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How to Say ‘With soup, main course, and dessert.’ in Mexican Spanish

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre.

kohn SOH-pah PLAH-toh FWER-teh ee pohs-TREH

[kohn SOH-pah PLAH-toh FWER-teh ee pohs-TREH]

Phrase Breakdown

Con

[kohn]

with

Introduces what is included in a menu or promotion.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, el menú vale la pena.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, the menu is worth it.

sopa

[SOH-pah]

soup

A first course, often included in set menus.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, la comida está completa.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, the meal is complete.

Plato fuerte

PLAH-toh FWER-teh

main course

The principal dish of a meal.

Example

El plato fuerte es pollo.

The main course is chicken.

Words in this phrase

plato

[PLAH-toh]

main dish

Here plato is part of plato fuerte, meaning main course.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, el paquete conviene mucho.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, the package is a great deal.

fuerte

[FWER-teh]

main

In this phrase, fuerte helps express main course, not literally strong.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, ya no pedimos extra.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, we won’t order anything extra.

y

[ee]

and

A conjunction meaning and, used to connect items in a list.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, el menú está muy completo.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, the menu is very complete.

postre

[pohs-TREH]

dessert

The final sweet course in a meal.

Example

Con sopa, plato fuerte y postre, la promoción suena excelente.

With soup, main dish, and dessert, the promotion sounds excellent.

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