Estoy vacio

Question

Can this statement be used instead of tengo hambre? Estoy vacio. If a waiter asks how I feel I understand that the former is more expected but I might use the latter for variation

It works for cars, but possibly not so well for persons. - annierats, Apr 27, 2014

Answer 1

Going out on a limb with this one. If it was expressed as a feeling as you mentioned, it might be understood correctly in a restaurant.

Tengo mucha hambre, me siento vacio.

I am very hungry, I feel empty.

It makes sense :) - Raja-jani, Apr 27, 2014

Answer 2

I think you need to clarify: ''Estoy vacío por dentro '' would , to me, indicate that you have a lack of feeling, that you feel numb.

Estoy vacía de cariño . ( Nobody cares for me)

Tengo el estómago vacío. ( My stomach is empty= this could be because you haven't eaten for some reason, and now you're indeed hungry!)

Thanks Annie, I certainly wouldn't want to sound narcissistic! - elwannahablar, Apr 28, 2014

Answer 3

Random thoughts as I don't know the answer to your question.

I have seen "tener apetito" for a lighter hunger, but I don't know what the relative frequency in usages are.

This does make me wonder how often one really says:

"tengo un hambre canina"

Anybody who is still in early stages of learning should think about why it is "un" but "canina" and not "una" or "canino" in that statement.

A variation of above is to use "de lobo" in place of "canina".