{"id":5689,"date":"2012-10-02T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T10:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5689"},"modified":"2012-10-02T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T10:19:00","slug":"intermediate-spanish-lesson-40-describing-how-things-taste-or-smell-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/intermediate-spanish-lesson-40-describing-how-things-taste-or-smell-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 40 Describing how things taste or smell in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 40 Describing how things taste or smell in Spanish\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XLoS-LRbe8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at how to describe how things taste or smell in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to describe nice tastes or smells in Spanish, such as Huele fenomenal (It smells great) or Est\u00e1 muy bueno (It tastes very good) and there are also many ways to describe bad tastes or smells such as Huele mal (It smells bad) or Huele que apesta (It stinks).<\/p>\n<p>We will also see how to describe things you like according to their flavours and smells and how to describe different tastes in Spanish such as Dulce (Sweet), Salado (Salty\/Savoury) or Amargo (Bitter).<\/p>\n<p>First, let\u2019s start by looking at how to describe things that taste and smell good:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Me) huele bien\/muy bien: It smells good\/very good<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) huele fenomenal: It smells great<br \/>\n\u2022 Huele a rosas: It smells great<br \/>\n\u2022 Huele que alimenta: It smells great (for food)<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) sabe bien\/muy bien: It tastes good\/very good<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) sabe fenomenal: It tastes great<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 muy bueno: It tastes very good<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 muy rico: It tastes very good<\/p>\n<p>Next, let\u2019s see how to describe things that taste or smell bad in Spanish:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 (Me) huele mal\/muy mal: It smells bad\/very bad<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) huele fatal: It smells awful<br \/>\n\u2022 Huele a rayos: It smells very bad<br \/>\n\u2022 Huele de pena: It smells very bad<br \/>\n\u2022 Huele que apesta: It stinks<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) sabe mal\/muy mal: It tastes bad\/very bad<br \/>\n\u2022 (Me) sabe fatal: It tastes disgusting<br \/>\n\u2022 Est\u00e1 muy malo: It tastes very bad<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s see how to describe things you like according to their flavours and smells in Spanish:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me encanta: I love<br \/>\n\u2022 Me gusta: I like<br \/>\n\u2022 Me agrada: I like<br \/>\n\u2022 Tengo debilidad por + food: I have a weakness for<br \/>\n\u2022 El olor: The smell<br \/>\n\u2022 El sabor: The flavour<br \/>\n\u2022 C\u00f3mo huele: How it smells<br \/>\n\u2022 C\u00f3mo sabe: How it tastes<br \/>\n\u2022 Oler: To smell<br \/>\n\u2022 Saber: To taste<br \/>\n\u2022 Saborear: To savour\/enjoy<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Me encanta c\u00f3mo huelen las rosas: I love how roses smell<br \/>\n\u2022 Me gusta el sabor de las frutas tropicales: I like the flavour of tropical fruits<br \/>\n\u2022 Me agrada c\u00f3mo sabe el caf\u00e9: I like how coffee tastes<br \/>\n\u2022 Me encanta saborear el chocolate: I love to savour chocolate<br \/>\n\u2022 Tengo debilidad por el helado: I have a weakness for ice cream<br \/>\n\u2022 Ni me gusta ni me disgusta: I neither like nor dislike it<br \/>\n\u2022 No me molesta: I don\u2019t find it unpleasant<br \/>\n\u2022 Ni me gusta ni me disgusta la sopa: I neither like nor dislike soup<br \/>\n\u2022 No me molesta el olor a pescado: I don\u2019t find the smell of fish unpleasant<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s now see how to describe things you dislike according to their flavours and smells:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Odio: I hate<br \/>\n\u2022 No soporto: I can\u00b4t stand<br \/>\n\u2022 Me repugna: It disgusts me<br \/>\n\u2022 Me da asco: It makes me sick<br \/>\n\u2022 Me pone enfermo: It makes me feel ill<br \/>\n\u2022 Me desagrada: I dislike<br \/>\n\u2022 No soy muy amigo de\/No soy fan de: I am not a fan of<br \/>\n\u2022 No me va mucho: I don\u2019t really like<br \/>\n\u2022 No soporto el olor de las sardinas: I can\u2019t stand the smell of sardines<br \/>\n\u2022 Me da asco c\u00f3mo sabe la col: The taste of cabbage makes me sick<br \/>\n\u2022 Me pone enfermo oler a pescado en casa: Smelling fish in the house makes me feel ill<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we are going to look at how to describe different tastes in Spanish:<\/p>\n<p>Dulce: Sweet<br \/>\n\u2022 El chocolate es dulce: Chocolate is sweet<br \/>\n\u2022 Este pastel est\u00e1 muy dulce: This cake is very sweet (more than it should be)<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1cido: Sharp<br \/>\n\u2022 El lim\u00f3n es \u00e1cido: Lemon is sharp<br \/>\n\u2022 Hoy las naranjas est\u00e1n \u00e1cidas: Today the oranges are sharp (more than they should be)<\/p>\n<p>Salado: Salty\/Savoury<br \/>\n\u2022 El jam\u00f3n serrano es salado: Serrano ham is salty<br \/>\n\u2022 Ese jam\u00f3n est\u00e1 demasiado salado: That ham is too salty (more than it should be)<\/p>\n<p>Soso: Bland\/Not salty enough<br \/>\n\u2022 El queso fresco es soso: Cottage cheese is bland<br \/>\n\u2022 Esta sopa est\u00e1 sosa: This soup is bland (more than it should be)<\/p>\n<p>Amargo: Bitter<br \/>\n\u2022 El pomelo es amargo: Grapefruit is bitter<br \/>\n\u2022 Este zumo est\u00e1 amargo: This juice is bitter (more than it should be)<\/p>\n<p>Agrio: Sour<br \/>\n\u2022 La lima es agria: Lime is sour<br \/>\n\u2022 Estos ar\u00e1ndanos est\u00e1n muy agrios: These cranberries are very sour (more than they should be)<\/p>\n<p>Picante: Hot\/Spicy<br \/>\n\u2022 La comida mejicana es picante: Mexican food is spicy<br \/>\n\u2022 Este curry est\u00e1 muy picante: This curry is very spicy (more than it should be)<\/p>\n<p>Eating is one of my greatest passions and I think that I love talking about food almost as much as I love cooking and eating it. I love trying different foods from around the world and of course I love my own Spanish cuisine very much indeed.<\/p>\n<p>Tortilla de patatas (Spanish Omellette) is one of my favourite dishes: \u201cPara mi esta muy rica. Me encanta c\u00f3mo huele y por supuesto c\u00f3mo sabe\u201d. I also love simple and healthy traditional Spanish dishes such as lentils, chick peas and beans cooked in the pressure cooker with various vegetables: \u201cSon platos muy ricos, muy baratos y muy buenos para la salud\u201d. I have to confess that I have a weakness for chocolate: \u201cTengo una gran debilidad por el chocolate. Me gusta mucho saborear el chocolate negro de mas or menos 70% de cacao, junto con caf\u00e9 con leche\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Que aproveche!<\/p>\n<p>Y hasta la proxima clase de espa\u00f1ol.<\/p>\n<p>Adios<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. 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