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El hombre está comiendo dos huevos.

El hombre está comiendo dos huevos.
The man is eating two eggs.
From Lesson 63:Basic Food and Drink·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El hombre está comiendo dos huevos.

Why do we use está instead of es for "is" in this sentence?
In Spanish, we use the verb estar (to be) to talk about actions that are happening right now. Since the man is currently in the middle of eating, we use está combined with comiendo. We use ser (like es) for more permanent things, like descriptions or professions.
How do you get comiendo from the verb comer (to eat)?
To say an action is happening right now, like an "-ing" word in English, you drop the -er from the end of the verb and add -iendo. So, comer becomes comiendo.
Are the "h" letters in hombre and huevos pronounced?
No, the letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. You pronounce hombre as if it starts with the "o" sound and huevos as if it starts with the "u" sound.
Would the word dos change if he was eating something feminine, like two apples?
No, the number dos stays exactly the same for both masculine and feminine words. It would be dos huevos (masculine) and dos manzanas (feminine). The number one (un or una) is the main one that changes to match a word's gender.

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