{"id":5486,"date":"2012-08-21T03:26:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T07:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2012-08-21T03:26:03","modified_gmt":"2012-08-21T07:26:03","slug":"intermediate-spanish-lesson-38-useful-spanish-eating-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/intermediate-spanish-lesson-38-useful-spanish-eating-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 38 Useful Spanish eating expressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Intermediate Spanish Lesson 38 Useful Spanish eating expressions\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KltoIX3_Lhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this intermediate Spanish lesson we will look at a selection of useful Spanish expressions related to eating, such as Ponerse morado (To eat a lot) and Comer como un pajarito (To eat very little).<\/p>\n<p>Food is a great stimulator of conversation and very often one of the first times you get to practice Spanish is in a caf\u00e9 or restaurant. We have already looked in detail at how to manage in a bar, caf\u00e9 or restaurant when ordering and paying for food in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p>Now we will look at a few interesting Spanish expressions that you can use at the dinner table or when discussing your own eating habits and the eating habits of others.<\/p>\n<p>Comer como una lima: To eat a lot<br \/>\n\u2022 Mi hermano come como una lima: My brother eats a lot<\/p>\n<p>Ponerse como el quico: To eat a lot<br \/>\n\u2022 Ayer nos pusimos como el quico en el restaurante: Yesterday we ate a lot in the restaurant<\/p>\n<p>Ponerse morado: To eat a lot<br \/>\n\u2022 Me ha encantado la comida, me he puesto morada: I loved the food, I ate a lot<\/p>\n<p>Tener un est\u00f3mago sin fondo: To be a big eater<br \/>\n\u2022 Mi amiga Silvia tiene un est\u00f3mago sin fondo, siempre est\u00e1 comiendo: My friend Silvia is a big eater, she is always eating<\/p>\n<p>Ser un\/a glot\u00f3n\/a: To be a glutton<br \/>\n\u2022 Mar\u00eda es una glotona: Mar\u00eda is a glutton<\/p>\n<p>Comer como un pajarito: To eat very little<br \/>\n\u2022 Yo de peque\u00f1o\/a com\u00eda como un pajarito: When I was a child I ate very little<\/p>\n<p>Hacer ascos: To dislike certain food<br \/>\n\u2022 Mi hijo come muy bien, no le hace ascos a nada: My son eats very well, he doesn\u00b4t dislike anything<\/p>\n<p>Tener o hacer remilgos: To have qualms about something\/to turn your nose up at something<br \/>\n\u2022 Mi hijo come fatal, hace muchos remilgos a la comida: My son eats very badly, he turns his nose up at food<\/p>\n<p>(A food) no me dice\/n nada: (A food) is\/are nothing special to me<br \/>\n\u2022 A m\u00ed los espaguetis no me dicen nada: Spaghetti is nothing special to me<\/p>\n<p>A m\u00ed, (a food) ni fu ni fa: (A food) is\/are nothing special to me<br \/>\n\u2022 A m\u00ed, los espaguetis ni fu ni fa: Spaghetti is nothing special to me<\/p>\n<p>Comer a la fuerza: To force to eat\/Force-feed<br \/>\n\u2022 A m\u00ed hijo tengo que darle de comer a la fuerza: I have to force my son to eat<\/p>\n<p>Ponerse las botas: To eat a lot<br \/>\n\u2022 Hoy me he puesto las botas a jam\u00f3n: Today I have eaten a lot of ham<\/p>\n<p>These types of Spanish expressions sound great if you can remember them and use them at an appropriate moment in conversation. They will show your in-depth knowledge of the Spanish language and will, for sure, put a smile on the face of a native speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish people use these types of expressions, phrases, idioms and proverbs a lot in everyday conversation and it is a good idea to start building up your repertoire as soon as possible. Try learning five to ten useful sentences every day and look out for them in the books, internet articles and magazines that you read.<\/p>\n<p>I hope very much that you are enjoying your Spanish studies and this course of intermediate Spanish lessons is helping you along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great day and see you next time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Que tengais un buen dia y hasta la proxima clase!<\/p>\n<p>I hope you are enjoying my weekly Spanish lessons. 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