More translation homework

More translation homework
 

Word bank:
lo mismo
especialidad de la casa
pediste
a la carta

1. --¿Qué pediste en el restaurante mexicano?
--Pues, pedí tacos de pollo a la carta.

2. --Yo también pedí lo mismo. Creo que son la especialidad de la casa.


Translations

1. What did you order at the Mexican restaurant?
Well, I ordered chicken tacos a la cart.:?: I think Sra. said that there wasn't really a meaning, and that it's this. I'm not sure...:thinking::confused:

2. I also ordered the same thing. I think they're the House Special (???).

Look up especialidad. Special is close, but you need to translate especialidad.

A la carta has the same meaning as à la carte, which is French for 'according to the menu'. In English, we borrowed the phrase without modification, though sometimes you'll see it without the accent over the a.

specialty.

Good Job!

Well, I ordered chicken tacos a la cart.
So should this be:
"Well, I ordered chicken tacos according to the menu"?

No, use à la carte. This is English and is perfectly understood. It means you ordered individual items of food rather than an entrée (another English word we borrowed from French).

ok. thanks :-)