buena comida
/bwena komida/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "good meal" is buena comida.
buena comida is used to describe food that tastes good or is of high quality.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the expression comida rica is widely used to indicate that a meal is delicious.
Did you know?
- In Spain, la comida often refers specifically to the mid-day meal, which is typically the largest and most important meal of the day.
- While buena comida describes quality, the word rico usually means 'rich' in English but is the most common way to say a meal tastes 'delicious' in Spanish.
- The word comida is derived from the past participle of the verb comer, meaning 'to eat'.
Examples in context
- ¡Gracias por la excelente cena, fue una buena comida!Thank you for the excellent dinner, it was a good meal!
- Hoy disfruté de una comida deliciosa en el restaurante francés.Today, I enjoyed a delicious meal at the French restaurant.
- La cena que preparaste anoche fue una excelente comida.The dinner you prepared last night was an excellent meal.
- ¡Esa cena estuvo genial, fue una buena comida!That dinner was great, it was a good meal!
- ¡Gracias por el almuerzo, estuvo rica la comida!Thank you for lunch, the food was tasty!
- La comida en ese lugar es buenaza, ¡no puedo esperar para regresar!The food in that place is amazing, I can't wait to go back!
- Siempre hay buena comida en este restaurante.There is always good food in this restaurant.
- Buscamos un lugar con buena comida.We are looking for a place with good food.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are deciding where to eat lunch.
- Sofía¿Quieres ir al nuevo café?Do you want to go to the new cafe?
- MateoSí, dicen que tienen buena comida.Yes, they say they have good food.
- SofíaPerfecto, tengo mucha hambre.Perfect, I am very hungry.
- MateoVamos entonces, Sofía.Let's go then, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comida, CC BY-SA 4.0.