How to Say ‘The Ethiopian is a light roast.’ in Spain Spanish
El de Etiopía es tueste claro.
el deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah ess TWEHS-teh KLAH-roh
[el deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah ess TWEHS-teh KLAH-roh]
Phrase Breakdown
El de Etiopía
el deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah
The one from Ethiopia
This is the subject. The stress falls on 'pí'.
El de Etiopía me gusta.
I like the one from Ethiopia.
Words in this phrase
El
[el]
the one
Article used alone to mean 'the one', referring to a coffee.
El de Brasil es suave.
The one from Brazil is smooth.
de
[deh]
of / from
A common preposition that can show possession, origin, or relation in time expressions.
De ayer guardo una muy buena impresión del encuentro.
From yesterday I keep a very good impression of the meeting.
Etiopía
[eh-tyoh-PEE-ah]
Ethiopia
Country in East Africa, considered the birthplace of coffee.
Etiopía produce mucho café.
Ethiopia produces a lot of coffee.
es tueste claro.
ess TWEHS-teh KLAH-roh
is a light roast.
'Tueste claro' means light roast. No article is needed in Spanish here.
Este café es tueste oscuro.
This coffee is a dark roast.
Words in this phrase
es
[ess]
it is / is
Form of ser used to describe something or someone.
Es una empresa que parece muy humana.
It is a company that seems very people-oriented.
tueste
[TWEHS-teh]
roast
Noun for how much coffee beans have been roasted.
¿Qué tueste prefieres?
Which roast do you prefer?
claro
[KLAH-roh]
light
Here describes a light roast.
Es un café de tueste claro.
It's a light-roast coffee.
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