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Do you understand this Spanish riddle?
¿Cómo, cómo como? ¡Como como como!
It’s a common Spanish expression that you hear all the time in the markets, plazas and cafes... But you won't find it in your Spanish dictionary.
Let's break this Spanish riddle down into simple steps.
Firstly como = I eat Como also means as/like. ¡Como como como! ¡I eat as I eat!
If we tweak the translation it makes even more sense. ¡Como como como! I eat the way I eat! Now you understand the answer to the riddle, como como como (I eat the way I eat).
Let's figure out what the question means. ¿Cómo, como como? Cómo with an accent above the ó = how? ¿Cómo como? How do I eat?
You can use como five times and make a completely correct question and answer in Spanish. ¿Cómo como? ¡Como como como! ¿How do I eat? ¡I eat the way I eat!
All we are missing is the first use of Cómo?
Unfortunately, the dictionary sometimes fails us when real everyday Spanish kicks in.
Spanish speakers also use ¿cómo? to ask a question that implies, what do you mean?
And so the riddle is complete. ¿Cómo, cómo como? ¡Como como como! What do you mean, how (do) I eat? ¡I eat the way I eat! Now that you know this expression it won't take long for you to notice ¿Cómo?. It's a very common way of speaking.
Another way to think of it is like the English turn of phase, come again?
Try it out with your Spanish speaking amigos. If you don't understand what they say just use a polite intonation and ask, ¿Cómo? Make sure you say it politely though because if you say it sternly it can sound like you are saying, "what the heck are you talking about?”
However, if you use a gentle polite intonation you'll fit in well. It's more authentic than saying "más despacio por favor" (more slowly please).
As you integrate into the Spanish-speaking world you'll find the way people speak to you becomes more natural.
They'll talk to you the same way as they do with their other friends, the ones who speak Spanish as a first language.
LEARN SPANISH IN CALI-COLOMBIA
It’s a common Spanish expression that you hear all the time in the markets, plazas and cafes... But you won't find it in your Spanish dictionary.
Let's break this Spanish riddle down into simple steps.
Firstly como = I eat Como also means as/like. ¡Como como como! ¡I eat as I eat!
If we tweak the translation it makes even more sense. ¡Como como como! I eat the way I eat! Now you understand the answer to the riddle, como como como (I eat the way I eat).
Let's figure out what the question means. ¿Cómo, como como? Cómo with an accent above the ó = how? ¿Cómo como? How do I eat?
You can use como five times and make a completely correct question and answer in Spanish. ¿Cómo como? ¡Como como como! ¿How do I eat? ¡I eat the way I eat!
All we are missing is the first use of Cómo?
Unfortunately, the dictionary sometimes fails us when real everyday Spanish kicks in.
Spanish speakers also use ¿cómo? to ask a question that implies, what do you mean?
And so the riddle is complete. ¿Cómo, cómo como? ¡Como como como! What do you mean, how (do) I eat? ¡I eat the way I eat! Now that you know this expression it won't take long for you to notice ¿Cómo?. It's a very common way of speaking.
Another way to think of it is like the English turn of phase, come again?
Try it out with your Spanish speaking amigos. If you don't understand what they say just use a polite intonation and ask, ¿Cómo? Make sure you say it politely though because if you say it sternly it can sound like you are saying, "what the heck are you talking about?”
However, if you use a gentle polite intonation you'll fit in well. It's more authentic than saying "más despacio por favor" (more slowly please).
As you integrate into the Spanish-speaking world you'll find the way people speak to you becomes more natural.
They'll talk to you the same way as they do with their other friends, the ones who speak Spanish as a first language.
LEARN SPANISH IN CALI-COLOMBIA
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