yogurt
Mexico, everyday
In Mexico yogurt is usually written and said yogurt, with the English-style final t. The spelling yogur is the one preferred by the Spanish language academies, and people understand both.
Meaning: fermented milk food (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| yogurt | Mexico, everyday |
| yogur | standard spelling |
Shops and packaging in Mexico commonly use yogurt, and flavors are added with de: yogurt de fresa, yogurt natural. A drinkable one is yogurt para beber.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is masculine: el yogurt. The plural is los yogures in careful writing, though los yogurts can also be heard.
How do you pronounce it?
Say it as "yoh-GOORT". The t at the end is soft in everyday speech.
Did you know?
- The word yogur came into Spanish from Turkish and is one of the foodstuff words that both spellings still compete over.
Examples in context
- Quiero un yogurt de fresa.I want a strawberry yogurt.
- El yogurt natural está en el refrigerador.The plain yogurt is in the fridge.
- Desayuno fruta con yogurt.I have fruit with yogurt for breakfast.
Example conversation
Tomás and his sister Valeria shop at a supermarket in Querétaro.
- TomásValeria, ¿qué yogurt compramos?Valeria, which yogurt do we buy?
- ValeriaEl natural, para la granola.The plain one, for the granola.
- TomásY uno de fresa para mí.And a strawberry one for me.
- ValeriaEstá bien, llévalo.Fine, take it.
