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How to Say ‘Everything was really delicious.’ in Mexican Spanish

Todo estuvo muy rico.

TOH-doh ehs-TOO-boh mwee RREE-koh

[TOH-doh ehs-TOO-boh mwee RREE-koh]

💬 Usage Tip: estuvo is the past form of estar, used here for how the food tasted that time. Swap the ending to describe one dish: La sopa estuvo muy rica.

Phrase Breakdown

Todo estuvo

TOH-doh ehs-TOO-boh

Everything was

'Estuvo' is the past tense of 'estar'. Link 'todo' and 'estuvo' smoothly. Stress 'tu'.

Example

Todo estuvo perfecto.

Everything was perfect.

Words in this phrase

Todo

[TOH-doh]

everything

Used alone, 'todo' means everything.

Example

Todo está bien.

Everything is fine.

estuvo

[ehs-TOO-boh]

it was

Past of 'estar', describing how something was.

Example

La fiesta estuvo divertida.

The party was fun.

muy rico.

mwee RREE-koh

very delicious.

In Mexico, 'rico' means 'tasty' when talking about food. Roll the initial 'r' strongly.

Example

El mole está muy rico.

The mole is very tasty.

Words in this phrase

muy

[mwee]

very

An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.

Example

«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».

“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”

rico

[RREE-koh]

tasty

With food, rico means delicious; elsewhere it can mean rich.

Example

La salsa está rica.

The salsa is tasty.

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