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Old June 05, 2009, 12:49 PM
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Faltar y Necesitar

What sounds more natural to native speakers: "Necesito comer" or "Me falta comer". Is there a different shade of meaning between the two?

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Old June 05, 2009, 12:55 PM
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Necesito comer.
Me hace falta comer.
Tengo que comer.

Necesito comer algo o me desmayaré.
Me hace falta comer algo o me desmayaré.
Tengo que comer algo o me desmayaré.

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Old June 05, 2009, 01:18 PM
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Necesito comer.
Me hace falta comer.
Tengo que comer.

Necesito comer algo o me desmayaré.
Me hace falta comer algo o me desmayaré.
Tengo que comer algo o me desmayaré.

I hope it'll be helpful.
Gracias amiga

¿Es "tengo hambre" común en España?
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Old June 05, 2009, 01:22 PM
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¿Es "tengo hambre" común en España?
¡Tengo un hambre que me comería un toro!
Sí, tengo hambre antes de cenar.

"Tener hambre" is very common, above all if you haven't eat anything for hours
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What sounds more natural to native speakers: "Necesito comer" or "Me falta comer". Is there a different shade of meaning between the two?

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The way more natural to say it is.

Necesito comer algo.
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Old June 05, 2009, 01:29 PM
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The way more natural to say it is.

Necesito comer algo.
But there is a mistake in the sentence Tacuba wrote:

Me falta comer... is not a complete sentence. A correct sentence would be:

Me hace falta comer algo.

You could say:

Me falta comer el postre y en cinco minutos vuelvo a la oficina.
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Old June 05, 2009, 01:35 PM
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But there is a mistake in the sentence Tacuba wrote:

Me falta comer... is not a complete sentence. A correct sentence would be:

Me hace falta comer algo.

You could say:

Me falta comer el postre y en cinco minutos vuelvo a la oficina.
Yes, you are right for that motive, I written the word Algo.
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Yes, you are right for that motive, I written the word Algo.
Yes, usually you add "algo". But you can also say:

Necesito comer.
Me hace falta comer.
Tengo que comer.
Hay que comer.
Es necesario comer.

These would be complete sentences.

But if you say:

Me falta comer... (something is missing here), except if you say a sentence where you're doing several things, for instance:

Me acabo de duchar y me visto, sólo me faltará comer y ya estoy listo.

Or something similar:

Me falta comer y voy para allá.
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Yes, usually you add "algo". But you can also say:

Necesito comer.
Me hace falta comer.
Tengo que comer.
Hay que comer.
Es necesario comer.

These would be complete sentences.

But if you say:

Me falta comer... (something is missing here), except if you say a sentence where you're doing several things, for instance:

Me acabo de duchar y me visto, sólo me faltará comer y ya estoy listo.

Or something similar:

Me falta comer y voy para allá.
Very complete your examples, thank you.
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Old June 05, 2009, 01:56 PM
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Very complete your examples, thank you.
How could I say "gracias a ti"? Thank you to you?
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