How to Say "It Is Very Good" in Spanish

está muy bueno

/esta mui bweno/from spelling rules

In Spanish, the phrase está muy bueno is used to say "it is very good" specifically regarding food or drink.

This phrase is used to express that food or drink tastes very good. Note that when referring to a person, using the expression está muy bueno/a is a slang expression meaning 'he/she is very attractive/hot'.

Which one should you use?

While está muy bueno is used for the taste of food, you should use es muy bueno to describe the quality or character of a person or a thing. Other informal ways to say something is great include está genial, está de lujo to indicate top quality, está de película for something out of this world or está de maravilla to say something is marvelous.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Mexico, you can say está chido or está bien padre to express that something is very good. In Argentina, the phrase está re bueno/a is used for the same meaning.

How does it change in a sentence?

If the food or drink being referred to is a feminine noun (like la sopa), you must change the ending to buena.

What mistakes should you avoid?

Avoid saying está muy bien to describe the flavor of food. While this is a common mistake for English speakers, bien refers to a state of being or correctness, whereas bueno refers to flavor.

Did you know?

In Mexico, you can describe something as being very good by using the word for 'father', specifically in the phrase está bien padre.
The Spanish adjective bueno and the English word 'bonus' are both descendants of the Proto-Italic word dwenos.

Examples in context

El informe es muy bueno
The report is very good
El diseño del edificio es fenomenal
The building's design is outstanding
El nuevo videojuego es genial
The new video game is great
La comida en ese restaurante está de lujo
The food at that restaurant is amazing
El hotel en el que nos hospedamos está de lujo
The hotel we stayed at is superb
El concierto estuvo de película
The concert was amazing
La boda fue de película
The wedding was spectacular
El clima en la playa está de maravilla
The weather at the beach is wonderful
El trabajo que hiciste está de maravilla
The work you did is marvelous
La comida está re buena
The food is very good
La fiesta estuvo chida
The party was really good
Este chocolate está muy bueno.
This chocolate is very good.
El café está muy bueno hoy.
The coffee is very good today.

Example conversation

Daniel and Sofía are eating dinner together.

Daniel

Sofía, ¿te gusta la sopa?
Sofía, do you like the soup?
Sofía

Sí, está muy bueno.
Yes, it is very good.
Daniel

Me alegra que te guste.
I am glad you like it.
Sofía

Gracias por cocinar, Daniel.
Thanks for cooking, Daniel.

Sources

IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries bueno, muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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How to Say “It Is Very Good” in Spanish