Phrase · 🧩 Everyday idioms
El precio está bien, pero la calidad es harina de otro costal.
The price is fine, but the quality is another matter entirely.
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Why every word is where it is
Eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteprecionounpricemasc. · sing.está2verbisestar · present · 3rd sing.bien2adverbfine,peroconjunctionbutladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecalidadnounqualityfem. · sing.es1verbisser · present · 3rd sing.harina1nounflourfem. · sing.de1prepositionofotro1determineranothermasc. · sing.costal1nounsackmasc. · sing..
- precio → está: agree
- calidad → es: agree
Word for word: “The price is fine, but the quality is flour from another sack.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1ser harina de otro costal = to be a different matter altogether.
- 2está bien: with bien always estar, never ✗ es bien. Ser vs estar I: characteristics and states →
Variations
- El precio está bien, pero la calidad ya es otra cosa.