en todas partes cuecen habas
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “they cook beans everywhere”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /en ˌtodas ˌpaɾtes ˌkweθen ˈabas/ [ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˌpaɾ.t̪es ˌkwe.θẽn ˈa.β̞as] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /en ˌtodas ˌpaɾtes ˌkwesen ˈabas/ [ẽn̪ ˌt̪o.ð̞as ˌpaɾ.t̪es ˌkwe.sẽn ˈa.β̞as] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: en to‧das par‧tes cue‧cen ha‧bas
Phrase
- it's the same thing that happens wherever you go
Further reading
- “en todas partes cuecen, o se cuecen, habas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024