How to Say ‘It's very delicious.’ in Mexican Spanish
Está muy rico.
ehs-TAH mwee RREE-koh
[ehs-TAH mwee RREE-koh]
💬 Usage Tip: With food, rico means tasty, not rich. Está rico praises the dish in front of you, and it's what Mexicans say far more often than delicioso.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[ehs-TAH]
it is
A form of estar used to describe a temporary state or reaction, like saying something is good.
Está perfecto ese horario para nosotros.
That time works perfectly for us.
muy
[mwee]
very
An adverb used to intensify an adjective or description.
«Muy» da más fuerza a la idea en «Es muy humana».
“Muy” gives more strength to the idea in “It is very human.”
rico
[RREE-koh]
tasty
With food, rico means delicious; elsewhere it can mean rich.
La salsa está rica.
The salsa is tasty.
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