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How to Say ‘At the weekend we have the tasting menu.’ in Spain Spanish

El fin de semana tenemos el menú degustación.

ehl feen deh seh-MAH-nah teh-NEH-mohs ehl meh-NOO deh-goos-tah-THYOHN

[ehl feen deh seh-MAH-nah teh-NEH-mohs ehl meh-NOO deh-goos-tah-THYOHN]

Phrase Breakdown

El fin de semana

ehl feen deh seh-MAH-nah

At the weekend

No preposition is needed. 'El fin de semana' alone means 'at the weekend'.

Example

El fin de semana descanso.

At the weekend I rest.

Words in this phrase

El

[ehl]

the

A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.

The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.

fin

[feen]

end

'Fin de semana' means weekend.

Example

Abrimos el fin de semana.

We open at the weekend.

de

[deh]

of

A common connector joining type with company.

Example

En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.

In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.

semana

[seh-MAH-nah]

week

A period of seven days.

Example

La semana pasada fui a una feria de empleo.

Last week I went to a job fair.

tenemos el menú

teh-NEH-mohs ehl meh-NOO

we have the menu

'Tenemos' is 'we have'. Stress 'NE' and 'NÚ'.

Example

Hoy tenemos el menú especial.

Today we have the special menu.

Words in this phrase

tenemos

[teh-NEH-mohs]

we have

From 'tener', to have; restaurants use it to say what they offer.

Example

Tenemos mesa a las diez.

We have a table at ten.

el

[ehl]

the

A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.

The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.

menú

[meh-NOO]

menu / set menu

A fixed-price meal offered by a restaurant.

Example

Quiero el menú infantil.

I want the children's menu.

degustación.

deh-goos-tah-THYOHN

tasting.

Stress the end: 'de-gus-ta-CIÓN', with a Spanish 'th' sound for the 'c'.

Example

Probamos la degustación.

We tried the tasting menu.

Words in this phrase

degustación

[deh-goos-tah-THYOHN]

tasting

'Menú degustación' is a tasting menu of many small courses.

Example

La degustación tiene siete platos.

The tasting has seven courses.

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