In lesson 1.3 we are given this question Quiero algo para tomar. = I want something to drink. But my spanish teacher insists that I should use beber for "to drink" and that tomar means "to take". Is this a regional idiom then?
tomar or beber?
rieraney
October 16, 2013
ricardo-rich
October 16, 2013
Hola Marietr,
Yes it's regional and both are correct. Cristian Montes de Oca, a native speaker, has offered information about this on the forum. You can search it out as this has been discussed before.
Saludos,
Rich
ricardo-rich
October 17, 2013
Marieter,
P.S. if you scroll down on the vocab quite a bit below your question you will find the discussion about tomar vs. beber. By the way, I order in Spanish when my wife and I go to a couple of restaurants and the question regarding drinks is always: ¿Para tomar?
Saludos,
Rich