Question 1

Wait, doesn't como mean "how" or "like"?

Accepted Answer

It can! Como without an accent mark means "like" or "as", and cómo with an accent mark means "how". But here, como is the "I" form of the verb comer (to eat). You can tell it means "I eat" from the context—you wouldn't say "How a banana in the morning"!

Question 2

Why isn't the word yo (I) at the beginning of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, you can usually leave out subject words like yo (I) or tú (you) because the ending of the verb already tells us who is doing the action. The -o ending in como makes it completely clear that "I" am the one eating.

Question 3

I've learned to say por la mañana for "in the morning". Is en la mañana also correct?

Accepted Answer

Yes! While por la mañana is taught in many textbooks and used in Spain, en la mañana is perfectly correct and actually much more common in everyday spoken Latin American Spanish.

Question 4

Is there a difference between un plátano and una banana?

Accepted Answer

They both mean "banana"! The word changes depending on which Spanish-speaking country you are in. Plátano is the most common word for it in Mexico and several other Latin American countries, so it's a great one to know.

Question 5

If I wanted to say "I like bananas in the morning", would I use gustan?

Accepted Answer

Exactly! You would say Me gustan los plátanos en la mañana. Because bananas are plural (los plátanos), you must use the plural verb gustan. In our current sentence, however, we are just talking about the action of eating, so we use the regular "I" form of the verb comer, which is como.

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