agregar queso
/aɡɾeɡaɾ keso/from spelling rules
To say add cheese in Spanish, use agregar queso. When asking for it at a counter, a polite request is Añada queso, por favor, please add cheese.
agregar queso is the basic phrase for putting cheese on or in a dish, whether you are following a recipe or ordering food.
What does it mean word for word?
agregar means to add and queso means cheese.
Which one should you use?
In casual speech, the verb poner is often used instead of agregar, as in poner queso, to put cheese. Informal requests include Ponle queso, por favor. and Agrega queso, ¿vale?, add cheese, okay. Me pones queso, por favor? means could you put cheese for me, please.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico you will hear Échale queso, por favor, add some cheese.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a command, use agregue queso in formal instructions such as a recipe or when speaking to a customer and agrega queso with someone you know well.
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Examples in context
- No olvides agregar queso a la pizza.Don't forget to add cheese to the pizza.
- No olvides agregar queso.Don't forget to add cheese.
- Puedes agregar queso a la pasta.You can add cheese to the pasta.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are preparing a meal together.
- Javier¿Crees que deberíamos agregar queso?Do you think we should add cheese?
- ElenaSí, por favor agrégalo ahora.Yes, please add it now.
- Javier¿Cuánto queso quieres agregar?How much cheese do you want to add?
- ElenaSolo un poco, Javier.Just a little bit, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agregar, queso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
