When do you use beber and when do you use tomar??
beber or tomar?
Lucy-P
January 8, 2012
James-R5
December 3, 2012
Beber and tomar both mean "to drink". Beber is used mostly in Spain and tomar is used a lot in South America. Tomar also means "to take".
Mohammed-B1
June 4, 2013
hola
Mohammed-B1
June 15, 2013
Hola !!
Jeffrey-C22
August 4, 2013
necesito algunos beber. ? correcto?
jchamb
August 5, 2013
That works (I need some drink), but perhaps you could say "necesito algo para beber" (I need something to drink).
Jeffrey-C22
August 5, 2013
Gracias. Necesito algo para tomar en Latino America y necesito algo para beber en Espana. No?
Patrice-B
August 6, 2013
Si, ambos son correctos. ¿Usted tiene sed? Jajaja ...es broma. :)
jchamb
August 6, 2013
Do a search for "beber" using the search box at the top of the page. I think you will find it interesting!
Go through the threads and you'll see - some say that tomar is used more often with alcoholic drinks, some say it's used more often with non-alcoholic drinks. Basically they are pretty much interchangable.
Interesting...
I'm going to take a coffee and drink it!
(Voy a tomar un café y beberlo!)
bills-c
December 21, 2013
Thanks. Interesting about Spain versus Latin America. Que mas es diferente?
Mohammed-B1
January 15, 2014
beber is best because tomar can be used for to take also