listo para comer
/listo paɾa komeɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ready to eat" is translated into Spanish as listo para comer.
This phrase is used to describe food that is prepared and can be consumed immediately without further cooking.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective must change based on the gender and number of the people being described. Use lista para comer if the subject is a single female. Use listos para comer for a group of people that is all-male or a mixed-gender group. Use listas para comer if you are describing a group consisting only of females.
How do you pronounce it?
/listo paɾa komeɾ/
Did you know?
- Depending on the context, estoy listo means 'I am ready', but soy listo means 'I am clever'.
- The word listo might be an ancient relative of the English word 'list', which used to mean 'knowledge' or 'cunning' rather than a series of items.
Examples in context
- ¿Estás listo para comer?Are you ready to eat?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is ready to eat using listo para comer.Tatoeba #620202 by darinmex, translation #32246 by CK
- El pollo está listo para comer.The chicken is ready to eat.
Example conversation
Sofía and Mateo are at a grocery store.
- SofíaMira, este jamón está listo para comer.Look, this ham is ready to eat.
- MateoQué bien, no tenemos que cocinarlo.That's great, we don't have to cook it.
- Sofía¿Quieres comprar un paquete, Mateo?Do you want to buy a package, Mateo?
- MateoSí, Sofía, ponlo en el carrito.Yes, Sofía, put it in the cart.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comer, listo, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
