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"French fries" is a form of "french fry", a noun which is often translated as "la papa frita". "For lunch" is a phrase which is often translated as "para el almuerzo". Learn more about the difference between "for lunch" and "french fries" below.
for lunch(
fuhr
luhnch
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. para el almuerzo
Don't take any of that pie. We're going to eat it for lunch.No tomes nada de esa tarta. Vamos a comerla para el almuerzo.
french fry(
frehnch
fray
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la papa frita (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I ordered french fries with my burger.Pedí papas fritas con mi hamburguesa.
b. la patata frita (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Do you have any ketchup to dip my french fries in?¿Tiene catsup para mojar mis patatas fritas?
