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How do you say "pasta" in Spanish (Latin America)?
la pasta
In Spanish (Latin America), "pasta" is la pasta.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce "la pasta" like LA PAHS-tah, with a light tap on any r, the stress falling on the second-to-last syllable, and no trace of an English th anywhere.
Grammar notes
la pasta is feminine. Its plural is pastas.
Example sentence
Comimos pasta con salsa de jitomate.
We ate pasta with tomato sauce.
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How to remember la pasta
Whisper "pasta" to yourself while picturing the scene from "We ate pasta with tomato sauce."; a word tied to an image sticks far better than one memorised alone.
Related words
- soup la sopa
- stew el estofado
- salad la ensalada
- noodle el fideo
- dumpling la empanadilla
- sausage la salchicha
- bacon el tocino
- ham el jamón
- cream la crema
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Questions about la pasta
How do you pronounce la pasta?
Pronounce "la pasta" like LA PAHS-tah, with a light tap on any r, the stress falling on the second-to-last syllable, and no trace of an English th anywhere.
Is la pasta masculine or feminine?
la pasta is feminine. la pasta is feminine. Its plural is pastas.
How is la pasta used in Spanish (Latin America)?
la pasta is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Comimos pasta con salsa de jitomate. (We ate pasta with tomato sauce.).
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"Pasta" in other languages
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