How to Say ‘And where do people eat at midday?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Y dónde se come a mediodía?
ee DOHN-deh seh KOH-meh ah meh-dyoh-DEE-ah
[ee DOHN-deh seh KOH-meh ah meh-dyoh-DEE-ah]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y dónde se come
ee DOHN-deh seh KOH-meh
And where does one eat
'Y' (and) sounds like 'ee' and links to 'dónde': ee-DON-deh. 'Se come' is impersonal.
¿Y dónde se come mejor?
And where is the food better?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
dónde
[DOHN-deh]
where
Question word used to ask about a place or location; carries an accent in questions.
¿Dónde vives?
Where do you live?
se
[seh]
one (impersonal)
Impersonal 'se', meaning people in general do the action.
Aquí se habla español.
Spanish is spoken here.
come
[KOH-meh]
eats
Third-person singular of 'comer' (to eat); with impersonal 'se' it means 'one eats'. In Spain 'comer' often means to have lunch.
Aquí se come muy bien.
You eat very well here.
a mediodía?
ah meh-dyoh-DEE-ah
at midday / at lunchtime?
'Mediodía' means midday, the usual lunch period in Spain. Stress the 'í': meh-dyo-DEE-ah.
Quedamos a mediodía.
Let's meet at midday.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
at
Preposition used to say at what time something happens.
Abrimos a la una.
We open at one.
mediodía
[meh-dyoh-DEE-ah]
midday, noon
Twelve o'clock in the daytime; masculine noun.
Comemos al mediodía.
We eat at noon.
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