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¿Comes una ensalada con tomate y cebolla?

¿Comes una ensalada con tomate y cebolla?
Do you eat a salad with tomato and onion?
From Lesson 68:Meals and Proteins·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about ¿Comes una ensalada con tomate y cebolla?

Where is the word for "Do" in ¿Comes...?
Spanish doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to make questions. To ask "Do you eat?", you just take the standard verb for "you eat" (comes) and add question marks and a questioning tone.
Why is the verb comes and not como or comer?
Comes is the specific form of the verb comer (to eat) that goes with tú (you, informal). Como means "I eat", and comer is the basic dictionary form ("to eat"). Because the verb ending already tells us who is eating, the word tú is usually left out.
Why is there an upside-down question mark (¿) at the beginning of the sentence?
In Spanish, questions always begin with an inverted question mark (¿) and end with a standard one (?). Because Spanish questions often use the exact same word order as regular statements, this opening mark gives you a helpful heads-up to read it with a questioning tone!
Why is it just tomate y cebolla instead of un tomate y una cebolla?
Just like in English, when you talk about food as a general ingredient mixed into a dish, you usually leave out "a" or "an". Saying con tomate y cebolla means "with tomato and onion" (as ingredients). Adding un and una would sound like you are putting a whole, uncut tomato and onion into the salad.

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