How to Say “It Was Very Delicious” in Spanish

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estuvo muy rico
/estubo mui ɾiko/from spelling rules
The English phrase "it was very delicious" is translated into Spanish as estuvo muy rico.
This phrase is used to describe a specific meal or food item that tasted very good. You can use related terms such as rico (yummy), sabroso (tasty) or delicioso (delicious). If you want to emphasize the taste even more, you might say estaba increíblemente delicioso (it was incredibly delicious) or fue absolutamente exquisito (it was absolutely exquisite).

Which one should you use?

While estuvo muy rico focuses on the completed experience of a meal, using the imperfect tense in estaba muy rico would be used to describe the quality of the food as a continuous state or a background setting during a past event. To express that something was extremely or very delicious without using the word muy, you can use the superlative suffix -ísimo on the adjective rico, resulting in estuvo riquísimo.

Is it said differently in some regions?

In some Latin American countries, people may use estuvo riquísimo instead of estuvo muy delicioso.

How does it change in a sentence?

The phrase uses the preterite indicative of estar (estuvo), which is used to describe the experience of a completed event, such as a meal that has just been finished. Note that if the food item being described is a feminine noun, such as la sopa, the adjective must change to the feminine form rica, as in estuvo muy rica.

Did you know?

  • If you describe a person as rico or rica instead of a meal, you are calling them physically attractive or 'hot'.
  • The word rico in the phrase estuvo muy rico originally comes from a Gothic word meaning 'mighty' or 'powerful'.
  • In many Spanish-speaking cultures, saying estuvo muy rico is often accompanied by a gesture of rubbing the stomach or a slight nod of the head to show sincerity.

Examples in context

  • La cena que disfrutamos en su distinguido restaurante estuvo muy deliciosa.
    The dinner we enjoyed at your distinguished restaurant was very delicious.
  • El banquete de la boda fue exquisito.
    The wedding banquet was exquisite.
  • La pizza de anoche estaba riquísima.
    The pizza last night was extremely delicious.
  • La comida que preparaste estuvo buenísima.
    The food you prepared was really good.
  • El pastel estuvo muy rico.
    The cake was very delicious.
  • Todo el menú estuvo muy rico.
    The whole menu was very delicious.

Example conversation

Mateo and Sofía are finishing dinner at a restaurant.

  1. Mateo

    ¿Te gustó la cena, Sofía?
    Did you like the dinner, Sofía?
  2. Sofía

    Sí, el pescado estuvo muy rico.
    Yes, the fish was very delicious.
  3. Mateo

    A mí también me encantó.
    I loved it too.
  4. Sofía

    Pidamos el postre ahora.
    Let's order dessert now.

Sources

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