Usages of comer
Yo como el pan.
I eat the bread.
Él no come la manzana.
He does not eat the apple.
Ella come el pan y la manzana.
She eats the bread and the apple.
El perro no come la manzana.
The dog does not eat the apple.
Tú no comes pan.
You do not eat bread.
Los doctores comen manzanas.
The doctors eat apples.
Los pájaros comen pan.
The birds eat bread.
El niño alto y la niña baja comen una manzana.
The tall boy and the short girl eat an apple.
El perro come en el sofá sucio.
The dog eats on the dirty sofa.
Su perro come mis zapatos.
His dog eats my shoes.
Nosotros comemos pan y bebemos agua.
We eat bread and drink water.
Nosotros no comemos aquí.
We do not eat here.
Yo como manzanas y tú comes pan.
I eat apples and you eat bread.
Ustedes comen manzanas, pero nosotros compartimos el pan.
You eat apples, but we share the bread.
Para el almuerzo, yo como pollo y arroz.
For lunch, I eat chicken and rice.
¿Tú comes carne o pescado?
Do you eat meat or fish?
¿Ustedes comen pastel para el almuerzo o para la cena?
Do you guys eat cake for lunch or for dinner?
El niño lee un libro y la niña come pastel.
The boy reads a book and the girl eats cake.
En el restaurante, yo como postre y tú comes arroz.
At the restaurant, I eat dessert and you eat rice.
¿Tú comes pastel o una manzana de postre?
Do you eat cake or an apple for dessert?
Comemos aquí porque la comida es mejor.
We eat here because the food is better.
Nos gusta comer pan con queso para el desayuno.
We like to eat bread with cheese for breakfast.
A él le duele el estómago porque come mucho.
His stomach hurts because he eats a lot.
Hago la comida y tú la comes.
I make the food and you eat it.
Yo quiero comer algo, pela la manzana.
I want to eat something, peel the apple.
¿No comes carne? Entonces comemos pescado.
You do not eat meat? Then we eat fish.
Ellos comen demasiado y solamente hay tres pasteles.
They eat too much and there are only three cakes.
¿Comiste algo en la feria ayer?
Did you eat anything at the fair yesterday?
El oso comía fruta cuando apareció un insecto grande.
The bear was eating fruit when a large insect appeared.
No comas la papilla porque es para el bebé.
Do not eat the baby food because it is for the baby.
Comí la mermelada muy despacito.
I ate the jam very slowly.
Como papas y pan.
I eat potatoes and bread.
Mi papá no come pan.
My dad does not eat bread.
No como ni carne ni pescado.
I eat neither meat nor fish.
Antes de la película, comimos en un restaurante.
Before the movie, we ate in a restaurant.
Aún no he comido.
I have not eaten yet.
Trato de comer bien.
I try to eat well.
Después de la iglesia, ellos suelen comer asado.
After church, they usually eat barbecue.
Mi hermano no come ni carne ni pescado porque es vegetariano.
My brother eats neither meat nor fish because he is vegetarian.
Soy intolerante al gluten; no como ni pan ni galletas.
I am gluten intolerant; I eat neither bread nor cookies.
Me molesta que no comas ni gluten ni lácteos.
It bothers me that you eat neither gluten nor dairy.
Él no ha comido ni mariscos ni nueces en su vida.
He has eaten neither seafood nor nuts in his life.
No soy ni vegano ni vegetariano, pero como muchas verduras.
I am neither vegan nor vegetarian, but I eat a lot of vegetables.
El niño tiene una alergia, por eso no come ni lácteos ni nueces.
The boy has an allergy, so he eats neither dairy nor nuts.
El dinosaurio solía comer carne, ya que era carnívoro.
The dinosaur used to eat meat, since it was carnivorous.
El dinosaurio es carnívoro puesto que come carne.
The dinosaur is carnivorous since it eats meat.
El animal herido no comerá hasta que lo alimentes.
The injured animal will not eat until you feed it.
Cuando lleguemos, comeremos un taco callejero donde tú digas.
When we arrive, we will eat a street taco wherever you say.
Acabo de comer una empanada exquisita.
I just ate an exquisite empanada.
