A silly question but... "Desayunámonos"?

Question

I have to know, would "Desayunámonos" mean "Let's eat ourselves (or each other) for breakfast"? Or would it just mean "Let's eat breakfast"?

It's probably not used very often either way, I just think it would be funny if you could suggest autocannibalism in one word.

edit: I understand desayunar and desayunarse, I'm just wondering if the imperative nosotros form desayunámonos could be translated/understood as "Let's eat ourselves (or each other) for breakfast."

Answer 1

The answer is YES. If you say "Desayunémonos" means "Let's eat ourselves" Very funny! My husband, who is learning Spanish, used to make that mistake.

Answer 2

This would be a conjugation of desayunarse. (actually with an e, rather than a as everyone points out).

To my understanding:

In Spain it sounds odd

In parts of Latin America it is most commonly colloquial for find out about something. I am not sure that it would be used as a command this way.

RAE:

http://dle.rae.es/?id=CWz7Axz

1. intr. Tomar el desayuno. ¿Ha desayunado ya? U. t. c. prnl. Se desayuna CON magdalenas.

2. tr. Tomar algo como desayuno. Desayuno un café. U. t. c. prnl.

3. prnl. Tener la primera noticia de un suceso o un acontecimiento que se ignoraba. Ayer nos desayunamos CON la dimisión del Gobierno.

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/desayunar

1. (colloquial) (to find out)

a. to find out

¿No sabía lo del accidente? - No, recién se desayunó.Didn't he know about the accident? - No, he just found out.

b. to hear of

¿Oíste que despidieron a Claudia? - No, recién me desayuno.Did you hear they fired Claudia? - No, this is the first I've heard of it.

c. to hear about

¿Por qué talaron esos árboles? - ¿Talar árboles? Recién me desayuno.Why did they cut down those trees? - Cut down trees? This is the first I've heard about it.

http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/desayunar-se.185268/

Many answers see this one as an example:

"Desayunarse" es una expresión idiomática que significa que uno se entera de algo que no sabía.

Recién me desayuno about this new meaning of desayunarse. Thanks! - Sassette, Oct 15, 2016

Hello i am a latin american native , that expression sounds very weird and i dont recommend its use with a spanish speaker - Andreuss, Oct 15, 2016

Clearly it only certain parts- I have seen people from Colombia and Argentina say it is used. It is always best with any idiom to ensure it is common in the area before using it as a non-native speaker. ) - bosquederoble, Oct 16, 2016

Answer 3

Some people use the imperative: "¡Desayunemos!

Some will use "Desayunamos"

My preference is "¡Vamos a desayunar!"

Answer 4

If you are suggesting that we eat (before reaching the place of eating): Vamos a desayunar.

If you are all at the table and the food is ready: ¡A desayunar pues! / ¡Desayunemos pues!