Learning Spanish

Im going to take this whole learning Spanish thing pretty slow because whenever i teach myself some new words i end up mixing them up with french words to create a bilingual sentence that makes absolutely no sense to anyone. I have decided to first teach myself phrases that I may or may not need and then come back to them an learn what the individual words mean at a later time. Right now I am teaching myself to say:
1.¿dónde están los pingüinos? (where are the penguins?)
2.Me gusta el pescado. (I like fish)
3. Yo no hablo español bien ( I do not speak Spanish well)
4. ¿Dónde está...? ( where is...)
5.Mi perro morado es más fuerte que su gato verde. (My purple dog is stronger than your green cat) - this one is for just in case I need a come-back that is in Spanish.
6.A la brasa: grilled
7.Al vapor: steamed
8.Apanado: batter-fried/breaded
9.Brosterizado: deep-fried
10.Encocado: stewed in coconut
11. Frito: pan-fried
12.Hornado: roasted
13.Reventado: skillet-fried
14. Seco: stewed meat plate

I also learned a little about the local cuisine and I have decided that if I am ever faced with this choice I would not eat:
1.roasted cuy (guinea pig)
2.tronquito
3. caldo de pata
4. yaguarlocro

but I could see myself eating:
1.Locro soup
2.Chupe de pescado
3. seco de pollo ( except for the fact that I am Pechetarian, which seems not to be a problem because seafood is big there.
4. ceviche


On the topic of food I have also found that for health reasons, I only want to drink bottled water, and if I get a drink, I always want it to be "sin hielo" or without ice because the ice made is often from the tap.