Breakdown of Yo pido estos platos caros.
yo
I
caro
expensive
pedir
to ask for / to order
el plato
the dish / the plate
Questions & Answers about Yo pido estos platos caros.
Since the singular word for "this" is este, why is the plural estos and not estes?
That is a very common trap! Even though the masculine singular is este (like este plato), the plural changes to estos (like estos platos). There is no word estes in Spanish.
I thought the verb for "to order" or "to ask for" was pedir. Why is it spelled pido here?
Pedir is a stem-changing verb. This means that for the "I" form (yo), the e in the middle changes to an i, making it pido. You will see this happen with other forms like he/she orders (pide) as well.
The English translation says "I am ordering", but isn't pido just the simple present tense "I order"?
Yes! In Spanish, the simple present tense (like pido) is often used to talk about things happening right now. You don't always need to translate "am ordering" literally; pido covers both "I order" and "I am ordering" in this situation.
Why does caros come after platos instead of before it?