Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Mi madre dice que las fresas con un poco de melón están muy buenas en verano. - My mother says that strawberries with a bit of melon are very good in summer.

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Mi madre dice que las fresas con un poco de melón están muy buenas en verano.

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My mother says that strawberries with a bit of melon are very good in summer.

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Breakdown of Mi madre dice que las fresas con un poco de melón están muy buenas en verano.

Why is que used after dice?

After decir, Spanish normally uses que to introduce what someone says:

dice que... = says that...

In English, that is often optional, but in Spanish que is usually required here. So Mi madre dice las fresas... would not work.

Why does it say las fresas and not just fresas?

Spanish often uses the definite article when talking about foods or things in a general way.

So las fresas can mean:

English often drops the article in this kind of sentence, but Spanish usually keeps it.

What does un poco de mean?

Un poco de is a very common expression meaning a little bit of or some.

Examples:

It works as a quantity expression, followed by de + noun.

Why is it melón and not melones?