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How do you say "is this spicy" in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿esto es picante?

Phrase Noun

In Spanish (Latin America), "is this spicy" is ¿esto es picante?.

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Pronunciation

Sound out "esto es picante" as E-sto ES pi-KA-nte — the stress lands on the capitalized syllable while the rest stays light.

Grammar notes

¿esto es picante? is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

is this spicy

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How to remember ¿esto es picante?

Imagine you had to explain "is this spicy" to a child using only the word "esto es picante"; that pressure tends to make it stick.

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Questions about ¿esto es picante?

How do you pronounce ¿esto es picante??

Sound out "esto es picante" as E-sto ES pi-KA-nte — the stress lands on the capitalized syllable while the rest stays light.

Is ¿esto es picante? formal or casual?

¿esto es picante? is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is ¿esto es picante? used in Spanish (Latin America)?

¿esto es picante? is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (is this spicy).

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