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El pollo con romero huele muy bien cuando sale del horno.
Meaning
The chicken with rosemary smells very good when it comes out of the oven.
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Breakdown of El pollo con romero huele muy bien cuando sale del horno.
muy
very
con
with
cuando
when
bien
well
Questions & Answers about El pollo con romero huele muy bien cuando sale del horno.
Why is it huele muy bien and not huele muy bueno?
Because bien is an adverb, and here it modifies the verb huele (smells).
In Spanish, with verbs like oler, saber and sometimes verse, Spanish often uses bien/mal where English uses an adjective:
- Huele bien = It smells good
- Sabe bien = It tastes good
- Se ve bien = It looks good
Using bueno here would sound non-standard in Spain. For this sentence, huele muy bien is the natural choice.
Why is there no a after huele?
Because oler can be used in two common ways:
To smell good/bad/strong/etc.
To smell like something
- Huele a romero
- Huele a pan
- Huele a quemado
So in your sentence, huele muy bien means it smells very good, not it smells like... If you wanted to mention the specific scent, you could say:
- El pollo con romero huele a romero
Why is huele irregular? What verb does it come from?