Frying food in Spanish

The idea

Freír means to fry. Its present forms include frío and fríe; after haber, both frito and freído are accepted.

Examples

• Frío un huevo para el desayuno.I fry an egg for breakfast.
• ¿Fríes las patatas en aceite?Do you fry the potatoes in oil?
• Mi madre fríe pescado los viernes.My mother fries fish on Fridays.
• Freímos verduras en una sartén.We fry vegetables in a pan.
• Freís cebolla para la cena.You fry onion for dinner.
• Han frito los buñuelos esta mañana.They have fried the fritters this morning.

Watch out

Keep the accent in frío and fríe. As an adjective, use frito, as in huevo frito.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ pescado para mi familia. (frío / frio)

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   frío

   frío matches the speaker and needs an accent.

2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ unas croquetas. (freímos / fríemos)

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   freímos

   freímos matches the plural subject.

3. Choose the correct form: Ellos han ___ las empanadas. (frito / freído)

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   frito / freído

   frito is a participle after han; freído also works.

Use it today

Describe something you fry for a meal.