como pescado
/komo peskado/from spelling rules
The phrase 'I eat fish' in Spanish is como pescado.
Use como pescado to state that you consume fish as part of your diet. To sound more natural and conversational, you can omit the subject pronoun 'yo' and simply say como pescado.
What does it mean word for word?
The word pescado refers specifically to fish that has been caught and is intended for consumption, as opposed to pez, which refers to fish still in the water.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word como is the first-person singular form of the verb comer (to eat), which incorporates the subject 'I' into the verb itself. If you wish to specify that you are eating a single whole fish rather than fish as a general food category, you would add the indefinite article 'un' to say como un pescado.
Did you know?
- The verb comer used in como pescado is sometimes replaced by cenar or almorzar in Spain to specify the meal, as Spanish has distinct verbs for eating dinner and lunch.
- In a religious context, saying como pescado might be a way to communicate that you are observing a Catholic fast, such as on Fridays during Lent.
- The word pescado is derived from the Latin piscātus, which is the past participle of the verb meaning 'to fish'. Essentially, the word describes the fish as something that has already been caught.
Examples in context
- Como pescado a diario.I eat fish daily.This example shows how to express eating fish on a daily basis using como pescado.Tatoeba #7181492 by arh, translation #9288909 by Truthwatch3r
- Como pescado cada día.I eat fish every day.This example uses como pescado to describe an everyday habit.Tatoeba #9288929 by ignacio, translation #9288914 by CK
- Como pescado cada semana.I eat fish every week.This example shows how to state that you eat fish every week using como pescado.Tatoeba #1281510 by wallebot, translation #1492178 by CK
- A mi padre no le gusta el pescado, pero yo como pescado todos los días.My father doesn't like fish, but I eat fish every day.
- Mis amigos y yo comemos pescado fresco cuando vamos a la costa.My friends and I eat fresh fish when we go to the coast.
- Mi plato favorito es el ceviche. No puedo resistirme a comer pescado así.My favorite dish is ceviche. I can't resist eating fish like that.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are discussing their food preferences at a restaurant.
- JavierNo quiero carne, yo como pescado.I don't want meat, I eat fish.
- Elena¿De verdad? El salmón es muy bueno aquí.Really? The salmon is very good here.
- JavierSí, por eso como pescado frecuentemente.Yes, that is why I eat fish frequently.
- ElenaEntonces pidamos el plato de pescado, Javier.Then let's order the fish dish, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries como, pescado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
