¿Comes manzanas?
The English phrase "do you eat apples?" is translated into Spanish as ¿Comes manzanas?
This phrase is used to ask if someone generally eats apples.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the verb ending often indicates the subject, so you can omit the pronoun. You might see ¿Tú comes manzanas?, where tú is the subject pronoun, but it is often left out. To change the question from the informal tú to the formal usted, change the verb from comes to come. If you are asking a group of people if they eat apples, use the plural form ¿Comen manzanas? instead. The word manzanas is the plural form of manzana, which means apple.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word manzana is also the word for a city block in many Latin American countries. While an English speaker might only think of fruit, a local might think of an urban area.
- If you were to ask a group of people in Spain if they eat apples using ¿Coméis manzanas?, you would be using the vosotros form. This specific plural form is rarely used in Latin American Spanish, where ¿Comen manzanas? is the standard for any group.
- While manzana means 'apple' in Spanish, the word for 'apple' in the related language Catalan is poma, which is closer to the French 'pomme'.
Examples in context
- Disculpe, señor. ¿Come usted manzanas?Excuse me, sir. Do you eat apples?
- Señora, ¿acostumbra usted a comer manzanas como parte de su dieta?Ma'am, do you usually eat apples as part of your diet?
- Oye, ¿comes manzanas?Hey, do you eat apples?
Example conversation
Daniel is checking what fruit to buy for Sofía at the supermarket.
- Daniel¿Comes manzanas?Do you eat apples?
- SofíaSí, me encantan las manzanas.Yes, I love apples.
- DanielPerfecto, compraré algunas para ti.Perfect, I will buy some for you.
- SofíaMuchas gracias, Daniel.Thank you very much, Daniel.
