Question 1

Why doesn't the sentence say nosotros siempre comemos?

Accepted Answer

In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Because comemos ends in -emos, it can only mean "we eat." You can add nosotros for emphasis, but it is perfectly normal to leave it out.

Question 2

I thought the word for fish was pez. Why use pescado here?

Accepted Answer

This is an important difference in Spanish! A pez is a live fish swimming in the water. Once it is caught and prepared for food, it becomes pescado. Since we are eating it in this sentence, we must use pescado.

Question 3

Why isn't there an article before arroz, like el arroz?

Accepted Answer

Just like in English, when you are talking about eating a general, uncountable food, you do not need an article like "the" (el). You just use arroz by itself to mean "rice."

Question 4

Does siempre have to go before the verb?

Accepted Answer

You could technically put it at the end and say comemos arroz con pescado siempre, but placing siempre (always) right before the verb is the most natural and common word order in Spanish.

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