Breakdown of El menú del día cuesta doce euros.
doce
twelve
el euro
the euro
costar
to cost
el menú del día
the set lunch menu
Questions & Answers about El menú del día cuesta doce euros.
Why is "menú del día" translated as "set lunch menu" instead of "menu of the day"?
I thought the Spanish word for "menu" was "la carta". Why use "el menú" here?
La carta is the physical list or booklet of all the separate dishes a restaurant serves. You use el menú when talking about a fixed meal or combination of dishes sold together for a set price, like this lunch special.
Why does the verb costar (to cost) become cuesta here?
Costar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense. The o in the root of the word changes to ue for most forms, including the "it" form used here because the subject doing the costing is el menú del día.
What does the word del do in this sentence?
Del is a mandatory contraction of the preposition de (of) and the masculine article el (the). You cannot say de el día; the two words must always combine into del día.