How to Say ‘What is the house specialty?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuál es la especialidad de la casa?
kwahl ehs lah es-peh-thyah-lee-DAHD deh lah kah-sah
[kwahl ehs lah es-peh-thyah-lee-DAHD deh lah kah-sah]
💬 Usage Tip: Before es, Spanish uses cuál rather than qué to ask "what": ¿Cuál es tu nombre? "What's your name?".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuál es la especialidad
kwahl ehs lah es-peh-thyah-lee-DAHD
What is the speciality
'Cuál es' links smoothly into 'cua-LES'. Stress 'es-pe-cia-li-DAD', with a 'th' sound for the 'c'.
¿Cuál es la especialidad aquí?
What's the speciality here?
Words in this phrase
Cuál
[kwahl]
which
Question word used to ask for a choice between options.
¿Cuál te parece mejor, cuál opción para el grupo?
Which seems better to you, which option for the group?
es
[ehs]
is
A form of the verb ser used to describe identity or essential characteristics.
«Es» muy familiar trabajar aquí.
Working here is very family-like.
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.
especialidad
[es-peh-thyah-lee-DAHD]
specialty
Noun; 'café de especialidad' means high-quality specialty coffee.
Es una tienda de especialidad.
It's a specialty shop.
de la casa?
deh lah kah-sah
of the house?
This refers to the restaurant. Raise your intonation at the end.
Pedimos el postre de la casa.
We're ordering the house dessert.
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.
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.
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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