Questions & Answers about Avui la sopa fa bona olor.
Literally, fa bona olor is something like makes a good smell or gives off a good smell.
In Catalan, fer is used in several very common expressions where English uses be, smell, or other verbs. So:
- fa bona olor = smells good
- fa mala olor = smells bad
This is a normal, idiomatic Catalan structure, especially for food, perfume, flowers, etc.
Fa is the 3rd person singular present of fer (to do / to make).
Here it matches la sopa:
- la sopa = singular
- so the verb is fa = it does / it makes
If the subject were plural, the verb would change:
- Les sopes fan bona olor. = The soups smell good.