por favor come
/poɾ faboɾ kome/from spelling rules
The English phrase "please eat" is translated into Spanish as por favor come.
This phrase is used as a polite request to ask someone to consume food.
Which one should you use?
por favor come uses the informal tú imperative, while por favor coma is used for formal situations. If you are addressing a group of people, you should use por favor coman.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes from por favor come to por favor coma when addressing someone using the formal usted form. To ask a group of people to eat, use the form por favor coman.
Did you know?
- While coma is the formal command to eat, it is also the Spanish noun for a medical 'coma' meaning a state of unconsciousness.
- A host in Mexico might replace a literal request like por favor come with ¡Pásale!, which literally means 'pass yourself in' but serves as a warm invitation to eat.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, insisting that a guest come more than once is a sign of hospitality, and refusing the first offer of food is often expected as a polite gesture.
Examples in context
- Por favor come. Tienes hambre, ¿verdad?Please eat. You're hungry, aren't you?This sentence is useful for showing how to use por favor come when noticing someone is hungry.Tatoeba #1604517 by teskmon, translation #399176 by CK
- ¡Por favor, coma la deliciosa comida que hemos preparado para usted!Please eat the delicious food we have prepared for you!
- ¡Por favor, come el delicioso pastel que he horneado!Please eat the delicious cake I baked!
- Por favor come algo antes de salir.Please eat something before leaving.
Example conversation
Mateo is trying to get Elena to eat her lunch at a cafe.
- MateoElena, por favor come tu sándwich.Elena, please eat your sandwich.
- ElenaNo tengo mucha hambre hoy, Mateo.I am not very hungry today, Mateo.
- MateoPero es importante que comas algo.But it is important that you eat something.
- ElenaEstá bien, daré un par de mordiscos.Alright, I will take a couple of bites.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
