How to Say ‘And is there any risk of cross-contamination?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Y hay riesgo de contaminación cruzada?
ee eye RYES-goh deh kon-tah-mee-nah-THYOHN kroo-THAH-dah
[ee eye RYES-goh deh kon-tah-mee-nah-THYOHN kroo-THAH-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y hay riesgo
ee eye RYES-goh
And is there a risk
'Y hay' sounds like 'yai'. Roll the 'r' at the start of 'riesgo': 'RRYES-go'.
¿Hay riesgo de lluvia?
Is there a risk of rain?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
hay
[eye]
there is / there are
A form of haber used to say that something or someone exists.
«Hay» alguien disponible para orientar a los nuevos.
There is someone available to guide new people.
riesgo
[RYES-goh]
risk
Possibility of something bad happening.
No hay ningún riesgo.
There is no risk.
de contaminación cruzada?
deh kon-tah-mee-nah-THYOHN kroo-THAH-dah
of cross-contamination?
'Contaminación cruzada' means cross-contamination. Say it as 'con-ta-mi-na-THYÓN cru-THA-da', since the 'z' is also 'th' in Spain.
Evitamos la contaminación cruzada en cocina.
We avoid cross-contamination in the kitchen.
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.
contaminación
[kon-tah-mee-nah-THYOHN]
contamination
When food comes into contact with an unwanted substance.
Evitamos la contaminación en la cocina.
We avoid contamination in the kitchen.
cruzada
[kroo-THAH-dah]
cross (crossed)
Feminine adjective; 'contaminación cruzada' is cross-contamination.
Usamos tablas distintas por la contaminación cruzada.
We use different boards due to cross-contamination.
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