comedor de diario
/komedoɾ de djaɾjo/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for breakfast room is comedor de diario.
Comedor de diario refers to a room or area within a home specifically used for eating breakfast and other casual, everyday meals.
Which one should you use?
While comedor refers to a formal dining room, comedor de diario specifies a space intended for more frequent and casual meals.
How do you pronounce it?
/komedoɾ de djaɾjo/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking households, the comedor de diario is often just a small table integrated into the kitchen, whereas the comedor is a separate, formal room that may remain closed for months.
- Spanish uses the adjective diario to mean 'everyday', but the same word is used for a 'newspaper' because a newspaper is published daily.
- The suffix -dor in comedor is derived from the Latin -tor, which denotes a person or thing that performs an action. Literally, the room is named as 'the eater'.
Examples in context
- El desayuno se sirve en la sala de desayunos del hotel.Breakfast is served in the hotel's breakfast room.
- Vamos a desayunar en el comedor.Let's have breakfast in the breakfast room / dining room.
- El comedor de diario es muy luminoso.The breakfast room is very bright.
- Nos sentamos en el comedor de diario para el café.We sit in the breakfast room for coffee.
- Prefiero desayunar en el comedor de diario.I prefer eating breakfast in the breakfast room.
Example conversation
María and Javier are talking about where to eat lunch.
- MaríaJavier, ¿comemos en el comedor de diario?Javier, shall we eat in the breakfast room?
- JavierSí, es más cómodo que la sala.Yes, it is more comfortable than the living room.
- MaríaVoy a poner la mesa ahora.I am going to set the table now.
- JavierPerfecto, yo traigo los vasos.Perfect, I'll bring the glasses.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comedor, de, diario, CC BY-SA 4.0.
