How to Say ‘I went out to eat’ in Mexican Spanish
Fui a comer
fwee ah koh-MEHR
[fwee ah koh-MEHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: In Mexico comer means the big midday-to-afternoon meal, often around 2–4 pm. A Sunday comida with family can easily last for hours.
Phrase Breakdown
Fui
[fwee]
I went
Past tense of 'ir' (to go), first person singular.
Fui al mercado.
I went to the market.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.
I'm going to the table of international companies.
comer
[koh-MEHR]
to eat / to have lunch
Verb 'to eat'; in Mexico often means the main afternoon meal.
Vamos a comer a las tres.
Let's have lunch at three.
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