How to Say ‘The omelette is delicious.’ in Spain Spanish
La tortilla está deliciosa.
lah tor-TEE-yah eh-STA deh-lee-THYOH-sah
[lah tor-TEE-yah eh-STA deh-lee-THYOH-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: Use está, not es, to say how food tastes right now. La paella está rica "The paella tastes great" follows the same pattern.
Phrase Breakdown
La tortilla
lah tor-TEE-yah
The omelette
In Spain, 'tortilla' means the potato omelette. 'll' sounds like 'y': tor-TI-ya.
La tortilla tiene cebolla.
The omelette has onion.
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.
tortilla
[tor-TEE-yah]
omelette (Spanish potato omelette)
In Spain, a thick omelette made with eggs and potatoes, sometimes onion.
La tortilla de patatas es muy típica.
The potato omelette is very typical.
está deliciosa.
eh-STA deh-lee-THYOH-sah
is delicious.
'Estar' describes how food tastes right now. Stress: es-TÁ de-li-CIO-sa. In Spain the 'c' sounds like 'th'.
La sopa está deliciosa.
The soup is delicious.
Words in this phrase
está
[eh-STA]
Is
Used to ask whether a condition or state applies.
Está el coche listo?
Is the car ready?
deliciosa
[deh-lee-THYOH-sah]
delicious
Feminine form of 'delicioso', used with feminine nouns.
La sopa está deliciosa.
The soup is delicious.
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