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Mar 04, 2015 - 07:23 AM
Hello everyone,
In Spanish there are indeed two verbs that can mean "to drink": "tomar" and "beber". It's not unlike English if you think of:
To drink a coffee - Beber un café
And:
To have a coffee - Tomar un café
Watch out though because unlike "to have" which can also be used with food, "tomar" is only used with liquids.
There might be some regional variances as to the frequency of use for one term more or the other. For example, in the Dominican Republic "beber" is used much more than "tomar". While, in many other countries "tomar" is more common. In any case, you will definitely hear both terms (even in Spain).
So: "tomar" and "beber" can be used interchangeably for "to drink" but depending on the country one might be more commonly used than the other.
In Spanish there are indeed two verbs that can mean "to drink": "tomar" and "beber". It's not unlike English if you think of:
To drink a coffee - Beber un café
And:
To have a coffee - Tomar un café
Watch out though because unlike "to have" which can also be used with food, "tomar" is only used with liquids.
There might be some regional variances as to the frequency of use for one term more or the other. For example, in the Dominican Republic "beber" is used much more than "tomar". While, in many other countries "tomar" is more common. In any case, you will definitely hear both terms (even in Spain).
So: "tomar" and "beber" can be used interchangeably for "to drink" but depending on the country one might be more commonly used than the other.