okay so i took spanish in high school and i say one thing and my boyfriend says another... the word como in spanish........he does not necessarily know what it means....i say it means in spanish " i eat".....he thinks it means "i dance".....i know it is not dance and i know it is eat so here is the whole phrase for his sake " Oye Como Va" and it is by Santana so what does it translate to and specificially what does Como translate to?
2007-10-09 18:50:05 · 9 answers · asked by cookiesmom 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
LOL. I bet you are more confused than when you started...
Como can be the conjugated form of the verb comer, so yes it can mean I eat.
If you recall, como can also mean "how" or "what"
Como estas? = How are you?
Como? = What?
In this song though, it means "Listen how it goes"
Some other people translated it to mean "Hey, how's it going?" which is understandable because OYE is another one of those words like como... different context, different meaning.
In this song, oye is the cojugated verb of oir, which means to listen.
Song:
oye como va (listen how it goes)
el ritmo (the beat)
bueno pa' gozar (good to enjoy) < like in a festive way
Hope I didn't confuse you even more :0)
2007-10-09 19:46:49 · answer #1 · answered by La Reina 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The word Como in the text of the song is
Hay what's going on
2007-10-09 18:58:47 · answer #2 · answered by ULTRA150 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Comer means to eat.
Como means "how" in Spanish...you need to re-take Spanish.
I believe Ay Como Va means "Hows it going"
2007-10-09 18:58:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In that phrase, it means "how" as in "How are you?/How's it going?"
"Comer" is the verb "to eat", so con jugated, "como" means "I'm eating/I eat."
"Como" is also the word for "how" or "what."
Definately not about dancing.
2007-10-09 18:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kiri 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
word for word.. it means..
hey how does it go [oye como va]
2007-10-09 18:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Como means "how."
OR
It can mean "I eat."
2007-10-09 19:00:33 · answer #6 · answered by Figment 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is an idiomatic expression that roughly means, "Hey, we got rhythm."
2007-10-09 18:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by Howard H 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it means what
2007-10-09 18:52:36 · answer #8 · answered by jaws65 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
okay? it's not that important though!
2007-10-09 18:52:36 · answer #9 · answered by teen of all nations 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