How well do you know your fish? Learn how to say your favourite fish and seafood in English in this fishy episode of Aprender Ingles con Reza y Craig.

10 English fish you need to know 

Sole – lenguado
Cod – bacalao
Trout – trucha
Hake – merluza
Grouper – mero
Bass – lubina, róbalo
Monkfish – rape
Mackerel – Caballa
Swordfish – pez espada
Salmon – NB. pronunciation, silent L

10 Shellfish and seafood
Lobster – langosta, bogavante
Prawns – gambas
Squid – calamar
Cuttlefish – sepia
Crab – cangrejo
Clams – almejas
Crayfish – langostino
Octopus – pulpo
Mussels – mejillones
Oysters – ostras

More fish vocabulary on the website: http://www.mansioningles.com/vocabulario34.htm

To catch a fish – To fish / go fishing
Fishing rod
To cast (lanzar, arrojar)
Hook
Bait
Scales
A phishing expedition / phishing scam

Fish Expressions

There are (plenty) more fish in the sea
She/He’s a good catch- quite a catch
He/She drinks like a fish
He/She fell for it hook, line and sinker
It smells a bit fishy to me
I feel like a fish out of water – When was the last time you felt like a fish out of water?
Guests and fish smell bad after 3 days
We’re gonna need a bigger boat (jaws)

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On next week’s episode: How to Change the Subject in English

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