How to Say "toast" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “toast” is “tostada” — use 'tostada' when you are talking about a slice of bread that has been heated until it is brown and crisp.
tostada
tos-TAH-dahtosˈtaða
Examples
Me gusta comer una tostada con aguacate para el desayuno.
I like to eat a piece of toast with avocado for breakfast.
Para el desayuno, siempre tomo una tostada con café.
For breakfast, I always have a piece of toast with coffee.
Me encantan las tostadas de pollo con aguacate.
I love chicken tostadas with avocado.
La tostada estaba tan dura que no podía morderla.
The toast was so hard that I couldn't bite it.
Countable vs. Uncountable
In English, you often say 'some toast.' In Spanish, 'tostada' is something you can count. Use 'una tostada' for one slice and 'tostadas' for more than one.
Describing your food
When you want to describe what is ON the toast, use the word 'con' (with). For example: 'tostada con tomate'.
Don't say 'un tostada'
Mistake: “Quiero un tostada.”
Correction: Quiero una tostada.
brindis
brin-deess'bɾin.dis
Examples
El camarero sirvió champán para el brindis.
The waiter served champagne for the toast.
El presidente propuso un brindis por la paz mundial.
The president proposed a toast to world peace.
Todos levantaron sus copas para el brindis.
Everyone raised their glasses for the toast.
Fue un brindis muy emotivo, el mejor de la noche.
It was a very emotional toast, the best of the night.
Invariable Plural
This noun is unusual because the singular and plural forms are identical. One toast is 'un brindis,' and many toasts are 'varios brindis.' You only change the articles and adjectives.
Pluralizing the Noun
Mistake: “Hicimos tres brindises.”
Correction: Hicimos tres brindis. (We made three toasts.) Since the singular form already ends in 's', the plural form stays the same.
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