Vocabulary guide
Food Vocabulary in English
Build food vocabulary for shopping, meals and everyday conversation. Start with common ingredients and useful meal words, then practice fruit names in the linked video lesson.
Words and example sentences
- bread
- I would like a slice of bread.
- rice
- We eat rice with vegetables.
- noodles
- The noodles are in the bowl.
- egg
- I am cooking an egg.
- cheese
- Put some cheese on the bread.
- milk
- There is milk in the refrigerator.
- apple
- She is eating an apple.
- banana
- A banana is in my lunch box.
- carrot
- Cut the carrot into small pieces.
- tomato
- Add a tomato to the salad.
- breakfast
- I eat breakfast in the morning.
- dinner
- We are making dinner together.
Try it yourself
- Name two foods you eat for breakfast.
- Write a shopping list with five foods.
- Use “I would like …” to ask for food.
Watch a related lesson
Choose a few words each day, say them aloud and use them to describe a real place or activity. Return to the list to check words you find difficult.