How to Say ‘Won't you stay to eat?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿No te quedas a comer?
noh teh KEH-dahs ah koh-MEHR
[noh teh KEH-dahs ah koh-MEHR]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Hosts often ask this more than once, and a single "no" can sound like you're just being polite. If you really must go, decline warmly and give a reason.
Phrase Breakdown
¿No te quedas
noh teh KEH-dahs
Won't you stay
'Quedarse' means to stay. This is the informal 'tú' form. Stress QUE-das. The 'qu' sounds like a k.
¿No te quedas un rato más?
Won't you stay a little longer?
Words in this phrase
No
[noh]
not
Used to make a word or group of words negative.
No voy a ir.
I am not going.
te
[teh]
yourself
Refers back to the person addressed.
Mírate en el espejo antes de salir.
Look at yourself in the mirror before going out.
quedas
[KEH-dahs]
you stay
'Tú' form of 'quedarse', to stay.
¿Te quedas a dormir?
Are you staying the night?
a comer?
ah koh-MEHR
to eat?
'A' plus an infinitive shows purpose. 'Comer' here often means the main afternoon meal. Raise your tone at the end.
Vamos a comer.
Let's go eat.
Words in this phrase
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
An infinitive verb meaning to consume food.
Nos gusta comer tacos mientras vemos el juego.
We like to eat tacos while we watch the game.
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