How to Say ‘What are the ingredients?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Qué ingredientes lleva?
keh een-grey-dee-EN-tess YEH-bah
[keh een-grey-dee-EN-tess YEH-bah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Lleva] for food often means [contains] or [comes with], not just [carries]. You can use it for checking dishes: [¿Lleva queso?] [¿Lleva huevo?]
Phrase Breakdown
Qué
[keh]
what
Question word used to ask for specific information.
Pregunto al camarero: «¿Qué ingredientes lleva?».
I ask the waiter: “What ingredients does it have?”
ingredientes
[een-grey-dee-EN-tess]
ingredients
Plural noun for the items used to make a dish.
Quiero saber qué ingredientes lleva la sopa, así que pregunto: «¿Qué ingredientes lleva?».
I want to know what ingredients the soup has, so I ask: “What ingredients does it have?”
lleva
[YEH-bah]
does it have / contains
From llevar; in food contexts it means what a dish contains or includes.
Si tengo alergias, pregunto: «¿Qué ingredientes lleva?».
If I have allergies, I ask: “What ingredients does it have?”
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