How to Say ‘It's delicious’ in Mexican Spanish
Es deliciosa
ess deh-lee-SYOH-sah
[ess deh-lee-SYOH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: deliciosa ends in -a here because it describes la comida "the food," which is a feminine word. For a masculine word you'd say es delicioso, as in el taco es delicioso.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
deliciosa
[deh-lee-SYOH-sah]
delicious
Feminine form of 'delicioso', used with feminine nouns.
La sopa está deliciosa.
The soup is delicious.
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