Meat — A1 Food Vocabulary
Food from an animal, like beef or pork.
Quick Answer
Meat is food from animals — like beef (from cows), pork (from pigs), or lamb (from sheep). People eat meat with rice, bread, or vegetables.
Example: We eat meat with vegetables.
Meat in 3 Sentences
Read these three sentences. Notice how meat is used:
- We eat meat with vegetables. (at dinner)
- She does not eat meat. (she is vegetarian)
- The meat is hot. (describing one piece)
A Quick Tip About MEAT
“Meat” is uncountable — say “some meat” or “a piece of meat”, not “a meat” or “two meats”. For specific kinds, say the animal’s name: beef, pork, chicken.
Saying “a meat”
✗ I want a meat for dinner.
✓ I want some meat for dinner.
Easy way to remember: meat is one big food that you cut. Say meat, some meat, or a piece of meat.
Practice all A1 Foods
Now practise meat together with the other words in this topic. Use Study, Practice, Flashcards, and Review.
A1 Foods Vocabulary
Learn eight everyday food words with pictures, short examples, practice questions, flashcards, and a review queue.
Study Cards
Read the word, look at the picture, and say the example sentence.
Quick Practice
Choose the word that completes the sentence.
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Flashcards
Look at the picture first, then tap the card to check the word.
Spaced Review
Review cards today, then let the queue bring them back later.
Test Yourself: Meat
Choose an answer to see your feedback immediately. Your first answer counts towards your score.
1. We eat _______ with vegetables.
2. Choose the correct sentence:
3. Which word means food from an animal?
4. The _______ is hot.
5. She does not eat _______.
Other A1 Foods to Learn
Pick another word from this lesson — small steps add up fast.
Keep Going — One Word, Many Wins
You just learned meat — a useful A1 word for talking about food. You can use it to describe what’s on your plate or what you don’t eat.
But what about the most popular meat in the world — soft, white, and from a small farm bird? Most menus have it.
Next lesson: Chicken — A1 Food Vocabulary
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