Sign in
pan and Spanish pan
In English
pan
a frying pan / cooking pot
In Spanish
pan
alimento
Spanish "pan" means: bread
Why they get mixed up Spanish "pan" is the baked flour food. English "pan" is the cooking vessel used to fry food. Bread in English is "bread." The word "pan" as a cooking vessel in English has a different origin.
If you want to say...
- pansartén
- breadpan (alimento)
- baking panmolde para hornear
Examples
Heat the oil in a pan.
Calienta el aceite en una sartén.
Fry the eggs in a pan.
Fríe los huevos en la sartén.
Pour the batter into a hot pan.
Vierte la masa en una sartén caliente.
Use a non-stick pan to cook the omelet.
Usa una sartén antiadherente para cocinar la tortilla.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Frió los huevos en un pan caliente.
Correct: Frió los huevos en una sartén caliente.
Pan means bread. A frying pan is una sartén.
Incorrect: Ponga el aceite en el pan.
Correct: Ponga el aceite en la sartén.
Use sartén for pan.
Phrases you will hear
- a frying panuna sartén
- a non-stick panuna sartén antiadherente
- a baking panun molde para hornear
- breadpan
- a loaf of breaduna barra de pan
- pan for goldbuscar oro en un río
In a conversation
- A:
Heat the oil in a pan.
Calienta el aceite en una sartén.
- B:
Which pan? The non-stick one?
¿Cuál? ¿La antiadherente?
- A:
Yes. And buy bread at the bakery.
Sí. Y compra pan en la panadería.
- B:
A loaf of bread and a baking pan, got it.
Una barra de pan y un molde, entendido.
Test yourself
"A frying pan" is...
To remember it
Pan (English) = a frying pan. Bread (Spanish "pan") = bread.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "pan" mean?
Spanish "pan" means "bread". It looks like the English "pan", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "pan" means "a frying pan / cooking pot".
Does English "pan" mean the same as Spanish "pan"?
Spanish "pan" is the baked flour food. English "pan" is the cooking vessel used to fry food. Bread in English is "bread." The word "pan" as a cooking vessel in English has a different origin.