☀️ Breakfast

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In this section you'll learn useful English vocabulary for breakfast foods, drinks, and common morning meals. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Breakfast Foods

🥚 Eggs
food from hens, often eaten in the morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Huevos
🇫🇷 French: Œufs
🇩🇪 German: Eier
🇮🇹 Italian: Uova
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ovos
🍞 Bread
a baked food made from flour
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pan
🇫🇷 French: Pain
🇩🇪 German: Brot
🇮🇹 Italian: Pane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pão
🍞 Toast
bread that is cooked until brown and crisp
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pan tostado / Tostada
🇫🇷 French: Pain grillé
🇩🇪 German: Toast
🇮🇹 Italian: Pane tostato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Torrada
🥓 Bacon
thin salted meat, often fried
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tocino
🇫🇷 French: Bacon
🇩🇪 German: Speck
🇮🇹 Italian: Pancetta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bacon
🥞 Pancakes
flat cakes cooked in a pan
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Panqueques
🇫🇷 French: Crêpes / Pancakes
🇩🇪 German: Pfannkuchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pancake
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Panquecas
🥣 Cereal
dry grain food eaten with milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cereal
🇫🇷 French: Céréales
🇩🇪 German: Müsli / Frühstücksflocken
🇮🇹 Italian: Cereali
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cereal
🧈 Butter
a yellow fat made from milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mantequilla
🇫🇷 French: Beurre
🇩🇪 German: Butter
🇮🇹 Italian: Burro
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Manteiga
🍓 Jam
sweet fruit spread for bread
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mermelada
🇫🇷 French: Confiture
🇩🇪 German: Marmelade
🇮🇹 Italian: Marmellata
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Geleia

🟡 Breakfast Drinks

☕ Coffee
a hot dark drink made from coffee beans
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Café
🇫🇷 French: Café
🇩🇪 German: Kaffee
🇮🇹 Italian: Caffè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Café
🥛 Milk
a white drink from cows
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Leche
🇫🇷 French: Lait
🇩🇪 German: Milch
🇮🇹 Italian: Latte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Leite
🧃 Orange juice
a drink made from oranges
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Jugo de naranja / Zumo de naranja
🇫🇷 French: Jus d'orange
🇩🇪 German: Orangensaft
🇮🇹 Italian: Succo d'arancia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Suco de laranja
🍵 Tea
a hot drink made from tea leaves
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Té
🇫🇷 French: Thé
🇩🇪 German: Tee
🇮🇹 Italian: Tè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chá
☕ Coffee with milk
coffee mixed with milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Café con leche
🇫🇷 French: Café au lait
🇩🇪 German: Kaffee mit Milch
🇮🇹 Italian: Caffè latte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Café com leite
☕ Hot chocolate
a warm sweet drink made with chocolate
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Chocolate caliente
🇫🇷 French: Chocolat chaud
🇩🇪 German: Heiße Schokolade
🇮🇹 Italian: Cioccolata calda
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chocolate quente

🍌 More Breakfast Foods

🍌 Banana
a long yellow fruit
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Banana / Plátano
🇫🇷 French: Banane
🇩🇪 German: Banane
🇮🇹 Italian: Banana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Banana
🍓 Fruit
sweet food that grows on plants
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Fruta
🇫🇷 French: Fruit
🇩🇪 German: Obst
🇮🇹 Italian: Frutta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fruta
🧀 Cheese
a food made from milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Queso
🇫🇷 French: Fromage
🇩🇪 German: Käse
🇮🇹 Italian: Formaggio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Queijo
🥛 Yogurt
a thick sour milk food
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Yogur
🇫🇷 French: Yaourt
🇩🇪 German: Joghurt
🇮🇹 Italian: Yogurt
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Iogurte
🥣 Oatmeal
hot cooked oats eaten for breakfast
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Avena
🇫🇷 French: Porridge / Flocons d'avoine
🇩🇪 German: Haferbrei
🇮🇹 Italian: Porridge d'avena
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mingau de aveia
🥐 Pastry
a sweet baked breakfast item, like a croissant
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pastel / Bollería
🇫🇷 French: Viennoiserie
🇩🇪 German: Gebäck
🇮🇹 Italian: Pasticcino
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Massa doce / Doce

💬 Common Breakfast Phrases

☕ I drink coffee every morning.
I have coffee each morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tomo café todas las mañanas.
🇫🇷 French: Je bois du café tous les matins.
🇩🇪 German: Ich trinke jeden Morgen Kaffee.
🇮🇹 Italian: Bevo il caffè tutte le mattine.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu tomo café todas as manhãs.
🥚 I want two eggs for breakfast.
I would like two eggs in the morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero dos huevos para el desayuno.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux deux œufs pour le petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte zwei Eier zum Frühstück.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio due uova per colazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero dois ovos no café da manhã.
🍞 I want toast with butter.
I would like toasted bread and butter
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero una tostada con mantequilla.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux une tartine avec du beurre.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte Toast mit Butter.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio del pane tostato con burro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero uma torrada com manteiga.
🧃 Is there any orange juice?
do you have orange juice?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Hay jugo de naranja?
🇫🇷 French: Y a-t-il du jus d'orange ?
🇩🇪 German: Gibt es Orangensaft?
🇮🇹 Italian: C'è del succo d'arancia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem suco de laranja?

