How to Say ‘The food, especially the mole.’ in Mexican Spanish
La comida, sobre todo el mole.
lah koh-MEE-dah SOH-breh TOH-doh el MOH-leh
[lah koh-MEE-dah SOH-breh TOH-doh el MOH-leh]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Oaxaca is famous for its many kinds of mole, a rich sauce often made with chiles and chocolate. Mentioning it shows you know the region.
Phrase Breakdown
La comida,
lah koh-MEE-dah
The food
Keep the article with its noun. Stress 'co-MI-da,' and make the 'd' soft.
La comida está deliciosa.
The food is delicious.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
comida
[koh-MEE-dah]
food
Feminine noun for food or a meal.
La comida mexicana es famosa.
Mexican food is famous.
sobre todo el mole.
SOH-breh TOH-doh el MOH-leh
especially the mole
'Sobre todo' means 'above all' or 'especially.' 'Mole' is a famous Oaxacan sauce, pronounced 'MO-leh' (two syllables).
Me gusta Puebla, sobre todo el mole.
I like Puebla, especially the mole.
Words in this phrase
sobre
[SOH-breh]
above (in 'sobre todo')
In the phrase 'sobre todo' it means 'especially, above all'.
Me gusta viajar, sobre todo a la playa.
I like to travel, especially to the beach.
todo
[TOH-doh]
all (in 'sobre todo')
Part of the fixed phrase 'sobre todo', meaning 'above all'.
Sobre todo quiero descansar.
Above all, I want to rest.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
mole
[MOH-leh]
mole
A rich, thick sauce of chilies, spices and often chocolate, served over meat.
El mole poblano lleva chocolate.
Mole poblano contains chocolate.
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