la comida está deliciosa
The English phrase "the food is delicious" is translated into French as la comida está deliciosa.
This phrase is used to express that food tastes very good. While la comida está deliciosa is provided as a translation, in natural French conversation, people often say C'est délicieux to mean "It is delicious" while they are actually eating.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the adjective for "delicious", you must ensure it agrees in gender with the noun it describes. Use the masculine form délicieux for masculine nouns and the feminine form délicieuse for feminine nouns.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Note that la comida está deliciosa is actually a Spanish phrase. In French, to say "the food is delicious," you should use la nourriture est délicieuse or le plat est délicieux.
Example conversation
Lucas and Manon are eating lunch together.
- LucasEst-ce que tu aimes ce plat, Manon ?Do you like this dish, Manon?
- ManonOui, la comida está deliciosa !Yes, the food is delicious!
- LucasJe suis d'accord avec toi.I agree with you.
- ManonC'est le meilleur restaurant du quartier.It is the best restaurant in the neighborhood.
