sin frijoles
/sin fɾixoles/from spelling rules
The phrase "no beans" in Spanish is translated as sin frijoles.
Use this phrase when you are ordering food and want to request that a specific dish be prepared without any beans. To make your request polite when ordering, it is standard to add por favor (please) to the end of the phrase.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the preposition sin, meaning "without" and the plural noun frijoles, meaning "beans".
How do you pronounce it?
/sin fɾixoles/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American cultures, requesting a meal sin frijoles can be seen as a significant deviation from 'comida casera', as beans are a fundamental staple of home-cooked meals.
- The word sin is a cognate of the English word 'sans' because both are derived from the Latin word sine.
- The phrase structure sin plus a noun is the standard way to communicate almost all dietary restrictions in Spanish, such as sin gluten for 'gluten-free' or sin azúcar for 'sugar-free'.
Examples in context
- Por favor, sin frijoles.Please, without beans.
- No me apetecen las legumbresI don't feel like eating legumes
- Quiero un taco sin frijoles, por favor.I want a taco without beans, please.
- Para mí, el burrito sin frijoles.For me, the burrito without beans.
- ¿Puede preparar el plato sin frijoles?Can you prepare the dish without beans?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are ordering food at a Mexican restaurant.
- AlejandroYo quiero un burrito sin frijoles.I want a burrito without beans.
- SofíaPerfecto, ¿quieres algo más para ti, Alejandro?Perfect, do you want anything else for yourself, Alejandro?
- AlejandroSolo una bebida, gracias.Just a drink, thanks.
- SofíaEstá bien, yo pediré mi ensalada sin frijoles.Okay, I will order my salad without beans.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
