Yo no voy a cenar hamburguesa.
I'm not having a burger for dinner.
At ordering time everyone picks something different, and a burger isn't everyone's favorite. After cenar, the word needs no article.
From Son como niños · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "hamburger" in Spanish
la hamburguesa
nounfeminineplural: las hamburguesassilent h
"Hamburger" in Spanish is la hamburguesa, said am-boor-GEH-sah. The h is silent and the word is feminine, so a cheeseburger is una hamburguesa con queso. To order one, say Una hamburguesa, por favor.
Hear "hamburguesa" in real movie scenes
Three scenes: turning one down, building one and admiring one. Each video starts and stops on that line.
¿Qué quieres poner en tu hamburguesa?
What do you want to put on your burger?
The question comes from behind the counter, and now you decide what goes on it. Spanish uses poner en where English says put on.
From Piensa como hombre · Spanish audio
La hamburguesa de tocino se ve deliciosa.
The bacon burger looks delicious.
Hamburguesa is feminine, so the adjective describing it switches to the -a ending: deliciosa.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Burger words for ordering
What you'll see on the menu at a burger place.
| Spanish | English | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| la hamburguesa con queso | cheeseburger | Con means with, and the toppings follow it. |
| la hamburguesa con beicon | bacon burger | Beicon is the Spain word. In Mexico bacon is tocino. |
| la hamburguesa de pollo | chicken burger | De tells you what the patty is made of. |
| la hamburguesa vegetariana | veggie burger | The adjective ends in -a to match hamburguesa. |
| las patatas fritas, las papas fritas | fries | Patatas in Spain, papas in Latin America. |
| la hamburguesería | burger place | The -ería ending names a shop, like panadería, bakery. |
Tip: To take it with you, ask for it para llevar: Una hamburguesa para llevar, por favor.
Grammar: la hamburguesa, las hamburguesas
Four points for ordering and describing burgers.
It's feminine
la hamburguesa, una hamburguesa, las hamburguesas. Describing words end in -a: una hamburguesa grande.Two silent letters
Skip the h, and don't say the u in gue. It's only there to keep the g hard: am-boor-GEH-sah.Con for toppings, de for the patty
con queso with cheese, de pollo made of chicken: una hamburguesa de pollo con queso.No article for the meal
To say what's for dinner, leave out una: Hoy ceno hamburguesa. Add una when you count one burger.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
Una hamburguesa, por favor.
A hamburger, please.
La hamburguesa está al lado.
The burger is right next to it.
¡Ojalá esté aquí mi hamburguesa!
I hope my burger is here!
Quiero una hamburguesa con queso.
I'd like a cheeseburger.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗el hamburguesa
✓la hamburguesa
The noun is feminine, so it takes la and una.
✗ham-bur-GWEH-sah (pronunciation)
✓am-boor-GEH-sah
Drop the h, keep the u silent, and put the stress on GEH.
✗una hamburguesa delicioso
✓una hamburguesa deliciosa
Adjectives match the noun. With a feminine noun, delicioso becomes deliciosa.
Real conversation: lunch at a new place
A short dialog with a coworker while you wait for your food.
You and your coworker Gonzalo sit down for lunch at a new place, and the food hasn't come out yet.
Todo es gourmet. No sé qué te gusta.
Everything here is gourmet. I don't know what you like.
Bueno, ojalá esté delicioso.
Well, I hope it's delicious.
Mira, ya llega tu hamburguesa.
Look, here comes your burger.
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How to remember it
Hamburguesa starts with Hamburg. Picture a burger strolling through Hamburg in a dress, and you'll remember it's la hamburguesa.
Questions about "hamburger" in Spanish
How do you say hamburger in Spanish?
La hamburguesa, with a silent h: am-boor-GEH-sah. Two or more are las hamburguesas.
Is hamburguesa masculine or feminine?
Feminine. Say la hamburguesa and una hamburguesa rica, never el hamburguesa.
How do you say cheeseburger in Spanish?
Una hamburguesa con queso. Spanish names the burger first and adds the topping with con.
How do you order a burger in Spanish?
Say Una hamburguesa, por favor. For takeout, add para llevar.
