10.5: Ordering your steak – well done to rare

If you are traveling to a place you have never been before, you may run into dishes you don’t know. In these cases you may want to ask what is in the dish. You'll learn how to do that in this m-episode, including uncommon ingredients.

If you are going to order steak in Latin America they will probably ask you how well you would like it cooked. This 5th episode will teach you how to order your steak just how you like it, and know what to expect when the order is taken.

While the variety of food you can try when traveling around Latin America and Mexico is almost limitless, there are some staple dishes that you can see almost everywhere. You'll learn about these, and how to order them, in this 4th episode.

This 3rd episode covers the cultural notes surrounding dining in Latin American countries. You'll learn about common dining times and customs, and things to avoid when eating out, along with tips to have the best experience possible.

The best way to get familiar with how to dine at a Latin American restaurant is to dive into the conversation. You'll do just that in this 2nd episode, a conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs and a waiter at a restaurant. They are seated at a table and order their meal.

Welcome to Unit 10 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. Objectives. In this unit, you will learn how to ask for the menu, understand when the waiter asks what you want to order, ask what are certain dishes, and order your meal.

This 11th episode is a quick recap of Unit 9 of the Live Lingua Spanish Podcast. It offers a congratulations on your hard work so far in learning Spanish.

This 10th episode is a visualization practice that will help you imagine yourself dining at a restaurant in a Latin American country -- can you successfully ask for a table, peruse the menu, and order drinks? You should be able to, after reviewing the episodes in this Unit.

In this 9th episode, you will listen again to the first conversation you heard at the beginning of Unit 9. You should now be able to understand it. If there are any parts you are still not clear about, just replay this episode.

This 8th episode brings together everything you have learned so far about dining in a restaurant in Latin America. We'll form more of a realistic situation by entering, asking for a table, and ordering drinks, all in the Spanish language.