How to Say ‘I love tacos al pastor.’ in Mexican Spanish
Me encantan los tacos al pastor.
meh en-KAHN-tahn lohs tah-kohs ahl pahs-TOR
[meh en-KAHN-tahn lohs tah-kohs ahl pahs-TOR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: al pastor is pork marinated in chili and cooked on a vertical spit, usually served with pineapple. It's a classic late-night order at taquerías.
Phrase Breakdown
Me encantan
meh en-KAHN-tahn
I love (literally: they delight me)
Say 'meh ehn-KAHN-tahn'. It is plural ('-an') because 'tacos' is plural.
Me encantan las enchiladas.
I love enchiladas.
Words in this phrase
Me
[meh]
to me
Indirect object pronoun showing who is affected or who cares.
En «Me importa mucho.», «Me» indica a la persona que siente interés.
In “It matters to me a lot,” “Me” shows the person who cares.
encantan
[en-KAHN-tahn]
(they) delight / (I) love
Plural form of 'encantar'; like 'gustar' but stronger, used for plural things you love.
Me encantan los churros.
I love churros.
los tacos
lohs tah-kohs
the tacos
Say 'lohs TAH-kohs'. In Spanish you keep 'los' even when speaking about tacos in general.
Los tacos son baratos.
Tacos are cheap.
Words in this phrase
los
[lohs]
the
Definite article used to refer to a specific person or thing recognized by the speakers.
Los niños están en el parque.
The children are in the park.
tacos
[tah-kohs]
Tacos
Traditional Mexican dish consisting of a folded or rolled tortilla filled with various mixtures.
Hoy comí tacos de carnitas.
Today I ate carnitas tacos.
al pastor.
ahl pahs-TOR
shepherd-style (marinated pork)
Say 'ahl pahs-TOHR', with the stress on 'TOHR'.
Una gringa al pastor, por favor.
An al pastor gringa, please.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of a + el, commonly used before masculine singular nouns like evento.
Llegué Al evento temprano para hacer contactos.
I arrived at the event early to network.
pastor
[pahs-TOR]
al pastor (marinated pork)
Literally 'shepherd'; in tacos it means spit-roasted marinated pork.
Me encantan los tacos al pastor.
I love al pastor tacos.
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