How to Say ‘Very well / deliciously’ in Mexican Spanish
Muy rico
mwee REE-koh
[mwee REE-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: With food, [rico] often means "tasty," but in [cocinar rico] it means cooking delicious food, not "richly." You can reuse it the same way with other verbs: [huele rico] or [sabe rico].
Phrase Breakdown
Muy
[mwee]
very
Adverb used to intensify adjectives or other adverbs.
El pan está Muy calientito hoy.
The bread is very warm today.
rico
[REE-koh]
delicious / tasty
In Mexico, rico often describes food as tasty; it can also mean rich.
El mole quedó rico y todos repitieron.
The mole turned out delicious and everyone had seconds.
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