How to Say ‘Seafood paella’ in Spain Spanish
La paella de marisco
lah pah-EH-yah deh mah-REES-koh
[lah pah-EH-yah deh mah-REES-koh]
🇪🇸 In Spain: In Valencia, where paella comes from, the original version has chicken and rabbit. Seafood paella is a popular variation, not the traditional one.
Phrase Breakdown
La paella
lah pah-EH-yah
The paella
Feminine noun. The 'll' sounds like 'y': pa-E-ya. Don't say 'pai-EL-a'.
La paella es de Valencia.
Paella is from Valencia.
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.
paella
[pah-EH-yah]
paella
Rice dish from Valencia cooked in a wide pan; feminine noun.
Esta paella está buenísima.
This paella is delicious.
de marisco
deh mah-REES-koh
seafood (of seafood)
'Marisco' means shellfish or seafood. Stress: ma-RIS-co. The 'r' is a single quick tap.
Una sopa de marisco.
A seafood soup.
Words in this phrase
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.
marisco
[mah-REES-koh]
seafood
A general word for shellfish and seafood, often mentioned in allergies or preferences.
Si alguien no toma marisco, avisamos al restaurante: marisco.
If someone doesn’t have seafood, we inform the restaurant: seafood.
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