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Meals & Staples vocabulary — A1

Food vocabulary for everyday meals and kitchen staples, naming bread, rice and eggs and covering the words for breakfast, lunch and dinner that a beginner uses to talk about what they eat each day.

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  1. bread

    /brɛd/

    A common food made by baking flour and water, often eaten in slices.

    Example: I bought a fresh loaf of bread this morning.

    Illustration of bread
  2. rice

    /raɪs/

    Small white or brown grains from a plant, boiled and eaten with many meals.

    Example: We had grilled chicken with a bowl of rice.

    Illustration of rice
  3. soup

    /sup/

    A hot liquid food, often made by cooking vegetables or meat in water.

    Example: On cold days I love a bowl of tomato soup.

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  4. breakfast

    /ˈbrɛkfəst/

    The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

    Example: I had eggs and toast for breakfast.

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  5. dinner

    /ˈdɪnər/

    The main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening.

    Example: We're having pasta for dinner tonight.

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  6. lunch

    /lʌntʃ/

    The meal that people eat in the middle of the day.

    Example: I usually have a sandwich for lunch at work.

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  7. egg

    /ɛɡ/

    A round white or brown food with a hard shell, laid by a hen.

    Example: She eats a fried egg with toast every morning.

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  8. butter

    /ˈbʌtər/

    A soft yellow food made from milk that people spread on bread.

    Example: Could you pass the butter for my toast, please?

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  9. sugar

    /ˈʃʊɡər/

    White or brown grains that people add to food and drinks to make them taste sweet.

    Example: I take two spoons of sugar in my tea.

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  10. cheese

    /tʃiz/

    A firm yellow or white food made from milk, often cut into slices for sandwiches.

    Example: He put extra cheese on top of the pasta.

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  11. biscuit

    /ˈbɪskət/

    A small, thin, hard sweet cake that you often eat with tea.

    Example: She dunked a biscuit in her tea.

    Illustration of biscuit

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