While I drink my coffee¿A qué hora comemos?
What time do we eat?
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En España el es pequeño: un café y una tostada. La es a las dos o a las tres. Es la comida grande del día.
In Spain breakfast is small: a coffee and a piece of toast. Lunch is at two or three o’clock. It is the big meal of the day.
La es a las nueve o a las diez de la noche. Es muy tarde para muchos . Entre la comida y la cena hay una : fruta, un bocadillo o un café.
Dinner is at nine or ten in the evening. That is very late for many foreigners. Between lunch and dinner there is an afternoon snack: fruit, a sandwich or a coffee.
¿Te gusta cenar tarde? A muchos españoles les gusta cenar a las diez. A mí no me gusta: tengo hambre a las siete. Pero me gusta mucho la merienda. Y me gustan los churros con café.
Do you like having dinner late? Many Spaniards like having dinner at ten. I don’t like it: I’m hungry at seven. But I really like the afternoon snack. And I like churros with coffee.
Words from the text
Grammar in the text
- a las dos — Time: a la una, a las dos, a las tres… (with the article la / las).
- la comida — la comida means both “food” and “lunch”.
For your diary
¿A qué hora desayunas, comes y cenas? Escribe tres frases.
What time do you have breakfast, lunch and dinner? Write three sentences.