How to Say ‘Yes, the al pastor tacos were amazing.’ in Mexican Spanish
Sí, los tacos al pastor estaban buenísimos.
see lohs TAH-kohs ahl pahs-TOR ehs-TAH-bahn bweh-NEE-see-mohs
[see lohs TAH-kohs ahl pahs-TOR ehs-TAH-bahn bweh-NEE-see-mohs]
Phrase Breakdown
Sí, los tacos
see lohs TAH-kohs
Yes, the tacos
Pause slightly after 'Sí', then flow into 'los-TA-kos'.
Sí, los tacos son de aquí.
Yes, the tacos are from here.
Words in this phrase
Sí
[see]
yes
Basic word used to give an affirmative answer.
Sí, me interesa conocer más vacantes.
Yes, I'm interested in learning about more openings.
los
[lohs]
the
Definite article used to refer to a specific person or thing recognized by the speakers.
Los niños están en el parque.
The children are in the park.
tacos
[TAH-kohs]
tacos
Folded tortillas with filling; plural of taco.
Quiero tres tacos de pastor.
I want three pastor tacos.
al pastor
ahl pahs-TOR
al pastor style
Link the words: 'al-pas-TOR'.
Me encantan al pastor.
I love them al pastor.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
in the style of
'a' + 'el'; in food names it means prepared in a certain style.
Me gustan los camarones al ajillo.
I like garlic-style shrimp.
pastor
[pahs-TOR]
al pastor (marinated pork)
Literally 'shepherd'; in tacos it means spit-roasted marinated pork.
Me encantan los tacos al pastor.
I love al pastor tacos.
estaban buenísimos.
ehs-TAH-bahn bweh-NEE-see-mohs
were really good.
'Buenísimos' means very good. Stress 'NÍ': 'bue-NÍ-si-mos'.
Los postres estaban buenísimos.
The desserts were really good.
Words in this phrase
estaban
[ehs-TAH-bahn]
they were
Past imperfect of 'estar' for 'they', used to describe how things were.
Las calles estaban llenas.
The streets were full.
buenísimos
[bweh-NEE-see-mohs]
really good
Superlative of 'buenos' (masculine plural), meaning extremely good or tasty.
Los postres están buenísimos.
The desserts are really good.
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