How to Say ‘I brought a Spanish omelette from home.’ in Spain Spanish
He traído tortilla de casa.
eh trah-EE-doh tor-TEE-yah deh kah-sah
[eh trah-EE-doh tor-TEE-yah deh kah-sah]
🇪🇸 In Spain: Bringing a tupper "lunch box" from home is very common in Spanish offices, and tortilla is a classic choice.
Phrase Breakdown
He traído tortilla
eh trah-EE-doh tor-TEE-yah
I've brought omelette
Present perfect of 'traer'. Stress the í in 'traído' and say the 'll' in 'tortilla' like an English 'y'.
He traído tortilla y pan.
I've brought omelette and bread.
Words in this phrase
He
[eh]
I have
Auxiliary 'haber' for the present perfect, used before a past participle.
He comido mucho.
I have eaten a lot.
traído
[trah-EE-doh]
brought
Past participle of 'traer', to bring.
Has traído el táper.
You've brought the lunchbox.
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.
de casa.
deh kah-sah
from home
'De' means 'from'. 'De casa' means homemade or brought from home, and it has no article.
La comida es de casa.
The food is from home.
Words in this phrase
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.
casa
[kah-sah]
house
A building for human habitation.
La casa de mis sueños está en el campo.
The house of my dreams is in the countryside.
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