MEXICAN SPANISH → ENGLISH

¿A qué hora comes?

What time do you eat?

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MEANING & CONTEXT

The words, and when to use them

“¿A qué hora comes?” means “What time do you eat?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask about meal time. In Mexico comer can refer to the main midday meal; specify desayunar or cenar when needed.

Register: Familiar (tú). Gender form: neutral.

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Food and Eating Together Conversation

Difficulty

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Easy

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Usefulness

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High

Conversation builder

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Yes

Situation specific

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Yes

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Why this difficulty rating?

Length 9 points: 4 spoken words; use one complete gender alternative.
Vocabulary 3 points: Established common-word and deck-frequency editorial rubric.
Grammar 10 points: Question pattern and conjugated verb.
Idiom 0 points: Meaning is largely direct; context is explained in usage guidance.
Reuse -2 points: 1 familiar content-word families; familiarity reduces difficulty.

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Did you eat?¿Comiste?
“¿Comiste?” means “Did you eat?” in Mexican Spanish. This expression belongs to Conversation. Ask a question.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
How do you cook it?¿Cómo lo cocinas?
“¿Cómo lo cocinas?” means “How do you cook it?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask how a known food/dish is prepared.
EasyNormalEnglish first →Spanish first →
Do you want more?¿Quieres más?
“¿Quieres más?” means “Do you want more?” in Mexican Spanish. Offer another serving or more of the item already understood.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Can I have another one?¿Me das otro?
“¿Me das otro?” means “Can I have another one?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask for another item/serving of the understood kind.
EasyEssentialEnglish first →Spanish first →
Hot or cold?¿Caliente o frío?
“¿Caliente o frío?” means “Hot or cold?” in Mexican Spanish. Ask preferred serving temperature of an understood drink/item.
BeginnerHighEnglish first →Spanish first →
Could you cook?¿Podrías cocinar?
“¿Podrías cocinar?” means “Could you cook?” in Mexican Spanish. Request that the listener handle cooking for an understood meal.
EasyHighEnglish first →Spanish first →

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Formality and register

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Familiar (tú)

Conversation role

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Ask a question

Situations

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Not recorded

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neutral

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Not recorded

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comes hora

Vocabulary familiarity

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Not recorded

Reusability

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Ambiguity risk

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Confusion risk

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Spanish word count

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4–6

Usefulness score

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Difficulty score

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21–30

Vocabulary contribution

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1–3

Review dates

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2026-10-19

Editorial quality

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Reviewed for Spanish (Mexico)

Source batches

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LinguaDual 2026-10-19 batch 1

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Editorial review; initial difficulty and usefulness estimates.

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Introductory speakers

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Not recorded

Length difficulty factor