How to Say ‘The pizza arrived late’ in Spain Spanish
La pizza llegó tarde
lah PEET-sah yeh-GOH TAR-deh
[lah PEET-sah yeh-GOH TAR-deh]
💬 Usage Tip: The accent in llegó marks the past: "it arrived". Without the accent, llego means "I arrive".
Phrase Breakdown
La pizza
lah PEET-sah
The pizza
'Pizza' is feminine, so it takes 'la'. In Spain it's usually said 'PIT-sa'.
La pizza está muy buena.
The pizza is very good.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
pizza
[PEET-sah]
pizza
The Italian dish, same word in Spanish.
La pizza está muy rica.
The pizza is very tasty.
llegó tarde
yeh-GOH TAR-deh
arrived late
'Llegó' is the past tense of 'llegar' (to arrive). Stress the end: lle-GÓ. 'Ll' sounds like the 'y' in 'yes'.
El tren llegó tarde.
The train arrived late.
Words in this phrase
llegó
[yeh-GOH]
arrived
Past tense of 'llegar' (to arrive), he/she/it form.
El tren llegó a las ocho.
The train arrived at eight.
tarde
[TAR-deh]
late
Adverb meaning after the expected or usual time.
Es tarde para cenar.
It's late to have dinner.
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