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🍽️ · Chapter 5 · Intermediate — Exercise 2: Sunday Lunch
Tres horas a la mesa, sin escapatoria.
Lucía is coaching you through a classic Spanish Sunday lunch: aperitivo, endless conversation, sobremesa, and the tiny social choices that make you feel part of the family.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 words. You'll use them to talk about long family lunches, social rituals and what you would do at the table.
el aperitivo
→
appetizer / pre-lunch drink
la sobremesa
→
time chatting after a meal
el plato
→
dish / course
el postre
→
dessert
la mesa
→
table
la conversación
→
conversation
servir
→
to serve
brindar
→
to make a toast
la comida casera
→
home-cooked food
la siesta
→
nap