How to Say ‘It smells wonderful’ in Mexican Spanish
Huele riquísimo
WEH-leh ree-KEE-see-moh
[WEH-leh ree-KEE-see-moh]
💬 Usage Tip: -ísimo turns up a word's strength: rico becomes riquísimo, and bueno becomes buenísimo. The c changes to qu so the hard sound stays the same.
Phrase Breakdown
Huele
[WEH-leh]
it smells
From 'oler' (to smell); irregular form with 'hue-'.
La cocina huele a café.
The kitchen smells like coffee.
riquísimo
[ree-KEE-see-moh]
really delicious
Superlative of 'rico' (tasty); used as an adverb here.
El mole está riquísimo.
The mole is really delicious.
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