How to Say ‘The dish of the day’ in Spain Spanish
El plato del día
ehl PLAH-toh del DEE-ah
[ehl PLAH-toh del DEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: del is de + el squeezed together, and Spanish always does this: el menú del día.
Phrase Breakdown
El plato
ehl PLAH-toh
The dish
'Plato' means both 'plate' and 'dish'. Say it as el PLA-to.
El plato está caliente.
The dish is hot.
Words in this phrase
El
[ehl]
the
A definite article used before a masculine singular noun.
«El» ambiente en la oficina es agradable.
The atmosphere in the office is pleasant.
plato
[PLAH-toh]
course / dish
A course of a meal, or the dish/plate itself.
Este plato está muy rico.
This dish is very tasty.
del día
del DEE-ah
of the day
'Del' is 'de' plus 'el'. Stress 'DÍ': del DI-a.
La sopa del día.
The soup of the day.
Words in this phrase
del
[del]
of the
Contraction of 'de' + 'el'; often means 'of the' or 'from the'.
La reserva del restaurante es del día anterior.
The restaurant booking is from the previous day.
día
[DEE-ah]
day
Repeated as part of the expression día a día, meaning day-to-day.
En el día a «día», se ve si hay apoyo real.
In the day-to-day, you can see whether there is real support.
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