muy fácil
/mui faθil/from spelling rules
In Spanish, 'very easy' is translated as muy fácil.
The phrase muy fácil is used to describe a task or activity that requires very little effort to complete. Depending on the level of ease you wish to convey, you might use other expressions: bastante fácil (quite easy), realmente fácil (really easy), increíblemente fácil (incredibly easy) or even facilísimo to mean extremely easy. For idiomatic ways to say something is effortless, you can use pan comido (piece of cake), juego de niños (child's play), ¡esto es coser y cantar! (it's a piece of cake!) or no tiene ciencia (it's not rocket science). You might also say cualquiera puede hacerlo (anyone can do it), nada más sencillo que esto (nothing simpler than this) or lo hago con los ojos cerrados (I can do it with my eyes closed).
What does it mean word for word?
The word muy means 'very' and fácil means 'easy'.
Which one should you use?
While muy fácil is the standard way to say very easy, you can use the suffix -ísimo to create facilísimo, which expresses a higher degree of ease (extremely easy).
Is it said differently in some regions?
The informal phrase super fácil is often used by Latin American Spanish speakers, while súper sencillo is commonly used in both Spain and Latin America.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase must agree in number with the noun it describes. While muy fácil is used for singular nouns, you must use muy fáciles when describing plural nouns.
Did you know?
- The idiomatic expression ¡esto es coser y cantar! literally translates to 'this is sewing and singing'. It suggests a task is as effortless and pleasant as these two simple hobbies.
- The word muy descends from the Latin multum, which means 'much'. In early Spanish, it functioned as a quantifier of amount before becoming an intensifier like 'very'.
- The phrase pan comido literally means 'eaten bread'. It refers to something that has already been consumed and is therefore finished and effortless.
Examples in context
- ¡Eso fue muy fácil!That was very easy.This sentence shows how to use muy fácil to react to a completed task.Tatoeba #1562808 by hayastan, translation #3393287 by CK
- Es muy fácil de usar.It's very easy to use.This sentence uses muy fácil to describe an object that is easy to operate.Tatoeba #1574826 by Shishir, translation #1571130 by Spamster
- El examen era muy fácil.The exam was very easy.This sentence uses muy fácil to describe the difficulty level of an exam.Tatoeba #2071728 by Shishir, translation #3825009 by CK
- ¡Aprender expresiones en español es pan comido!Learning expressions in Spanish is a piece of cake!
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Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are assembling a piece of furniture together.
- Javier¿Necesitas ayuda con las instrucciones, Lucía?Do you need help with the instructions, Lucía?
- LucíaNo, gracias, es muy fácil.No, thanks, it is very easy.
- JavierMe alegra, porque yo no entiendo nada.I'm glad, because I don't understand anything.
- LucíaNo te preocupes, Javier, yo lo termino.Don't worry, Javier, I will finish it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fácil, muy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
