esto es delicioso
/esto es deliθjoso/from spelling rules
esto es delicioso is the Spanish phrase for "this is delicious".
This phrase is used to express that food or drink tastes very good. While esto es delicioso is grammatically correct, native speakers more frequently use the verb estar to describe the taste of food, such as in the phrase está delicioso.
Which one should you use?
For more informal and enthusiastic ways to express enjoyment of flavors, you might use Está riquísimo or Está buenísimo.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
If you want to be more formal, you can say Esto es exquisito to mean "This is exquisite" or "This is delicious". Conversely, there are several informal options: Está buenísimo, Está riquísimo, Está de rechupete to say something is extremely delicious or the idiomatic Está para chuparse los dedos to say "It's finger-licking good".
How does it change in a sentence?
The pronoun esto is the neuter form of "this", which is used when referring to an unidentified object like a meal in general or an abstract concept.
How do you pronounce it?
/esto es deliθjoso/
Did you know?
- The word riquísimo used for delicious food comes from rico, which also means 'rich' in terms of money.
- The informal expression está de rechupete comes from the word rechupete, which refers to something that makes you want to slurp or suck it up.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, repeating a word with an '-ísimo' ending, like buenísimo, acts as a linguistic 'volume knob' to show intense enthusiasm.
Examples in context
- ¡Eh! Esto es delicioso.Hey, this is delicious.Tatoeba #10266814 by Seael, translation #3575479 by CK
- Esto es delicioso.This is delicious.Tatoeba #463303 by lukaszpp, translation #463302 by lukaszpp
- Gracias, esto es delicioso.Thank you, this is delicious.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are eating lunch together.
- ElenaPrueba mi sopa, Alejandro.Try my soup, Alejandro.
- AlejandroGracias, voy a probarla.Thanks, I am going to try it.
- Alejandro¡Wow! Esto es delicioso.Wow! This is delicious.
- ElenaMe alegra que te guste.I am glad you like it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
