How to say "tasty ham sandwich"?

Question

Is it "el sándwich sabroso de jamón" or "el sándwich de jamón sabroso"?

Interesting question, I would have chosen the second, but don't know for absolute sure- I assume you are trying for a country where sándwich works, as currently I am in one where they offer me tortas instead (the torta de cochinita was particularly good. - bosquederoble, Apr 26, 2015

Answer 1

Hello movie mistakes,

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Puedes decir/You can say:

A tasty ham sandwich =

Un bocadillo de jamón sabroso

o ....

Un sándwich de jamón sabroso

Generally speaking, adjectives in Spanish usually follow the noun that they are describing/qualifying but some adjectives can precede the noun or follow after the noun to give a different meaning!

I would recommend that you check out/take a look at the topic on adjective placement in the Spanish Dict grammar section, which you can find by looking at the dropdown menu!

I hope this helps you

Could somebody add a link to Spanishdict grammar 'adjective placement' please? - FELIZ77, Apr 27, 2015

Somebody who know what they are doing lol - FELIZ77, Apr 27, 2015

Answer 2

Both of your variants are correct, the choice depends on nuance.

"El sandwich sabroso de jamón" focuses on the tasty sandwich that is made of ham.

"El sandwich de jamón sabroso" focuses on the sandwich that is made of tasty ham.

Well, if you're talking about Iberian jam on, I'd definitively put sabroso after "jamon "!!!! - Winkfish, Apr 27, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Apr 27, 2015