How to Say ‘Three-course menu’ in Mexican Spanish
Menú a tres tiempos
meh-noo ah trehs tee-EHM-pohs
[meh-noo ah trehs tee-EHM-pohs]
💬 Usage Tip: In menus, tiempo means a course, not time. A menú a tres tiempos is usually soup or starter, main and dessert.
Phrase Breakdown
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.
a tres tiempos
ah trehs tee-EHM-pohs
with three courses
In Mexico 'tiempos' means courses of a meal, usually soup or starter, main dish, and dessert. Tap the 'r' in 'tres' once.
La comida es a tres tiempos.
The meal has three courses.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
of / with
Describes how something is made up.
Una comida a dos tiempos.
A two-course meal.
tres
[trehs]
three
The number following two.
Tres manzanas cayeron del árbol.
Three apples fell from the tree.
tiempos
[tee-EHM-pohs]
courses
In Mexico, 'tiempos' are the parts of a meal.
El primer tiempo es una sopa.
The first course is a soup.
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