Eso suena delicioso
/eso swena deliθjoso/from spelling rules
Eso suena delicioso is the Spanish way to say "that sounds delicious".
This phrase is used to express that something described as food seems tasty. A very common alternative to using delicioso is to use rico to describe food as tasty or delicious, such as in the phrase Eso suena muy rico.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of Eso (that), suena (sounds) and delicioso (delicious).
Which one should you use?
While delicioso is perfectly correct, it can sometimes sound slightly more formal or emphatic than the more colloquial suena rico.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, you might say ¡Se antoja! to mean "it makes you crave it!" In Spain, you might say Está de muerte. to mean "it's to die for.".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective delicioso must agree in gender with the subject. Since Eso is a neuter pronoun, the masculine singular form is used.
Did you know?
- The colloquial Spanish expression está de muerte literally translates to 'it is of death' to describe food that sounds or tastes delicious.
- Using delicioso to describe a meal can sometimes come across as hyperbolic, as if the speaker is describing a gourmet miracle rather than a standard tasty dish.
- The word eso comes from the Latin ipsum, which is the neuter form of ipse.
Examples in context
- ¡Eso suena delicioso! Quiero probarlo.That sounds delicious! I want to try it.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are discussing dinner plans over the phone.
- MateoHoy voy a cocinar paella para la cena.Today I am going to cook paella for dinner.
- Elena¡Eso suena delicioso, Mateo!That sounds delicious, Mateo!
- Mateo¿Quieres venir a comer con nosotros?Do you want to come eat with us?
- ElenaSí, me encantaría.Yes, I would love to.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries delicioso, eso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
