come tus verduras
/kome tus beɾduɾas/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'eat your veggies' is translated into Spanish as come tus verduras.
This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to eat their vegetables. You can also use the verb consumir (to consume) to express this, such as in the more formal Por favor, consuma más verduras (Please consume more vegetables).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase come tus verduras is composed of the verb comer (to eat), the possessive adjective tus (your) and the noun verduras (vegetables or greens).
Which one should you use?
While come tus verduras is a standard way to give the command, you can use cómete las verduras to add an aspect of completion, similar to saying 'eat up your vegetables' in English.
How does it change in a sentence?
The choice of verb and possessive adjective changes based on the number of people and the level of formality. Come is the informal singular imperative, used when speaking to a child or a peer. Coma is the formal singular imperative. If you are addressing more than one person, use the plural imperative coman sus verduras.
Did you know?
- The word verduras comes from the word verde, meaning 'green', reflecting the historical focus on leafy greens as the primary vegetable group.
- In Spanish, you often replace the possessive 'your' (tus) with the definite article 'the' (las) when referring to body parts or things closely linked to a person, such as cómete las verduras.
- While verduras refers to vegetables in a culinary sense, botanists and scientists use the word hortalizas to describe plants grown in a kitchen garden.
Examples in context
- Come tus verduras para crecer fuerte.Eat your veggies to grow strong.
- No dejes nada en el plato, come tus verduras.Don't leave anything on the plate, eat your veggies.
- ¡Come tus verduras ahora mismo!Eat your veggies right now!
Example conversation
Alejandro is helping Lucía finish her lunch.
- AlejandroCome tus verduras, Lucía.Eat your veggies, Lucía.
- LucíaNo me gustan nada.I don't like them at all.
- AlejandroSon muy buenas para la salud.They are very good for your health.
- LucíaEstá bien, comeré un poco.Okay, I will eat a little.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
