Comí cereal
/komi θeɾeal/from spelling rules
The English phrase "i ate cereal" is expressed in Spanish as Comí cereal.
An informal way to say "I ate a bowl of cereal" is Me comí un tazón de cereal.
How does it change in a sentence?
The imperfect tense comía is used instead of the preterite comí if you want to describe the ongoing action of eating cereal or a habitual action in the past.
Did you know?
- If you use the reflexive form Me comí…, it adds an emotional layer of completion or enjoyment to the phrase, implying you ate the whole thing or enjoyed it thoroughly.
- Spanish has a specific word hojuelas which literally means 'little leaves' and is often used to describe the shape of cereal flakes.
- The word cereal shares its roots with the English 'cereal' because both descend from 'Ceres', the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain.
Examples in context
- Hoy en la mañana comí cereal en casa.This morning, I ate cereal at home.
- Ayer en el desayuno tomé un tazón de cereal con leche fría.Yesterday, for breakfast, I had a bowl of cereal with cold milk.
- Después del colegio, me comí un tazón de cereal en casa de mi amigo Javier.After school, I ate a bowl of cereal at my friend Javier's house.
- Hoy me salté el pan y desayuné cereal con yogur.Today, I skipped bread and had cereal with yogurt for breakfast.
- Comí cereal esta mañana.I ate cereal this morning.
- Comí cereal con leche fría.I ate cereal with cold milk.
- No tenía hambre, pero comí cereal.I wasn't hungry, but I ate cereal.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are talking in the kitchen during breakfast.
- Lucía¿Quieres un poco de desayuno?Do you want some breakfast?
- DanielNo, gracias, comí cereal hace un momento.No, thanks, I ate cereal a moment ago.
- LucíaEstá bien, Daniel.That's fine, Daniel.
- DanielTú también deberías comer algo.You should eat something too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cereal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
