The Word "Hambre"

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Hambre (noun) = Hunger

"El hambre" is the basic word for hunger. It is most often used in the phrase "Tener hambre" = To be hungry.

• Ese muchacho siempre tiene hambre.

• That boy’s always hungry.

Remember that Hambre is a feminine noun, even though you use it with El, so you have to use feminine adjectives with it.

• Tenía mucha hambre.

• I was very hungry.

When you are very, very hungry, you use the phrase "Morirse de hambre" to be starving.

• Mamá, me muero de hambre, ¿a qué hora vamos a comer?

• Mom, I’m starving, what time are we going to eat?

This concludes our study of the word Hombre