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tengo que comer

I have to eat

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phrase Uncommon #12,093
I have to eat Used to say that eating is necessary or that you need to have a meal.
SP: No puedo salir ahora; tengo que comer primero.
EN: I can't go out now; I have to eat first.

Y aun mejor, me lo tengo que comer.

And even better, I get to eat it.

— Burning (2018)

Hoy tengo que comer.

I have to eat today.

Pero tengo que comer.

But I have to eat.

— La strada (1954)

Mamá, si no me gusta la comida, ¿me la tengo que comer?

Mom, if I don’t like the food, do I have to eat it?

Yo tengo que comer.

I have to eat.

Tengo que comer.

I have to eat.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Yo tengo que comer también.

I have to eat too.

Tengo que comer más sano.

I need to eat healthier.