How to Say ‘With five courses’ in Mexican Spanish
De cinco tiempos
deh SEEN-koh TYEM-pohs
[deh SEEN-koh TYEM-pohs]
💬 Usage Tip: On menus, tiempos means "courses", not "times". plato fuerte "main course" is usually the third or fourth tiempo.
Phrase Breakdown
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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