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Bebo leche en un vaso grande.

Bebo leche en un vaso grande.
I drink milk in a large glass.
From Lesson 32:In and by (en)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Bebo leche en un vaso grande.

Why do we use en here? In English, I might say I drink "out of" a glass.
Spanish often uses en (in / on / at) to show where the liquid is contained. Since you are learning about en for location, think of the glass as the location where the milk is held while you drink it!
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
The ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action. The -o at the end of bebo means "I drink". You can say yo bebo for emphasis, but it is completely normal to just leave out the yo.
Why is there no la before leche?
Just like in English, when you talk about an uncountable noun in general (some milk, rather than the specific milk on the table), you do not need the article. You can just say bebo leche (I drink milk).
Why does grande come after vaso?
In Spanish, describing words (adjectives) almost always go after the noun they describe. Also, because grande ends in -e, it uses the exact same form for both masculine words (like vaso) and feminine words.

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