How to Say ‘The soup is almost ready.’ in Mexican Spanish
Ya casi está la sopa.
yah KAH-see ehs-tah lah SOH-pah
[yah KAH-see ehs-tah lah SOH-pah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In a Mexican home lunch, la sopa is often the first course. It can even be sopa seca "dry soup," which means rice or pasta rather than anything in broth.
Phrase Breakdown
Ya casi está
yah KAH-see ehs-tah
It's almost ready
'Ya casi' means 'almost now'. Here 'está' means 'is ready'. Stress es-TÁ on the last syllable.
Ya casi está la comida.
The food is almost ready.
Words in this phrase
Ya
[yah]
Already
'Ya' is an adverb expressing that something has occurred already or yet.
Ya terminé mis tareas.
I have already finished my homework.
casi
[KAH-see]
almost
Used to say something nearly happened but did not happen completely.
Casi fue gol en el último minuto.
It was almost a goal in the last minute.
está
[ehs-tah]
Is
Used to indicate the current state or action of someone or something.
Está feliz con el resultado.
He/She is happy with the result.
la sopa.
lah SOH-pah
the soup.
Keep the article with the noun. Stress SO-pa.
La sopa está caliente.
The soup is hot.
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
sopa
[SOH-pah]
soup
A common first course in many menus.
La sopa del menú especial cambia cada día.
The soup on the special menu changes every day.
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