{"id":"en-topic-food","language":"en","version":"2026-10-16","name":"English topic: Food and restaurants","purpose":"Ordering, eating, and talking about what you like. 40 English words and phrases, ranked by usefulness, used to check what a learner knows in any language.","methodDetail":"Hand-written topic list, ranked from most to least useful in everyday life.","sources":[{"title":"Assist With Languages topic lists","url":"https://assistwithlanguages.com/vocabulary","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","note":"Written for this site. Ranked by everyday usefulness within each topic; the sense line says which meaning is meant."}],"entries":[{"term":"water","gloss":"to drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 1"]},{"term":"bread","gloss":"the food","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 2"]},{"term":"the menu","gloss":"list of dishes","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 3"]},{"term":"the bill","gloss":"paying at a restaurant","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 4"]},{"term":"I would like...","gloss":"ordering politely","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 5"]},{"term":"coffee","gloss":"the drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 6"]},{"term":"breakfast","gloss":"morning meal","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 7"]},{"term":"lunch","gloss":"midday meal","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 8"]},{"term":"dinner","gloss":"evening meal","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 9"]},{"term":"hungry","gloss":"wanting food","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 10"]},{"term":"thirsty","gloss":"wanting a drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 11"]},{"term":"delicious","gloss":"tastes very good","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 12"]},{"term":"meat","gloss":"animal food","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 13"]},{"term":"chicken","gloss":"the meat","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 14"]},{"term":"fish","gloss":"the food","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 15"]},{"term":"vegetables","gloss":"plants you eat","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 16"]},{"term":"fruit","gloss":"apples, oranges...","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 17"]},{"term":"cheese","gloss":"dairy food","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 18"]},{"term":"egg","gloss":"from a hen","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 19"]},{"term":"rice","gloss":"the grain","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 20"]},{"term":"a table for two","gloss":"at a restaurant","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 21"]},{"term":"the waiter","gloss":"restaurant server","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 22"]},{"term":"a glass of wine","gloss":"the drink","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 23"]},{"term":"beer","gloss":"the drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 24"]},{"term":"tea","gloss":"the drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 25"]},{"term":"milk","gloss":"the drink","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 26"]},{"term":"sugar","gloss":"sweetener","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 27"]},{"term":"salt","gloss":"seasoning","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 28"]},{"term":"spicy","gloss":"hot to taste","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 29"]},{"term":"vegetarian","gloss":"eats no meat","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 30"]},{"term":"I'm allergic to...","gloss":"food allergy","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 31"]},{"term":"a fork","gloss":"for eating","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 32"]},{"term":"a knife","gloss":"for cutting","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 33"]},{"term":"a spoon","gloss":"for soup","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 34"]},{"term":"the kitchen","gloss":"where food is cooked","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 35"]},{"term":"to cook","gloss":"prepare food","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 36"]},{"term":"dessert","gloss":"sweet course","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 37"]},{"term":"the recipe","gloss":"cooking instructions","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 38"]},{"term":"takeaway","gloss":"food to go","kind":"word","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 39"]},{"term":"it's on me","gloss":"I'm paying","kind":"phrase","tags":["Food and restaurants","Rank 40"]}],"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","attribution":"Assist With Languages and the credited sources","itemCount":40}