la pasta
the pasta
Example Sentence
Hoy cocino pasta y ceno temprano.
Today I cook pasta and eat early.
Meaning
La pasta means pasta as a food staple, usually treated as a general, uncountable idea. It can also mean paste or dough in other contexts.
Common Phrases
- cocer la pasta — to cook pasta (boil it)
- pasta seca — dried pasta
Example
Hoy preparo la pasta en pocos minutos.
Today I prepare the pasta in a few minutes.
Common Mistake
Using the wrong article: la pasta is correct; el pasta is incorrect. Another common slip is overusing las pastas when you just mean pasta in general.