Deseos con que + subjuntivo: comida y más

Deseos con que + subjuntivo en situaciones de comida; elige la opción adecuada.

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Dannis

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Food and cooking Colloquialisms and slang

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¡Que aproveche!¡Que te mejores!¡Que te cunda!

Tu compañera se sienta a comer en el comedor de la oficina. Dices:

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Hints for this Quiz

We’re looking for the set phrase used before starting to eat: que + subjuntivo.

In Spain, before eating people use the fixed expression "¡Que aproveche!" – it’s the cultural equivalent of “enjoy your meal” and is what’s expected in a food context.

The pronoun must match "vosotros": os.

For "vosotros" we use "os": "¡Que os aproveche!" – a wish for everyone to enjoy their food in a group of friends.

This is not about food or health, but about productivity.

"Cundir" means "to be productive, to pay off". "¡Que te cunda!" is like saying “hope it goes well / hope you get a lot done” (compare colloquial "no me cunde" – “I’m not getting much done”).

The standard wish when someone is ill.

When someone is ill, you say "¡Que te mejores!" – a short, very common wish for a speedy recovery in spoken Spanish.

Think: which formula is specifically linked to the start of eating, in any context?

The impersonal formula "¡Que aproveche!" is appropriate in any register, including when addressing someone as "usted".

Look at the hint "vosotros": you need "os".

The pronoun has to agree with "vosotros": "Que os aproveche".

This is also "que + subj.", with an ironic tone, and addressed to "tú" (informal singular).

You can say "¡Que te aproveche!" ironically (with annoyance) when someone has eaten something they shouldn’t (for example, your cake). The structure is still "que + subj.", only the tone changes.