To eat lunch in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: al-MOR-zar

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almorzar info.

Tips to remember the word ‘almorzar’:
1. Associate ‘almorzar’ with the word ‘almuerzo,’ which means ‘lunch.’ Remembering that ‘almorzar’ is the action of having ‘almuerzo’ can help.
2. Think of the English phrase ‘morsel for lunch,’ and link ‘mor’ in ‘morsel’ to ‘morz’ in ‘almorzar’ to recall that it’s related to eating.
3. Use the word in context repeatedly; for instance, during your actual lunch, mentally note in Spanish, “Estoy almorzando.”

Explanations:
– ‘Almorzar’ is an -ar verb, but it’s also a stem-changing verb, meaning the ‘o’ in the root changes to ‘ue’ when conjugated in present indicative (except nosotros and vosotros forms).
– It is the regular activity of eating midday meal.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Comer could also be used if you’re generally talking about eating without specifying the meal.
– In some regions, “comer” is used to specifically refer to lunch as well.

Different conjugations of ‘almorzar’:
Present (indicative):
– yo almuerzo (I eat lunch)
– tú almuerzas (you [singular, informal] eat lunch)
– él/ella/usted almuerza (he/she/you [formal] eats lunch)
– nosotros/nosotras almorzamos (we eat lunch)
– vosotros/vosotras almorzáis (you [plural, informal] eat lunch)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes almuerzan (they/you [plural, formal] eat lunch)

Preterite (simple past):
– yo almorcé (I ate lunch)
– tú almorzaste (you ate lunch)
– él/ella/usted almorzó (he/she/you ate lunch)
– nosotros/nosotras almorzamos (we ate lunch)
– vosotros/vosotras almorzasteis (you all ate lunch)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes almorzaron (they/you all ate lunch)

Imperfect (past):
– yo almorzaba (I used to eat lunch)
– tú almorzabas (you used to eat lunch)
– él/ella/usted almorzaba (he/she/you used to eat lunch)
– nosotros/nosotras almorzábamos (we used to eat lunch)
– vosotros/vosotras almorzabais (you all used to eat lunch)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes almorzaban (they/you all used to eat lunch)

Future:
– yo almorzaré (I will eat lunch)
– tú almorzarás (you will eat lunch)
– él/ella/usted almorzará (he/she/you will eat lunch)
– nosotros/nosotras almorzaremos (we will eat lunch)
– vosotros/vosotras almorzaréis (you all will eat lunch)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes almorzarán (they/you all will eat lunch)

Examples of sentences using ‘almorzar’:
– Hoy almuerzo con mi familia en un restaurante. (Today I’m eating lunch with my family at a restaurant.)
– Ayer almorzamos en la oficina. (Yesterday we ate lunch at the office.)
– ¿Almorzaste ya? (Have you had lunch yet?)

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