How to Say ‘What's the dish of the day?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuál es el platillo del día?
kwal ess el plah-TEE-yoh dehl DEE-ah
[kwal ess el plah-TEE-yoh dehl DEE-ah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuál es
kwal ess
What is
Use 'cuál' when asking which one or what specific thing. Link it smoothly: kwahl-ES.
¿Cuál es su nombre?
What is your name?
Words in this phrase
Cuál
[kwal]
which
Question word used to ask which one out of several options.
¿Cuál opción recomienda para una cena privada?
Which option do you recommend for a private dinner?
es
[ess]
is
Third-person singular of “ser,” used to describe what something is like.
En la pregunta «¿Cómo es...?», «es» pide una descripción.
In the question “What is ... like?”, “es” asks for a description.
el platillo del día?
el plah-TEE-yoh dehl DEE-ah
the dish of the day?
Say it as el-plah-TEE-yoh del-DEE-ah, raising your voice slightly at the end.
Hoy el platillo del día es pozole.
Today the dish of the day is pozole.
Words in this phrase
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
platillo
[plah-TEE-yoh]
dish
In Mexico, a prepared dish or plate of food.
Este platillo es muy típico.
This dish is very typical.
del
[dehl]
of the
A contraction of 'de' + 'el', meaning 'of the' or 'by the'.
La mesa está "del" otro lado de la terraza.
The table is on the other side of the terrace.
día
[DEE-ah]
day
Refers to a specific day when something happened.
Aquel "día" conocí a varias personas de tu empresa.
That day I met several people from your company.
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