Such as...como?

Question

I am translating a document where the word such as is used prior to a list. Example:

Provide you with health education, such as

• How to use your nebulizer
• How to organize and take your medications

Is it wrong to say: Proporcionarle educación para la salud, tales como:

• Como usar el nebulizador
• Como organizar y tomar los medicamentos

Is it wrong to say "como" twice? Help!

I think it's fine, let's see what a native says. - annierats, Jul 3, 2012

I think so too, specially since como has different meanings. Thanks - kclu787, Jul 3, 2012

Answer 1

When used as "how", "cómo" needs an accent. I think the last two lines should be "Cómo utilizar un nebulizador" and "Cómo organizar y tomar los medicamentos".

Other than that, I think it is fine.

Yes, good. - annierats, Jul 3, 2012

Answer 2

would you use the accent even though is not asking a question?

I believe so. - Noetol, Jul 3, 2012

Answer 3

Doesn't Yo como mean I eat? Compare to like? Which is which?

Yes, but in that case it's a conjugation of "comer" (to eat). When saying cómo (with an accent) it's "How" as in "¿Cómo estás?"/"How are you" or without the accent it can also mean "like" or "as" for comparisons. - GlennDonner, Jan 22, 2014