9 — Els àpats Observem que els mots catalans esmorzar, dinar i sopar són noms i verbs alhora i que es tradueixen diferentment en anglès:
esmorzar — n. breakfast v. have breakfast
dinar — n. lunch v. have lunch
sopar — n. dinner v. have dinner
Exemples d'ús com a noms:
1) Ens va donar un bon esmorzar.
She gave us a good breakfast.
2) Ara faig el sopar.
Now I'm making dinner.
Exemples d'ús com a verbs:
3) Esmorzem a les vuit.
We have breakfast at eight.
4) Ara estan dinant.
Now they are having lunch.
5) Ahir vam sopar a les deu.
We had dinner at ten last night.
6) Hem esmorzat aquí moltes vegades.
We have had breakfast here many times.
EXERCICIS 9