Basic Confusions

Question

I wanted to ask,That when we say How are you?..We say,"Como es" right?

but "Comer" is used for "to eat",at the same time,and For 1st person,we Use Como...Right? please mark out the Difference between the both "Como's" Thank you -Leena

Answer 1

In English we use the word "right" to mean correct and also for distinquishing two sides; right and left. We also have write which sounds the same yet has a different spelling and usage.

In Spanish "como" is the same spelling for two different words. There are others as well. For example: "sé", 1st person present tense of saber and the 2nd person imperative of ser.

So eventhough they are spelled the same they originate from different words and have different meanings.

Answer 2

Also, it's ¿Cómo está?, not ¿Cómo es?.

Cómo = How? (Question Word)

Como = How, as if (not a question)

Como = I eat

It's like eight and ate. Or reed and read. Or led and lead. Or they're, their, and there. Or to, two, and too. Or four, fore, and for. Or air and err. Or reek and wreak.

Basically, English too has tons of homophones. Almost every single language on the planet has them, whether it's due to sound changes, foreign words, or abbreviations.

A vote for all the examples. It made me laugh. - gringojrf, Oct 1, 2013

Thanks! My brother and I try to come up with new ones whenever we're bored. Our favorites are groups of 3. - HackerKing, Oct 2, 2013

Ty for clearing this :) seriously,i had been going crazy in adopting this different tongue :) - Leenz, Dec 6, 2013