tan bueno
/tan bweno/from spelling rules
To say so good in Spanish, use tan bueno. It describes something of very high quality or very pleasant.
tan bueno can describe how good a thing is or how skilled a person is at something.
Which one should you use?
Informally, Buenísimo/buenísima and Requete bueno/buena also mean so good. For food that tastes good, words meaning tasty or delicious sound more natural than tan bueno.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective agrees in gender, so use tan buena for feminine nouns. For how something tastes or its current state, say está tan bueno with the verb estar. buenísimo becomes buenísimos for masculine plural nouns.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use tan bien, which means so well, to describe the quality of a thing. Use tan bueno instead.
Did you know?
- In many Spanish speaking countries, calling a person bueno or buena is a common double entendre that means they are physically attractive or 'hot'.
- The word bueno is a direct descendant of the Latin word bonus. This makes it a 'doublet' of the English word 'bonus', which was borrowed into English much later from the same Latin root.
- To describe food as 'so good', Spanish speakers frequently use the word rico, which normally means 'rich' when talking about money.
Examples in context
- Esto está tan bueno.This is so good.Here tan bueno follows está to say how good this is.Tatoeba #1666498 by marcelostockle, translation #3196397 by meric
- Tom es tan bueno para esto.Tom is so good at this.Here tan bueno describes Tom's skill at something.Tatoeba #1522767 by marcelostockle, translation #1522161 by Spamster
- ¿Por qué eres tan bueno en Francés?Why are you so good at French?Here tan bueno goes with en to ask about being good at French.Tatoeba #8031447 by Seael, translation #6796653 by CK
- La comida está muy buenaThe food is so good
- La presentación del plato es maravillosaThe dish presentation is so good
- Esta conferencia fue excelente.This conference was so good.
- La calidad del producto es maravillosa.The product quality is so good.
- La película estuvo requete buenaThe movie was so good
- ¡La comida de este restaurante está requete buena!The food at this restaurant is so good!
- ¡La fiesta estuvo buenísima!The party was so good!
- ¡El nuevo álbum del cantante está buenísimo!The singer's new album is so good!
- ¡El concierto estuvo estupendo!The concert was so good!
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are eating at a new restaurant.
- SofíaEste postre está tan bueno que quiero otro.This dessert is so good that I want another one.
- JavierTienes razón, el sabor es increíble.You are right, the flavor is incredible.
- Sofía¿Cómo puede ser tan bueno?How can it be so good?
- JavierCreo que usan ingredientes frescos, Sofía.I think they use fresh ingredients, Sofía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bueno, tan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
