súper fresco
/supeɾ fɾesko/from spelling rules
The English phrase "super fresh" is translated into Spanish as súper fresco.
This phrase is used to describe both food (as in 'freshly made') and the weather (as in 'cool/brisk').
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Súper fresco is an informal way to express this idea, as using súper as an intensifier is common in colloquial, everyday speech. For a more formal context, you may use Sumamente fresco.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the colloquial term Requetefresco can be used to intensify the meaning of freshness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective fresco must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, so use súper fresca for feminine nouns. The adjective fresco must agree in number with the noun it modifies, so use súper frescos for masculine plural nouns and súper frescas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/supeɾ fɾesko/
Did you know?
- While fresco describes weather, calling a person fresco in many Spanish-speaking countries can imply they are 'cheeky' or 'shameless'.
- The word fresco is used to describe a specific type of art, pintura al fresco, where pigments are applied to wet lime plaster.
- The English word 'fresh' and the Spanish word fresco share a distant ancestor in the Proto-Indo-European root *preyskosder.
Examples in context
- La ensalada está muy fresca hoy.The salad is super fresh today.
- Este pescado está muy fresco, lo acaban de pescar.This fish is super fresh, it was just caught.
- Este pan está sumamente fresco, lo acaban de hornear.This bread is super fresh, it was just baked.
- Los vegetales de mi jardín son sumamente frescos y orgánicos.The vegetables from my garden are extremely fresh and organic.
- La ropa recién lavada está súper fresca y huele deliciosa.Freshly laundered clothes are super fresh and smell delicious.
- ¡Estas frutas están fresquísimas!These fruits are super fresh!
- Tenemos que ir a probar esos tacos, dicen que están fresquísimos.We need to go try those tacos, they say they're super fresh.
- Ese jugo está requetefresco, recién exprimido.That juice is super fresh, freshly squeezed.
- El pan está súper fresco.The bread is super fresh.
- Este pescado es súper fresco.This fish is super fresh.
- El aire de la montaña es súper fresco.The mountain air is super fresh.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are at a local market.
- Javier¿Te gusta este melón?Do you like this melon?
- SofíaSí, está súper fresco.Yes, it is super fresh.
- JavierEs verdad, tiene buen olor.It's true, it smells good.
- SofíaVamos a comprar dos.Let's buy two.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fresco, súper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
