Frijol

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for May 20, 2009

frijol (masculine noun (el)) — bean. Look up frijol in the dictionary

Me gusta comer frijoles refritos.
I like eating refried beans.

[laepelba]

A mi no me gusta frijoles. Pero lo se usa en burritos. Entonces, cuando en un restaurante, pido burritos sin frijoles.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

A mí no me gustan los frijoles. Pero lo se usan (or "se les usa") en los burritos. Entonces, cuando estoy en un restaurante (or "cuando voy a un restaurante"), pido burritos sin frijoles.

Nice to see you venturing a bit more in Spanish, Lou Ann.

Frijoles: masculino, plural. Gusta: singular. You already knew that.

[laepelba]

Cool! Thanks, Malila! I am really going to try to write a bit in Spanish about each word of the day ... when I can.

Yeah - I knew about the frijoles (plural) and gusta (singular). I keep tripping up on that one because I forget that gustar reverses the subject/object of the English "to like". I got lazy with the accent on the "mí". I knew *that*, too!

But tell me more about the "se usan" or "se les usa". I thought that the generic/impersonal sentences like that use the 2nd person singular imperative verb conjugation preceded by "se". ??

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Cool! Thanks, Malila! I am really going to try to write a bit in Spanish about each word of the day ... when I can.

It's scarey how much you think like me. But I haven't had a chance to do so for a while.

[laepelba]

What a great person to think alike with. Don't we share a birthday? April 30? I'm really trying to MAKE the time to do this. If I'm going to be ANY good at putting sentences together when I'm in Uruguay and Peru in less than SIX WEEKS, I need to really start practicing!!!

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by laepelba

What a great person to think alike with. Don't we share a birthday? April 30?

Oh yeah. Seperated at birth I guess.

And yeah, my "Haven't had a chance" is my standard excuse; in reality I've had plenty of chance, just not the energy to do something that actually requires me to think. That's what a boring, monotonous job does to you; your brain shuts down then refuses to wake back up. :-P

[poli]

There's lots of different words for beans. Different countries have different
words for them. If you don't like beans, maybe it's because you haven't had them prepared well.

habichuelas
zaragosas
gandules
poches
judias
cristianos
moros
habas
frisol
I'm sure there is more. I'm just a gringo.
I'll be in touch in a little over a week.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by poli

There's lots of different words for beans. Different countries have different
words for them. If you don't like beans, maybe it's because you haven't had them prepared well.

habichuelas
zaragosas
gandules
poches
judias
cristianos
moros
habas
frisol
I'm sure there is more. I'm just a gringo.
I'll be in touch in a little over a week.

Those in red I think it is a dish, consisting of beans and rice.

The one in green is not frijol although it is a bean.

And in chile frijoles are called porotos.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

[...]
But tell me more about the "se usan" or "se les usa". I thought that the generic/impersonal sentences like that use the 2nd person singular imperative verb conjugation preceded by "se". ??

Not sure I understand your question...

Impersonal "se" is always conjugated in third person singular.

[Jessica]

What does it mean by "refried"

[CrOtALiTo]

I like the refried beans.

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

I like the refried beans.

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[Rusty]

Originally Posted by jchen

What does it mean by "refried"

Refried beans are fried in oil/lard, once. They aren't fried twice, which is what the English adjective would have us believe.

Refried is the *bad* English translation of refritos (which means fried, emphasis added by re- prefix). So, refried beans are beans (black or pinto) that have been soaked overnight, cooked, mashed into a paste and fried in lard or oil with seasonings (and sometimes onions and peppers).

[María José]

En Madrid usamos la palabra judías, pero en otros sitios de España es distinto. Las palabras para referirse a comidas varían mucho de unas zonas a otras.

[Fazor]

Comí frijoles refritos anoche, con carne, poblanos, y queso. ¡Fue muy bueno!

[irmamar]

I say "judías", too. "Judías" can be "judías verdes", a vegetable with the pod, or "judías secas", what you know as "frijoles". There're some varieties (pintas, blancas, ...), in Valencia one variety is "garrafones", used to do the "paella valenciana", they're very big beans.

[María José]

What's poblano?

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by María José

What's poblano?

Es un tipo de chile. Aqui.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@María José: "poblano" might refer to "chiles poblanos". Some sort of hot "pimiento morrón".

White beans here are called "alubias". They have a nice sweet taste.