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How to Say ‘That one is a dark roast’ in Mexican Spanish

Ese es tueste oscuro

EH-seh ess TWES-teh ohs-KOO-roh

[EH-seh ess TWES-teh ohs-KOO-roh]

💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often drops "a" when saying what type something is: es tueste oscuro, not es un tueste oscuro. The same thing happens with jobs, as in es barista "she's a barista."

Phrase Breakdown

Ese es

EH-seh ess

That one is

Say 'EH-seh es', linking the two words smoothly.

Example

Ese es mi café.

That one is my coffee.

Words in this phrase

Ese

[EH-seh]

that

Refers to a specific previously mentioned day.

Example

"ese" fue el día en que hablamos de oportunidades laborales.

that was the day we talked about job opportunities.

[ess]

Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.

Example

En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.

In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.

tueste oscuro

TWES-teh ohs-KOO-roh

dark roast

Say 'TWES-teh os-KOO-ro'. 'Tueste' means roast.

Example

Prefiero el tueste medio.

I prefer the medium roast.

Words in this phrase

tueste

[TWES-teh]

roast

Noun for the roasting level of coffee beans.

Example

Me gusta el tueste oscuro.

I like the dark roast.

oscuro

[ohs-KOO-roh]

dark

Lacking light; for coffee, roasted longer for a deeper flavor.

Example

El cuarto está oscuro.

The room is dark.

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