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How do you say "is this spicy" in Spanish?

¿Está picante esto?

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In Spanish, "is this spicy" is ¿Está picante esto?.

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Pronunciation

'¿Está picante esto?' rolls off easiest if you pronounce every letter clearly rather than swallowing syllables the way English speakers often do and let the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress.

Grammar notes

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

Example sentence

is this spicy

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How to remember ¿Está picante esto?

Say '¿Está picante esto?' as if you genuinely needed it for is this spicy right now, giving the words a sense of urgency that helps them stick.

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Questions about ¿Está picante esto?

How do you pronounce ¿Está picante esto??

'¿Está picante esto?' rolls off easiest if you pronounce every letter clearly rather than swallowing syllables the way English speakers often do and let the accent mark shows exactly which syllable carries the stress.

Is ¿Está picante esto? formal or casual?

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

How is ¿Está picante esto? used in Spanish?

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

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