🍽️ Ordering Breakfast

☕ I would like a coffee with milk, please.
a polite way to order coffee with milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quisiera un café con leche, por favor.
🇫🇷 French: Je voudrais un café au lait, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 German: Ich hätte gern einen Kaffee mit Milch, bitte.
🇮🇹 Italian: Vorrei un caffè con latte, per favore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu gostaria de um café com leite, por favor.
🥚 I want eggs with toast.
I would like eggs and toasted bread
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quiero huevos con pan tostado.
🇫🇷 French: Je veux des œufs avec du pain grillé.
🇩🇪 German: Ich möchte Eier mit Toast.
🇮🇹 Italian: Voglio uova con pane tostato.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quero ovos com torradas.
🧃 For me, an orange juice.
I will have orange juice
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Para mí, un jugo de naranja.
🇫🇷 French: Pour moi, un jus d'orange.
🇩🇪 German: Für mich einen Orangensaft.
🇮🇹 Italian: Per me, un succo d'arancia.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Para mim, um suco de laranja.
🥣 Do you have oatmeal for breakfast?
is oatmeal on the breakfast menu?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tienen avena para el desayuno?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous du porridge pour le petit-déjeuner ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie Haferbrei zum Frühstück?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete il porridge d'avena per colazione?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vocês têm mingau de aveia no café da manhã?

🌎 Regional Vocabulary Tip

The word for orange juice varies by region. In Spanish you'll hear jugo de naranja across much of Latin America and zumo de naranja in Spain.
The word for banana also varies across Spanish-speaking countries. Common words include banana and plátano.
Breakfast traditions differ widely around the world, but the English vocabulary on this page is understood internationally.

💬 Everyday Conversations

At breakfast
choosing breakfast food
A: What do you want for breakfast?
B: I want eggs and toast.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué quieres para el desayuno?
🇪🇸 B: Quiero huevos y pan tostado.

🇫🇷 A: Que veux-tu pour le petit-déjeuner ?
🇫🇷 B: Je veux des œufs et du pain grillé.

🇩🇪 A: Was möchtest du zum Frühstück?
🇩🇪 B: Ich möchte Eier und Toast.

🇮🇹 A: Che cosa vuoi per colazione?
🇮🇹 B: Voglio uova e pane tostato.

🇵🇹 A: O que você quer no café da manhã?
🇵🇹 B: Quero ovos e torradas.
At a café
ordering drinks at a café
A: What would you like to drink?
B: A coffee with milk and an orange juice, please.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué va a tomar?
🇪🇸 B: Un café con leche y un jugo de naranja, por favor.

🇫🇷 A: Que souhaitez-vous boire ?
🇫🇷 B: Un café au lait et un jus d'orange, s'il vous plaît.

🇩🇪 A: Was möchten Sie trinken?
🇩🇪 B: Einen Kaffee mit Milch und einen Orangensaft, bitte.

🇮🇹 A: Che cosa desidera da bere?
🇮🇹 B: Un caffè con latte e un succo d'arancia, per favore.

🇵🇹 A: O que gostaria de beber?
🇵🇹 B: Um café com leite e um suco de laranja, por favor.

📝 Example Sentences

🥞 Pancakes with honey are delicious.
pancakes taste very good with honey
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los panqueques con miel son deliciosos.
🇫🇷 French: Les pancakes au miel sont délicieux.
🇩🇪 German: Pfannkuchen mit Honig sind lecker.
🇮🇹 Italian: I pancake con il miele sono deliziosi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Panquecas com mel são deliciosas.
🥣 I eat cereal with milk in the morning.
I have cereal and milk for breakfast
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Como cereal con leche por la mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Je mange des céréales avec du lait le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Ich esse morgens Müsli mit Milch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mangio cereali con latte al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu como cereal com leite pela manhã.
🍓 Strawberry jam is my favorite.
I like jam made from strawberries best
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La mermelada de fresa es mi favorita.
🇫🇷 French: La confiture de fraises est ma préférée.
🇩🇪 German: Erdbeermarmelade ist meine Lieblingssorte.
🇮🇹 Italian: La marmellata di fragole è la mia preferita.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Geleia de morango é a minha favorita.
🍌 I eat fruit and yogurt for breakfast.
my morning meal is fruit and yogurt
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Como fruta y yogur para el desayuno.
🇫🇷 French: Je mange des fruits et du yaourt au petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Ich esse Obst und Joghurt zum Frühstück.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mangio frutta e yogurt a colazione.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu como frutas e iogurte no café da manhã.
☕ I always drink coffee with milk in the morning.
every morning I have coffee mixed with milk
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Siempre tomo café con leche por la mañana.
🇫🇷 French: Je bois toujours un café au lait le matin.
🇩🇪 German: Ich trinke morgens immer Kaffee mit Milch.
🇮🇹 Italian: Bevo sempre il caffè con latte al mattino.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Eu sempre tomo café com leite pela manhã.
🥣 Oatmeal is a popular breakfast option.
many people eat oatmeal in the morning
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La avena es una opción popular para el desayuno.
🇫🇷 French: Le porridge est un choix populaire pour le petit-déjeuner.
🇩🇪 German: Haferbrei ist eine beliebte Frühstücksoption.
🇮🇹 Italian: Il porridge d'avena è una colazione molto popolare.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mingau de aveia é uma opção popular para o café da manhã.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

Read the situation. Choose the word or phrase that fits best. Do not pick a close breakfast word if a more precise one is on the page.
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