Spanish verbs for restaurant
A free Spanish verb conjugator for kitchen and front-of-house teams. The verbs of the kitchen and the floor: cook, chop, fry, serve and clean. Tap a verb to see every tense, or type any other verb.
conjugation
to cook
- Gerund
- Past participle
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What happens now or usually.
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Finished actions in the past.
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Habits, background and descriptions in the past.
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What will happen.
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What would happen.
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What has happened (haber + participle).
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Wishes, doubts and advice.
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Wishes and if-clauses in the past: si tuviera, if I had.
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Instructions and safety rules. Use usted with clients, patients and coworkers you don't know well, and ustedes for a group.
Verb phrases with cocinar
Shortcuts you can use before you know every tense: only the first verb changes, and cocinar stays as it is.
- Estar + gerundioI'm …ingAn action in progress. Past: estaba + gerundio.
- Ir a + infinitivoI'm going to …Plans and the near future.
- Tener que + infinitivoI have to …What you must do, like work tasks.
- Acabar de + infinitivoI just …Something that just happened.
- Soler + infinitivoI usually …Habits and routines.
25 key Spanish verbs for restaurant
Each verb with a real example from the job and its polite (usted) command, the way you give instructions and safety rules. Tap a verb to see all its tenses, or tap a command or example to hear it.
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| cocinarto cookCommand: · No cocine | Cook the chicken to 165 degrees. |
| cortarto cutCommand: · No corte | Dice the onions. |
| picarto chopCommand: · No pique | Chop the cilantro fine. |
| pelarto peelCommand: · No pele | Peel twenty potatoes, please. |
| freírto fryCommand: · No fría | Fry the potatoes for three minutes. |
| hervirto boilCommand: · No hierva | Boil the water for the pasta. |
| hornearto bakeCommand: · No hornee | Bake the bread at 350 degrees. |
| asarto grill, to roastCommand: · No ase | Grill the meat medium. |
| calentarto heatCommand: · No caliente | Heat up the sauce, please. |
| enfriarto coolCommand: · No enfríe | Cool the soup before storing it. |
| descongelarto thawCommand: · No descongele | Thaw the fish in the fridge. |
| mezclarto mixCommand: · No mezcle | Mix the dough for two minutes. |
| probarto tasteCommand: · No pruebe | Taste the soup before serving it. |
| servirto serveCommand: · No sirva | Serve table four first. |
| pedirto orderCommand: · No pida | What did table six order? |
| traerto bringCommand: · No traiga | Bring more plates, please. |
| llevarto takeCommand: · No lleve | Take these plates to table two. |
| limpiarto cleanCommand: · No limpie | Clean your station before leaving. |
| lavarto washCommand: · No lave | Wash your hands. |
| barrerto sweepCommand: · No barra | Sweep the kitchen at closing. |
| trapearto mopCommand: · No trapee | Mop the floor, please. |
| guardarto put away, to storeCommand: · No guarde | Put the meat in the freezer. |
| tirarto throw awayCommand: · No tire | Throw away anything expired. |
| etiquetarto labelCommand: · No etiquete | Label everything with the date. |
| atenderto wait on, to serveCommand: · No atienda | Who's taking care of table eight? |
Go further with your team
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