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Question: Muy delicioso

cabingirl — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:53:15 -0800

SpanishFilter: How can I politely say "I've had enough" or "I'm full" in Spanish? As mentioned in a previous AskMe I am headed to Guatemala next week and I don't speak Spanish beyond the basic tourist phrases. Due to a medical issue I can't eat very much at one time. In many restaurants the server will ask me if the food was okay since it looks like I didn't eat anything. I usually reassure them that it was delicious but I'm already full, or I wasn't very hungry, or something like that.

What would be the best way to express that in Spanish? Who knows if I'll even need it, but I've had this experience in both the US and Europe and I certainly wouldn't want to insult anyone.

By: cachondeo45

cachondeo45 — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:02:00 -0800

Estaba riquisimo! (estaba rikIsimo) - It was delicious!
Estoy llena (estoi yeina) - I'm full.
Ya comí antes (same pronunciation) - I already ate.
Ya he comido mucho! (ya A comeedo mucho) - I´ve already eaten tons.

Suerte! (Good luck!)

By: MasonDixon

MasonDixon — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:07:40 -0800

Estoy satisfecha. (At least that's what I was told by someone of Nicaraguan origin.)

By: waylaid

waylaid — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:08:28 -0800

Estoy satisfecha (more or less, I'm satisfied)

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:50:22 -0800

These examples badly mutilate the Spanish language, but:

"Tengo una enfermedad y por eso no puedo comer mucho." (I have an illness so I can't eat very much)

"Mi medico me dijo que no debe comer mucho" (My doctor told me not to eat very much)

By: resurrexit

resurrexit — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:06:45 -0800

Nah, those others are too easy to forget. Here's a one-worder: Basta, prounounced like 'pasta' except with a 'b'. It means 'enough.'

I recommend this word because you can use it for lots of other things. If you want it to sound mean, shout it while menacingly drawing your finger across your throat. If you want it to sound nice, smile and say 'gracias' afterward.

Too easy.

By: monocot

monocot — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:13:30 -0800

As pointed out above, "basta ya" meaning 'already enough' or "estoy llena" (llena pronounced yena) are short and easy to remember. Basta ya might sound a bit impolite though, I'm not very sure. It probably depends on the tone, and you can say thanks afterwards, as resurrexit has mentioned.

By: umbú

umbú — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:21:55 -0800

I've always heard that, at least in some parts of Latin America, people don't say "Estoy llena." I think "Estoy satisfecha" is a better bet.

By: msali

msali — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:51:12 -0800

Nthing 'Estoy satisfecha'. 'Basta' and 'llega' are two other great words to mean 'enough, already!', which will get you through oodles of situations.

By: damiano99

damiano99 — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:08:09 -0800

Basta ya! Soy lleno... no quiero ser gordo como lo ademas en mi pais!

By: neilkod

neilkod — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:09:02 -0800

No Mas!

By: dubitable

dubitable — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:16:51 -0800

When I was in Argentina, we always said "hay basta" ("that/there is enough") and it seemed to go over pretty well. We were hanging with Argentineans the whole time, and my sister is a fluent Spanish ("Castellano") speaker, so I know that that's good for that country, at least. But, knowing that the Spanish in, say, the Dominican Republic is pretty different, that may or may not be the same.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:04:10 -0800

It's Guatemala, you can drop the estoy. It's just "satisfecha."

By: Manouk

Manouk — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:10:02 -0800

Being Argentinean I can say that at least here "Basta" followed by "Gracias" would be ok and expected from a non spanish speaker. Going into "I have a disease that doesn't allow me to eat too much" will lead to a number of questions in spanish you may not understand.

If you want to insure to avoid insulting them say "muy rico, gracias!".

If you want to stress the "I can't" part say "No debo comer mucho".

Trust me, this will get you across and should be understood even through a heavy accent.

Good luck on your trip!

By: cabingirl

cabingirl — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:29:20 -0800

Wow, thanks everyone! It looks like Basta, gracias or (Estoy) satisfecha will work.