How to Say "This Is Delicious" in French

c'est délicieux

c'est délicieux is the French phrase for "this is delicious".

This phrase is used to express that food or drink tastes very good. While c'est délicieux is a standard way to express this, you might encounter various alternatives depending on the setting. For example, you might hear the colloquial c'est très bon in everyday conversation or the more formal c'est succulent.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

In more formal settings, you can use c'est succulent to say "it is succulent". For everyday, colloquial situations, c'est très bon is a very common way to say "it is very good". If you want to be more informal or enthusiastic, you can say c'est trop bon! ("it's so good!") or even use the slang expression cette bouffe, c'est une tuerie! which translates to "this food is killer!"

How does it change in a sentence?

If you are specifically referring to a feminine noun such as la soupe (the soup), you should use the feminine form délicieuse.

When do people say it?

When eating, you might also hear or use the playful and informal miam miam!, which equates to "yum yum!" in English. In casual settings with friends, you might even hear c'est trop bon, mon pote! to mean "it's so good, my buddy!"

Did you know?

The slang term tuerie, used in the expression c'est une tuerie, literally means 'a slaughter' or 'a killing' when describing exceptional food.
In French, the word trop usually carries a negative meaning of 'too much' or 'excessive'. However, when used in the phrase c'est trop bon, it functions as a positive intensifier, much like the English 'so good'.
If you are at a casual family dinner, saying c'est délicieux might make you sound like a character in a 19th-century novel. To avoid sounding overly dramatic or like a professional food critic, locals prefer the much simpler c'est très bon.

Examples in context

Je pense que c'est délicieux.
I think this is delicious.
This sentence is useful for expressing a personal opinion that something is delicious using c'est délicieux.
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C'est délicieux. Qu'est-ce que c'est?
This is delicious. What is it?
This sentence is useful for asking what a delicious thing is using c'est délicieux.
Tatoeba #4585409 by dadidas, translation #4579199 by Hybrid
C'est délicieux.
This is delicious.
This sentence is a simple way to state that something is delicious using c'est délicieux.
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Example conversation

Hugo and Emma are eating dinner together.

Hugo

Goûte ce plat, Emma.
Taste this dish, Emma.
Emma

Oh, c'est délicieux !
Oh, this is delicious!
Hugo

Je suis content que ça te plaise.
I am glad you like it.
Emma

Merci pour le repas, Hugo.
Thank you for the meal, Hugo.

Sources

Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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How to Say “This Is Delicious” in French