How to Say ‘A five-course tasting menu’ in Mexican Spanish
Un menú de degustación de cinco tiempos
oon meh-noo deh deh-goos-tah-SYOHN deh SEEN-koh TYEM-pohs
[oon meh-noo deh deh-goos-tah-SYOHN deh SEEN-koh TYEM-pohs]
Phrase Breakdown
Un menú
oon meh-noo
A menu
The article and noun stay together. The stress is on 'NOO'.
Pedimos un menú.
We ordered a menu.
Words in this phrase
Un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
menú
[meh-noo]
menu
A list of food and drink items available.
Quisiera ver el menú especial.
I would like to see the special menu.
de degustación
deh deh-goos-tah-SYOHN
tasting
This describes the menu type. The word ends in '-SYOHN'.
Una cena de degustación.
A tasting dinner.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
degustación
[deh-goos-tah-SYOHN]
tasting
Noun for sampling food; 'menú de degustación' is a tasting menu.
Hicimos una degustación de vinos.
We did a wine tasting.
de cinco tiempos
deh SEEN-koh TYEM-pohs
five-course
'Tiempos' means courses. 'Cinco' sounds like 'SEEN-koh'.
Un menú de cuatro tiempos.
A four-course menu.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
cinco
[SEEN-koh]
five
The number after four.
Cinco días son una semana productiva.
Five days make a productive week.
tiempos
[TYEM-pohs]
courses
Plural of 'tiempo'; in dining it means courses of a meal.
La comida tiene tres tiempos.
The meal has three courses.
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