ingredientes
/inɡɾedjentes/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ingredients" is translated into Spanish as ingredientes.
ingredientes refers to the food items that are combined to make a particular dish.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is ingrediente.
How do you pronounce it?
/inɡɾedjentes/
Did you know?
- If you are looking for the 'secret ingredient' in a Spanish-speaking kitchen, you might ask for the toque secreto, which translates to the 'secret touch'.
- In some culinary contexts in Spain, the word materias primas is used to refer to the raw ingredients before they have been processed.
- When reading food labels in Spanish-speaking countries, you will often see the heading ingredientes followed by the phrase en orden decreciente de peso, meaning they are listed by heaviest to lightest.
Examples in context
- ¡Mezcle bien los ingredientes!Mix the ingredients well.This sentence is useful for learning how to use the command form with ingredientes.Tatoeba #990688 by hayastan, translation #9662836 by DJ_Saidez
- ¿Cuáles son los ingredientes para la felicidad?What are the ingredients for happiness?This sentence shows how to ask a metaphorical question using ingredientes.Tatoeba #2372106 by Shishir, translation #10387292 by DJ_Saidez
- Hay que preparar los ingredientes por separado.The ingredients have to be prepared separately.This sentence demonstrates how to talk about preparing ingredientes.Tatoeba #8614982 by arh, translation #9189436 by DJ_Saidez
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Example conversation
In a kitchen, Maria and Javier are preparing to cook dinner.
- María¿Tienes todos los ingredientes en la mesa?Do you have all the ingredients on the table?
- JavierSí, ya compré los ingredientes necesarios.Yes, I already bought the necessary ingredients.
- MaríaPerfecto, vamos a empezar a cocinar.Perfect, let's start cooking.
- JavierMe parece bien, María.Sounds good to me, Maria.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
