querer comer
/keɾeɾ komeɾ/from spelling rules
To say want to eat in Spanish, use querer comer.
querer comer expresses a wish to have food. To ask someone, say ¿Quieres comer? or with a formal tone ¿Quiere usted comer?
Which one should you use?
¿Quieres algo de comida? means do you want something to eat. To speak of a craving, Tengo antojo de tacos. means I'm craving tacos.
How does it change in a sentence?
querer must be conjugated: quiero comer (I want to eat), quieres comer (you want to eat), quiere comer (he, she or formal you wants to eat), queremos comer (we want to eat) and quieren comer (they or you all want to eat).
How do you pronounce it?
The IPA is /keɾeɾ komeɾ/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not use querer comer on its own as a sentence. Conjugate querer to show who wants to eat.
Did you know?
- While querer means to want, it is also the primary verb used to say 'to love' when referring to friends, family, or partners in a tender, affectionate way.
- While querer comer is the standard way to express the desire, if you are extremely hungry, you might say Estoy muerto de hambre, which translates to 'I am dead of hunger'.
- The word querer shares a common ancestor with the English word 'query', as both stem from the Latin 'quaerere', which means 'to seek' or 'to ask'.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comer, querer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
