Learn Spanish (Latin America): Como un plátano en la mañana.

Como un plátano en la mañana.

I eat a banana in the morning.

Breakdown of Como un plátano en la mañana.

the banana, the plantain

Questions & Answers about Como un plátano en la mañana.

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

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"!

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

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.

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

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.

Is there a difference between un plátano and una banana?

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.