How to Say ‘What's the Chiapas one like?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cómo es el de Chiapas?
KOH-moh ess el deh chee-AH-pahs
[KOH-moh ess el deh chee-AH-pahs]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Chiapas is Mexico's biggest coffee-growing state, so its beans show up in most cafés and asking about them sounds natural.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cómo es
KOH-moh ess
What is it like
Say 'KO-mo es', linking the words. 'Cómo es' asks what something is like.
¿Cómo es tu ciudad?
What is your city like?
Words in this phrase
Cómo
[KOH-moh]
how
Used to ask about the nature or character of something.
¿Cómo se usa «Cómo» en preguntas sobre la empresa?
How is “Cómo” used in questions about the company?
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
el de Chiapas?
el deh chee-AH-pahs
the one from Chiapas?
'el deh chee-A-pas'. Stress the 'A' in Chiapas.
Me gusta el de Chiapas.
I like the one from Chiapas.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
de
[deh]
from
Preposition meaning 'from' or 'of,' depending on context.
Vengo de una conferencia sobre liderazgo.
I come from a conference about leadership.
Chiapas
[chee-AH-pahs]
Chiapas
A southern Mexican state famous for its coffee.
El café de Chiapas es muy rico.
Coffee from Chiapas is very tasty.
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