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Eu como um prato de sopa.

Eu como um prato de sopa.
I eat a dish of soup.
From Lesson 52:Quantifiers (muito, pouco)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Eu como um prato de sopa.

Doesn't the word como mean 'how'?
It often does! However, como is also the 'I' form of the verb comer (to eat). In this sentence, eu como means 'I eat'.
Can I leave out eu and just say como um prato de sopa?
Yes, you can. In Portuguese, the verb ending usually makes it clear who is doing the action. Because como is the specific 'I' form, dropping eu is completely natural and very common in everyday speech.
Why is it de sopa instead of da sopa?
We use just de (of) without the word for 'the' (a) because we are describing the type of dish in general. If you used da (which is de + a), it would mean 'of the soup', referring to a specific, previously mentioned soup.
Does prato mean the physical plate or the meal itself?
It can mean both, exactly like the word 'dish' in English. It can be the physical tableware you eat from, or a specific meal. Here, it acts as a measurement for the amount of soup.

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