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How to Say ‘We had a really great paella.’ in Spain Spanish

Comimos una paella buenísima.

koh-MEE-mohs OO-nah pah-EH-yah bweh-NEE-see-mah

[koh-MEE-mohs OO-nah pah-EH-yah bweh-NEE-see-mah]

Phrase Breakdown

Comimos una paella

koh-MEE-mohs OO-nah pah-EH-yah

We ate a paella

This is the past tense of 'comer' for 'we'. Say 'paella' as pa-E-ya.

Example

Comimos una pizza.

We ate a pizza.

Words in this phrase

Comimos

[koh-MEE-mohs]

we ate

Preterite of 'comer' for 'nosotros'.

Example

Comimos en un restaurante.

We ate at a restaurant.

una

[OO-nah]

An article introducing a feminine singular noun.

Example

Busco una cultura cercana y humana.

I’m looking for a close and humane culture.

paella

[pah-EH-yah]

paella

Rice dish from Valencia cooked in a wide pan; feminine noun.

Example

Los domingos comemos paella.

On Sundays we eat paella.

buenísima.

bweh-NEE-see-mah

really delicious.

The ending '-ísima' means 'extremely', so this is 'really good'. Stress bue-NÍ-si-ma.

Example

La película es buenísima.

The film is really good.

Words in this phrase

buenísima

[bweh-NEE-see-mah]

really delicious / super good

Superlative of 'buena'; with food it means extremely tasty.

Example

La tarta está buenísima.

The cake is really delicious.

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