☀️ 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 translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Basic Breakfast Foods

🥚 Eggs

🇪🇸 Spanish: Huevos
🇫🇷 French: Œufs
🇩🇪 German: Eier
🇮🇹 Italian: Uova
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ovos
🍞 Bread

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pan
🇫🇷 French: Pain
🇩🇪 German: Brot
🇮🇹 Italian: Pane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pão
🍞 Toast

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pan tostado / Tostada
🇫🇷 French: Pain grillé
🇩🇪 German: Toast
🇮🇹 Italian: Pane tostato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Torrada
🥓 Bacon

🇪🇸 Spanish: Tocino
🇫🇷 French: Bacon
🇩🇪 German: Speck
🇮🇹 Italian: Pancetta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bacon
🥞 Pancakes

🇪🇸 Spanish: Panqueques
🇫🇷 French: Crêpes / Pancakes
🇩🇪 German: Pfannkuchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Pancake
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Panquecas
🥣 Cereal

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cereal
🇫🇷 French: Céréales
🇩🇪 German: Müsli / Frühstücksflocken
🇮🇹 Italian: Cereali
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cereal
🧈 Butter

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mantequilla
🇫🇷 French: Beurre
🇩🇪 German: Butter
🇮🇹 Italian: Burro
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Manteiga
🍓 Jam

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mermelada
🇫🇷 French: Confiture
🇩🇪 German: Marmelade
🇮🇹 Italian: Marmellata
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Geleia

🟡 Breakfast Drinks

☕ Coffee

🇪🇸 Spanish: Café
🇫🇷 French: Café
🇩🇪 German: Kaffee
🇮🇹 Italian: Caffè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Café
🥛 Milk

🇪🇸 Spanish: Leche
🇫🇷 French: Lait
🇩🇪 German: Milch
🇮🇹 Italian: Latte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Leite
🧃 Orange juice

🇪🇸 Spanish: Jugo de naranja / Zumo de naranja
🇫🇷 French: Jus d'orange
🇩🇪 German: Orangensaft
🇮🇹 Italian: Succo d'arancia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Suco de laranja
🍵 Tea

🇪🇸 Spanish: Té
🇫🇷 French: Thé
🇩🇪 German: Tee
🇮🇹 Italian: Tè
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chá
☕ Coffee with milk

🇪🇸 Spanish: Café con leche
🇫🇷 French: Café au lait
🇩🇪 German: Kaffee mit Milch
🇮🇹 Italian: Caffè latte
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Café com leite
☕ Hot chocolate

🇪🇸 Spanish: Chocolate caliente
🇫🇷 French: Chocolat chaud
🇩🇪 German: Heiße Schokolade
🇮🇹 Italian: Cioccolata calda
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chocolate quente

🍌 More Breakfast Foods

🍌 Banana

🇪🇸 Spanish: Banana / Plátano
🇫🇷 French: Banane
🇩🇪 German: Banane
🇮🇹 Italian: Banana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Banana
🍓 Fruit

🇪🇸 Spanish: Fruta
🇫🇷 French: Fruit
🇩🇪 German: Obst
🇮🇹 Italian: Frutta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Fruta
🧀 Cheese

🇪🇸 Spanish: Queso
🇫🇷 French: Fromage
🇩🇪 German: Käse
🇮🇹 Italian: Formaggio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Queijo
🥛 Yogurt

🇪🇸 Spanish: Yogur
🇫🇷 French: Yaourt
🇩🇪 German: Joghurt
🇮🇹 Italian: Yogurt
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Iogurte
🥣 Oatmeal

🇪🇸 Spanish: Avena
🇫🇷 French: Porridge / Flocons d'avoine
🇩🇪 German: Haferbrei
🇮🇹 Italian: Porridge d'avena
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Mingau de aveia
🥐 Pastry

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pastel / Bollería
🇫🇷 French: Viennoiserie
🇩🇪 German: Gebäck
🇮🇹 Italian: Pasticcino
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Massa doce / Doce

💬 Common Breakfast Phrases

☕ I drink coffee every morning.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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?

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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?

🇪🇸 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

A: What do you want for breakfast?
🇪🇸 ¿Qué quieres para el desayuno?
🇫🇷 Que veux-tu pour le petit-déjeuner ?
🇩🇪 Was möchtest du zum Frühstück?
🇮🇹 Che cosa vuoi per colazione?
🇵🇹 O que você quer no café da manhã?

B: I want eggs and toast.
🇪🇸 Quiero huevos y pan tostado.
🇫🇷 Je veux des œufs et du pain grillé.
🇩🇪 Ich möchte Eier und Toast.
🇮🇹 Voglio uova e pane tostato.
🇵🇹 Quero ovos e torradas.
At a café

A: What would you like to drink?
🇪🇸 ¿Qué va a tomar?
🇫🇷 Que souhaitez-vous boire ?
🇩🇪 Was möchten Sie trinken?
🇮🇹 Che cosa desidera da bere?
🇵🇹 O que gostaria de beber?

B: A coffee with milk and an orange juice, please.
🇪🇸 Un café con leche y un jugo de naranja, por favor.
🇫🇷 Un café au lait et un jus d'orange, s'il vous plaît.
🇩🇪 Einen Kaffee mit Milch und einen Orangensaft, bitte.
🇮🇹 Un caffè con latte e un succo d'arancia, per favore.
🇵🇹 Um café com leite e um suco de laranja, por favor.

📝 Example Sentences

🥞 Pancakes with honey are delicious.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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.

🇪🇸 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

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

  • I want toast with butter.
  • I drink coffee every morning.
  • Is there any orange juice?
  • I want eggs for breakfast.
  • I eat fruit and yogurt for breakfast.
  • I would like a coffee with milk, please.