How to Say ‘A tasting menu’ in Mexican Spanish
Un menú de degustación
oon meh-noo deh deh-goos-tah-SYOHN
[oon meh-noo deh deh-goos-tah-SYOHN]
Phrase Breakdown
Un menú
oon meh-noo
A menu
Keep the article with its noun. Stress the last syllable: 'oon meh-NOO'.
Quiero ver un menú.
I want to see 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
'Degustación' means tasting. Say the 'd' softly, almost like the 'th' in 'this': 'deh-goos-tah-SYOHN'.
Hay vinos de degustación.
There are tasting wines.
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.
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