La mosca empieza a comer cuando encuentra comida.
The fly starts to eat when it finds food.
Cuando la oruga coma la hoja, va a crecer.
When the caterpillar eats the leaf, it is going to grow.
Mientras yo comía, el arco viejo fue demolido.
While I was eating, the old arch was demolished.
Las palomas comen más pan del que imaginábamos.
The pigeons eat more bread than we imagined.
La jirafa es alta; en el safari, la vi comiendo.
The giraffe is tall; on the safari, I saw her eating.
Primero comimos y al final tomamos café.
First we ate and in the end we had coffee.
Fingía comer el caviar como si lo hubiera probado antes.
He pretended to eat the caviar as if he had tried it before.
Dijo que había comido el caviar, como si hubiera pertenecido a la élite.
He said that he had eaten the caviar, as if he had belonged to the elite.
Él comía mucha proteína, de ahí que adelgazara de manera saludable.
He ate a lot of protein, hence he lost weight in a healthy way.
Comen muchos carbohidratos, de ahí que su dieta no sea saludable.
They eat many carbohydrates, hence their diet is not healthy.
Es la bestia la que come como si fuera un ogro.
It is the beast that eats as if it were an ogre.
Llevo dos horas esperando al repartidor, pero voy a comer tan pronto como llegue.
I have been waiting two hours for the delivery person, but I am going to eat as soon as he arrives.
Vi a la niña comiendo algodón de azúcar.
I saw the girl eating cotton candy.
El niño más pequeño de la familia está comiendo algodón de azúcar.
The smallest boy in the family is eating cotton candy.
Nos comimos el sándwich entero y tuvimos una indigestión terrible.
We ate up the whole sandwich and we had terrible indigestion.
Cada tiburón del acuario viene a comer cincuenta peces por semana.
Each shark in the aquarium ends up eating roughly fifty fish per week.
El primer pretendiente me preguntó si yo comía pan.
The first suitor asked me if I ate bread.
Yo iba a comer el helado desesperadamente.
I was going to eat the ice cream desperately.
¡Qué calor! Yo iba a comer el cono, pero se derritió demasiado rápido.
What heat! I was going to eat the cone, but it melted too fast.
Cómetela ya, que se enfría.
Eat it now, because it is getting cold.
Come rápido, que el tazón humeante de fideos se enfría.
Eat fast, 'cause the steaming bowl of noodles is getting cold.
El sirviente no debe traérmelo. ¡Ni que comiera algo asqueroso!
The servant must not bring it to me. As if I ate something disgusting!
El sirviente trajo un plato indigno. ¡Ni que me lo hubiera comido!
The servant brought an unworthy dish. As if I had eaten it!
Muerde suavemente nomás, como si comieras pan.
Just bite gently, as if you were eating bread.
Uno deja de tener sed al comer coco.
One stops being thirsty upon eating coconut.
Aumenté mi tolerancia comiendo ají, aunque me ardiera el paladar.
I increased my tolerance by eating chili pepper, even if my palate burned.
El gato anaranjado come mucho.
The orange cat eats a lot.
Como cereal en la mañana.
I eat cereal in the morning.
Como arroz y frijoles.
I eat rice and beans.
Como pan con jamón.
I eat bread with ham.
Como un plátano en la mañana.
I eat a banana in the morning.
Comemos torta en el cumpleaños.
We eat cake at the birthday party.
El perro flaco come menos que el gato.
The skinny dog eats less than the cat.
No como carne jamás.
I never eat meat.
La gallina come maíz en la granja.
The hen eats corn on the farm.
Yo como una hamburguesa en el restaurante.
I eat a hamburger at the restaurant.
Yo como yogur en el desayuno.
I eat yogurt at breakfast.
La niña bebe jugo y come yogur.
The girl drinks juice and eats yogurt.
¿Comes pasta o arroz?
Do you eat pasta or rice?
El gato gris come pescado.
The gray cat eats fish.
En cuanto termine la jornada cotidiana, comeré las sobras.
As soon as the daily workday ends, I will eat the leftovers.
Ella se lava las manos antes de comer.
She washes her hands before eating.
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