Vocabulary

• food tour: A guided tour that focuses on sampling and learning about local cuisine.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• chow down: To eat quickly and enthusiastically; to devour.
• go on: To continue doing something
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• going on: To continue doing something
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• right up there: Among the best or most successful.
• have to: Must do
• eat in: To have a meal at home instead of going out.
• watering hole: A place where animals regularly go to drink.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• full day: A complete day, from morning to night.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• syrup: Sugary liquid e.g. used on pancakes
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
• couple: To join something to something else
• foam: Mix of a liquid and air to form a mass of bubbles
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• gauge: A tool used to measure things
• quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• roast: To strongly criticize often in a teasing manner
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• flame: To glow
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• fountain: Structure out of which a jet of water comes
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
• fitness: Good physical condition; being in shape
• lettuce: Salad vegetable that has large thin green leaves
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
• cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• tuna: Large sea fish that is caught for food
• come: To arrive at a place
• main: Most important; most often used
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• corn: Small, painful hard spot on the foot
• gelato: Italian ice cream
• grape: Fruit from which wine is made
• grandson: Your son or daughter's son
• barrio: Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city