🇬🇧🇪🇸 ham - jamón : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "ham" ("jamón"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Ham is meat that comes from a pig’s back leg. People usually cook it, slice it, and eat it in sandwiches, on pizza, or with meals. It’s pink, salty, and chewy, and you always eat it cooked, never raw.
My brother said he could juggle, but all he proved was that ham flies really well across the kitchen.
I wrote a love letter to my ham sandwich, but I ate it before it could read it.
My ham fell out of my sandwich and yelled in my head, “Free at last!” before I stuffed it right back in.
I dropped my ham on the floor, and our dog adopted it and ran away like it was his new best friend.
I hid the last slice of ham behind the pickles, but my sneaky brother’s “snack radar” still found it.
At the table, Anna sees a big ham. Her mother puts ham on a plate and cuts ham into thin slices. Anna holds a warm ham slice, then smells and tastes ham with bread. The dog wags and looks at the ham. Anna smiles and says, "More ham, please now."
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A1 Beginner
This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.
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