To have breakfast in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: de-sa-yu-NAR
IPA: /de.sa.’ʝu.nar/

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From the noun

Desayuno

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desayunar info.

Tips to remember “desayunar”:
– The word “desayunar” comprises of “des-” (which can be seen as a prefix suggesting a taking away or undoing, like undoing the fast of the night) and “ayunar” (to fast). Thus, you can think of “desayunar” as the action that breaks the fast (des-ayunar).
– Associate “desayunar” with the morning routine; just as you wake up and stretch (“despertar”), you also “desayunar” to start your day with energy.
– Link it with the English phrase “to have breakfast,” where the “des-” in “desayunar” corresponds to the “break-” in “breakfast,” as you’re breaking your nightly fast.

Explanations:
– “Desayunar” is the Spanish verb for “to have breakfast” or “to eat breakfast.”
– It is a regular -ar verb in Spanish and follows the normal -ar verb conjugation pattern.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Tomar el desayuno: This literally translates to “take the breakfast,” and it’s often used interchangeably with “desayunar.”

Conjugations of “desayunar”:
Present tense:
– Yo desayuno (I have breakfast)
– Tú desayunas (You have breakfast, singular familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted desayuna (He/She has breakfast, You have breakfast formal)
– Nosotros desayunamos (We have breakfast)
– Vosotros desayunáis (You all have breakfast, plural familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes desayunan (They have breakfast, You all have breakfast formal)

Preterite tense (simple past):
– Yo desayuné (I had breakfast)
– Tú desayunaste (You had breakfast, singular familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted desayunó (He/She had breakfast, You had breakfast formal)
– Nosotros desayunamos (We had breakfast)
– Vosotros desayunasteis (You all had breakfast, plural familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes desayunaron (They had breakfast, You all had breakfast formal)

Imperfect tense (past continuous):
– Yo desayunaba (I used to have breakfast/I was having breakfast)
– Tú desayunabas (You used to have breakfast/You were having breakfast, singular familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted desayunaba (He/She used to have breakfast/He/She was having breakfast, You used to have breakfast/You were having breakfast formal)
– Nosotros desayunábamos (We used to have breakfast/We were having breakfast)
– Vosotros desayunabais (You all used to have breakfast/You all were having breakfast, plural familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes desayunaban (They used to have breakfast/They were having breakfast, You all used to have breakfast/You all were having breakfast formal)

Future tense:
– Yo desayunaré (I will have breakfast)
– Tú desayunarás (You will have breakfast, singular familiar)
– Él/Ella/Usted desayunará (He/She will have breakfast, You will have breakfast formal)
– Nosotros desayunaremos (We will have breakfast)
– Vosotros desayunaréis (You all will have breakfast, plural familiar in Spain)
– Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes desayunarán (They will have breakfast, You all will have breakfast formal)

Examples of sentences:
– Cada mañana yo desayuno a las 7:00 a.m. (Every morning I have breakfast at 7:00 a.m.)
– Ayer no desayuné porque me levanté tarde. (Yesterday I didn’t have breakfast because I woke up late.)
– Mañana desayunaré con mi familia en la cafetería de la esquina. (Tomorrow I will have breakfast with my family at the corner café.)

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