How to Say ‘It smells wonderful, as always.’ in Spain Spanish
Huele de maravilla, como siempre.
WEH-leh deh mah-rah-BEE-yah koh-moh SYEM-preh
[WEH-leh deh mah-rah-BEE-yah koh-moh SYEM-preh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Adding como siempre turns this into a compliment on the cook's track record, not just tonight's dish. It's an easy way to win over a mother-in-law who has cooked for the family for years.
Phrase Breakdown
Huele de maravilla,
WEH-leh deh mah-rah-BEE-yah
It smells wonderful,
The 'h' is silent. 'Maravilla' is said 'ma-ra-BEE-ya'.
El pan huele de maravilla.
The bread smells wonderful.
Words in this phrase
Huele
[WEH-leh]
it smells
From 'oler', to smell; irregular form.
Huele a pan.
It smells of bread.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
maravilla
[mah-rah-BEE-yah]
wonder, marvel
Feminine noun; 'de maravilla' means wonderfully.
Todo salió de maravilla.
Everything went wonderfully.
como siempre.
koh-moh SYEM-preh
as always.
'Como' means 'as' or 'like', and 'siempre' means 'always'. Stress 'SIEM-pre'.
Llegas tarde, como siempre.
You're late, as always.
Words in this phrase
como
[koh-moh]
as
Used to refer to the way someone or something is seen or perceived.
Trabaja como médico.
He works as a doctor.
siempre
[SYEM-preh]
always
An adverb used to express that something happens all the time or consistently.
«Siempre» hay apoyo cuando alguien lo necesita.
There is always support when someone needs it.
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