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"I eat lunch."
Translation:Yo almuerzo.
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Why do I need the "el"? One sentence before, I had to translate"She eats lunch" and "Ella come almuerzo" was correct. Is there a difference between "I" and "She" when I need the article? Or should I just use it always?
I speak spanish. Lunch in spanish has two definitions: commom noun and verb.
In commom noun lunch is a thing and in spanish is 'el almuerzo' Examples: EL almuerzo está listo=Lunch is ready. ¿Qué hay para EL almuerzo?=What's for lunch?
In verb lunch is an action and you do not have to use 'el'. In this case is about to eat a meal. Examples: Nosotros almorzamos= We eat lunch. Yo almuerzo en el trabajo=I eat lunch at work.
In resume: when lunch is a thing, then you have to use 'el'. PD: This is equal with 'desayuno' and 'dinner', but in those cases is 'el desayuno' and 'la cena'.
I think it should be used in both, I am italian and I would find it so wierd to hear the same thing in my own language where "panzo" (the italian for lunch) is always preceded by the article. Since Italian and Spanish are so similar, i think the article "le" is always needed in this case.
While DL accepts the English-like article-less version, I believe "el almuerzo" is more correct in Spanish, that's why DL points it out. I guess it isn't wrong to say just "almuerzo", though.
In another question, I read in the comments that el almuerzo is just the spanish way of saying lunch. Like 3nglish don't add 'the' before it, the spanish do ad 'el'
I believe it can be a verb in English, too. I've read old books that say, "they lunched on bread and cheese."
Yes, it does. "Como" is a more general way to express that. "almorzar" implies "comer", "comer" doesn't imply "almorzar".
Two questions (I'm a curious person) First, why does "Yo almurerzo" translate to "I eat lunch" when there is no verb in the Spanish sentence? Is it because its obvious you eat lunch( as opposed to smash, spill, make, or other verbs) ? Second, in Spanish, is it always necessary to have an article? For example, say a child was just leaving the animal shelter and called out "Bye dogs!" Would she have to say "adios los perros!" or just "adios perros!" ? (since there is no non-specific article that has a plural form I used "los" but "good bye the dogs!" sounds a little weird, don't you think?)
The verb almorzar means "to eat lunch", so that is the verb right there. It just happens that the first-person singular present conjugation "I eat lunch" is the same word as the noun "lunch".
http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
I'm not sure about the article requirement in Spanish, as I'm more familiar with French in that regard, but to say that "Good bye, the dogs" sounds weird is just applying English rules outside of English. You really shouldn't do that. Different languages have different rules and what's correct in one just might sound bizarre if translated literally into another.
It is the most common way to say "lunch" in Mexico. Shocked it's not accepted as an alternate.
I don't think it is common, but may be used in some areas, especially among Spanish speakers in the USA. It is in my dictionary as a Latin American term, but I have not heard it in Mexico or Argentina.
I have heard it in Mexico by full Spanish speakers. At least that's what my family calls it...
I've seen it here in Mexico on packaging geared to kids and teens, so perhaps it is a newer slang word?
Do you mean "lanche"? it means snack, but in portuguese. In spanish snack means bocadillo.
"yo almuerzo, tú almuerzas, él almuerza,... " (verb. almorzar.) "Yo como el almuerzo, tú comes el almuerzo,..." (noun. almuerzo.).
In Portuguese "lanche" is a sandwich like in McDonalds. I think in spanish is the same.
yo como = I eat
tú comes = you (singular, familiar) eat
él/ella/usted come = he/she/you (singular, formal) eat
nosotros/nosotras comemos = we eat
ellos/ellas/ustedes comen = they/you (plural) eat
rae.f- and also in Castellano, vosotros coméis. http://conjugueur.reverso.net/conjugaison-espagnol-verbe-comer.html
Yes. "Almorzar" is a verb that means "to eat lunch".
http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
It told me i got it wrong even though my answer was exactly what it had as correct
We have no way of knowing what your answer was unless you tell us. But yes, "yo almuerzo" is how you say "I eat lunch" in Spanish, because the verb almorzar means "to eat lunch".
Translation with multiple choices had comemos but not como - so there was no way to provide the correct thanslation
Why is the answer "Yo almuerzo"? That could be I ate lunch, cooked lunch, planned lunch, etc. I put Como almuerzo and was marked wrong.
"To eat lunch" is its own verb: almorzar. "I eat lunch" is "Yo almuerzo" and "I ate lunch is "Yo almorcé".
http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
But "Yo como almuerzo" should also have been accepted.
'Almuerzo' is a verb?? So how does it transform?? Ex. Almuerzo - almuerzas -almuerza.....
Yeah, pretty much, although it's slightly irregular.
ALMORZAR:
http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
Ok so I translated this as Como almuerzo which was corrected to como comida... how is como comida correct but como almuerzo wrong... especially since el almuerzo indicates that almuerzo is also a noun
"To eat lunch" is "almorzar". The way Spanish works, if there is a noun that has a verb form, then the noun will look like the third person singular present indicative form of the verb.
"Comida" should not be accepted, since that is the generic "food" and we're asked to translate the more specific "lunch". I would report (flag) that as an error.
The meaning changes.
I eat lunch -- a general statement
I eat the lunch -- a specific incident
I just said "yo almuerzo totally wrong and it accepted it as "yo tomo la comida". Wonder what's wrong. It's done this before, but it's strange it would have accepted this. Has this happened to any of you guys before?
Why couldn't I just say "Como almuerzo" and eliminate the subject pronoun?
The devs don't read the comments here. The next time this happens, you'll need to report (flag) the lesson.
almorzar is a full verb that means "to eat lunch".
You could have simply said "Yo almuerzo", since that means "I eat lunch".
"Almuerzo" can be the noun "lunch" or the "yo" conjugation of the verb "almorzar", which means "to eat lunch." So "Yo almuerzo" is just as valid as "Yo como (el) almuerzo."
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
I only spelled the word wrong I don't normally write in Spanish so I didn't know how to spell the word so I should not have got marked wrong for spelling the word wrong
Some, but not all, misspellings are recognized as typos and are counted as correct. Part of it is that the course contributors can't think of everything. Part of it is some misspellings make a different, very real word, and the computer doesn't know it's just a typo as opposed to you don't know the difference between the words. And part of it is some misspellings are bad enough that no good teacher would allow it (this technically falls under the first reason, that the course contributors just can't add in all possible typos).
almuerzo can be a noun or a verb.
If it's a noun, then "Yo almuerzo" means "I lunch" and there's a verb missing.
If it's a verb, then "Yo almuerzo" means "I eat lunch".
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
As has been explained on this page before, almuerzo can be a noun "lunch" or a verb "I eat lunch".
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
For one, it would be "como", not "come". "Como" is "I eat". "Come" is "he/she/it eats".
For another, please read the other comments on this page, as your question has been asked and answered many times before.
As has been explained on this page before, almuerzo can be a noun "lunch" or a verb "I eat lunch".
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/almorzar
