
    Café con leche: 1,70 €
    Té: 1,60 €
    Zumo de naranja natural: 3,00 €
    Tostada con tomate: 2,50 €

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    Answer: C. €4.10

    A tea is 1,60 € and toast with tomato is 2,50 €: 1.60 + 2.50 = 4.10 euros.

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