How to Say ‘They're really tasty’ in Mexican Spanish
Están muy ricas
ehs-TAHN mwee REE-kahs
[ehs-TAHN mwee REE-kahs]
💬 Usage Tip: When it's about food, rico means "tasty", not "rich". You use it with estar: La sopa está rica "The soup is tasty".
Phrase Breakdown
Están
[ehs-TAHN]
they are
Used to indicate an ongoing action performed by multiple people.
Están estudiando en la biblioteca.
They are studying in the library.
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
ricas
[REE-kahs]
tasty, delicious
'Rico' about food means delicious; here feminine plural.
Las tortillas están ricas.
The tortillas are delicious.
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