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La Palabra Del Día "al gusto"

La Palabra Del Día "al gusto"

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al gusto ( AHL GOO-stoh )

(phrase) to taste; any style


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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speakers suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.


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Examples:


1: Después de hervir la salsa, agrega sal y pimienta al gusto.


After boiling the sauce, add salt and pepper to taste.




2: El bufet incluye cereales, chilaquiles y huevos al gusto.


The buffet includes cereal, chilaquiles, and eggs any style.




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updated Jul 22, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Tus hilos son provocadores ;) They make me hungry! - 00376109, Jul 21, 2017
Me too! :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Hola mi amor, she was a strange lady . - ray76, Jul 21, 2017
Hi Amber. That's a nice quote. - billygoat, Jul 21, 2017
Hi Ray..I guess we all have a touch of that. lol - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Thank you, Billy. Much appreciated. :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Hola suavecita. Enjoy your weekend. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
Hola guao. De nada. :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017

10 Answers

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Esta peluca produjo al gusto de una compradora: yo.

This wig was made to the craze of one shopper: me.

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updated Jul 22, 2017
posted by Sassette
Nicely done! - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Thanks, Ambette. :) - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
Does it come in cotton candy blue Missy? - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
@Jraider That would be lots and lots of blue if it did. lol - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
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En mi opinión, el filete al gusto siempre debe estar medio crudo.

In my opinion, steak cooked to order should always be medium rare.

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updated Jul 22, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
Si, ,,,"siempre debe estar"...Mmmm... I want french fries! - 00376109, Jul 21, 2017
Woops. Gracias Coffee :) - jellonz, Jul 21, 2017
I like it pink, but not red. - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Indeed, that's how I love it. Delicioso. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
Yo también :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
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¡Cuando ofrecí a mi amiga de España café al gusto, ella llenó de media taza con azúcar!

When I offered my Spanish friend coffee to taste, she filled the cup halfway with sugar!

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updated Jul 22, 2017
posted by Echoline
Oh Yuck! - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
He likes a little coffee with his sugar :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
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Persona #1 ¿Qué te peta comer?

Persona #2 Por qué no pedimos algo de compartir, para picar, sí. ¿Qué te parece?

Persona #1 ¡Ni de coña! No me fío de tí, hombre. Siempre añades la salsa picante al gusto de tí.

Person #1 What do you fancy to eat?

Person #2. Why not get something to share, just to pick at. What do you think?

Person #1. No way! I don't trust you, mate. You always add the hot sauce to your own liking.

(I get confused when to use tú, tí, tuyo. So I look forward to some corrections) raspberry

updated Jul 22, 2017
edited by billygoat
posted by billygoat
I am always confundido whenever I use Spanish mate but love t all the same. - ray76, Jul 21, 2017
Wow Billy, that's a new way of saying: "No way!" I only know ¡Ni hablar! or with a different meaning ¡De ninguna manera!" - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017
Thank you for teaching me a new expression: ¡Ni da coña! - FELIZ77, Jul 21, 2017
Two things new to me: petar and the no way saying. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
Thanks guys. I try to copy native Spaniards when I chat with them. Not sure I always get the context right though lol, but poco a poco .... - billygoat, Jul 21, 2017
I don't think native Spaniards worry about perfect grammer in conversational grammar on a daily basis. I know we don't. - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Meant to say, "in conversation on a daily basis." - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
You are right Amber. I use leismo and even laismo without thinking these days. Grammatically incorrect but lots of people do it - billygoat, Jul 21, 2017
Los españoles hablan muy diferente =) I should learn some words - 00376109, Jul 21, 2017
You speak beautifully Cafecita ....... for a New Yorker ;) lol - billygoat, Jul 21, 2017
I suggest nachos :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
I speak beautifully while having some Coronas ;) haha! - 00376109, Jul 22, 2017
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Before adding any ingredients, some people want to taste. Antes de añadir cualquier ingrediente, algunas personas prefieren al gusto.

updated Jul 21, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
That's not me. I love eating! Anway, probar comes to mind when talking about taste. I'm not saying this sentence is not correct, though. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
I'm with Sassy on this one Nkm. I think the "to taste" for "al gusto" has the meaning of how something is liked. eg: Add salt to taste - Add salt to how you like it. I think for the verb "to taste" another word such as probar would be better. - jellonz, Jul 21, 2017
Yes, I would say "probar" :) - 00376109, Jul 21, 2017
I rearranged my sentence. I hope it's correct. - NKM1974, Jul 21, 2017
Thanks, Nkm. :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
I always question people who put salt and pepper on their food before they try it :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
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Odio las ostras, incluso cuando se añaden varias salsas al gusto.

I hate oysters, even when several sauces are added to taste.

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updated Jul 22, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I love them, deep fried; never raw. Yuck. - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Never had them deep fried , I just find them too fishy yet I love fish . - ray76, Jul 21, 2017
Me encanta las ostras al gusto :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
Me encantan...encantar is similar to gustar - Hevuelto, Jul 22, 2017
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Busco los restaurantes donde podemos comer escalope vienesa al mi gusto.

I'm looking for restaurants where we can eat Viennese cotelette at my taste.

updated Jul 22, 2017
posted by porcupine7
I'm not sure this is correct in Spanish for the "phrase" of the day. - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Come to Melbourne porcu we have more Vietnamese restaurants than Vietnam. - ray76, Jul 21, 2017
It is not Vietnamese , but Viennese - porcupine7, Jul 21, 2017
Looks yummy :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
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En el bar, el desayuno incluía papas y dos huevos al gusto.

In the bar, the breakfast included potatoes and two eggs any style. .

updated Jul 22, 2017
posted by mstivers
Mmmm....Nice! - 00376109, Jul 21, 2017
Over easy for me please :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
Looks good. :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Lookin' good. You covered breakfast and jellonz covered dinner. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
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Si vas a un restaurante de lujo, el camarero le preguntará si desea pimiente molida fresca en su ensalada al gusto.

If you go to a fancy restaurant, the waiter will ask you if you want freshly ground pepper on your salad to taste.

updated Jul 22, 2017
posted by Jraider
Hahhahaha - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
You and bosque are on the same wavelength today. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
...which I know you pointed out under bosque's entry. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
Lol! - 00376109, Jul 22, 2017
pimienta...si vas...te preguntará...si deseas...tu ensalada...you're mixing tú and usted - Hevuelto, Jul 22, 2017
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Cuando el mesero llega con el molinillo para añadirle pimienta al plato de mi esposa al gusto, siempre le dice "vas a estar aquí por un rato girando esta cosa, porque a mí me encanta la pimienta".

When the waiter comes with the grinder to add pepper to taste to my wife's dish, she always tells him "you are going to be here a while turning that thing, because I love pepper."

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updated Jul 22, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
(Was not completely sure if girando or mientras giras would be better. (I know I am using tú for a waiter, and normally I would use usted). :) - bosquederoble, Jul 21, 2017
We are on the same page today amigo :-)! - Jraider, Jul 21, 2017
I'm like that too. :) - rac1, Jul 21, 2017
Yes Jraider, I wrote mine before I saw yours. We went to dinner last night and she said exactly that. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 21, 2017
Reminds me of Olive Garden. They just won't leave the cheese grater at the table; they have to put it on for you and you tell them how much you want. - Sassette, Jul 21, 2017
'Girando" :) perfect! - 00376109, Jul 22, 2017
Gracias, Coffeelate. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 22, 2017