I want to compliment my butcher

Question

The Mexican grocery store near me has a wonderful meat department. Last week I picked my way through ordering (poorly, in Spanish) some T-bone steaks, which were superb after barbecuing. When I return I want to compliment him, but I can't find the words for T-bone or steaks. Here's the closest I've come up with:

En semana pasada yo compré tres filetes _________. ¡Eran delicioso!

Any ideas? Gracias! (P.S. They all speak English there, but I want to practice, which they seem to appreciate .)

Answer 1

Carne molida de res - ground beef Carne molida de puerco - ground pork Carne molida de pollo - ground chicken Carne molida de pavo- ground turkey

hamburguesa is only used for hamburgers which are made with carne molida.

One last one. Hot dogs are made with salchichas.

Thank you again! I wish I could mark both of your answers as best answers. :D - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

I'm adding these to my notes.... I feel a Flashcard set coming on (once I get a few more)! - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

molida - chileno, Jul 27, 2013

You are corect. carne is feminine so molida. I have more trouble with masc./fem. than anything else. - gringojrf, Jul 27, 2013

ok, I'll change those in the flashcards. Thanks! - Findy, Jul 28, 2013

gringo me extraña araña... ;) You are married uh? - chileno, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 2

Here's another try - from the SD translator (one of those words listed while searching other words):

chuletón: large steak; T-bone steak

How does that sound to the Spanish ear? We do like our T-bones large and cut about 3/4 inch thick, so they can be slightly rare in the middle.

Yes, sometimes the word chuleta is used. But mostly with pork rather than beef. - gringojrf, Jul 27, 2013

Agreed - 005faa61, Jul 28, 2013

Thanks again! - Findy, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 3

Just say next time you see him "Nice to meat you"?

:) - chileno, Jul 27, 2013

:P But you made me laugh. - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

I live in Henderson and I used to go to either los amigos or los compadres market, can't remember the name now... :) - chileno, Jul 27, 2013

I go to the very Spanish-sounding Buy Low (or Buy High, as some people around here call it). One of these days I'll take photos of the meat selection. - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

:) - chileno, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 4

Steak in Mexico is bistec. But I bet if he is in the US you can say T-Bone and he will understand.

I agree, in Spain too. - annierats, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 5

Thanks, Grin! Yes, I am in the US and they will understand. I just want to practice - plus I'd like to get a job around here in the future and I think learning Spanish will be a plus because there are a lot of Hispanics in this area.

Another thing - ground meat/mince? Would I just ask for hamburguesa or would it be better to say carne picada? There are different kinds of ground meat available - beef, chicken, turkey & pork. How do I describe those? Ground meat in the translator comes out something to do with earth. lol

Oh, I just found: adjetivo 5. molido(a) (coffee, pepper); ground meat -> carne (f) picada (Estados UnidosEsp, RP), carne (f) molida (Am) - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

(It helps to read the whole thing. lol) - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

Cubans will say "picada" for ground, but really "picada" means minced. ;) - chileno, Jul 27, 2013

Thanks, Chileno. That's good to know. :D - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 6

If the butcher has been in the USA for a long time, I would say the same T-bone steak or bistec. If he hasn´t been here long, I would not use bistec because in Mexico this is very thin piece of meat, not like you find here, so in this case I would say lonja de carne.

Filete (from French "filet") isn´t correct because the T-bone steak has the bone.

Thanks, Julian! :) - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 7

Alrighty then. I see I am officially addicted to SD, and I just had to make a set of flashcards to go with this question. Here it is. If anybody is as silly as me and has nothing better to do with their Saturday, I'd be eternally grateful if you could check it out for mistakes. I got most of the words out of the store's weekly circular (and some from the translator) so I'm sure there are a few zingers there.

...but I can quit any time I want.

...except for the smoking part, that's pretty much me the past few days. Yes, living in denial....months.... years, maybe! - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

Ha - 0080b918, Jul 27, 2013

Jajajajaja - rac1, Jul 28, 2013

Answer 8

Bistek de costilla// bife de costilla/

But actually ''el famoso T-bone steak''will work better. .

hehe Annie, the second one sounds like a restaurant. :) - Findy, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 9

I got a steak at food store near me and are good!!!

Conseguí un filete en una tienda de comestibles cerca de mí.

Answer 10

How about:

"Mi, mi, carnicero. ¡Qué carne encantadora tiene!"

hehehe - Findy, Jul 27, 2013