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How do you say 'I'm hungry' in Spanish?

Tengo hambre means 'I'm hungry'.

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  1. Tengo sed
  2. Tengo frío
  3. Tengo hambre ✔

Why: Spanish uses tener, to have: you 'have hunger'. Tengo sed is 'I'm thirsty' and tengo frío is 'I'm cold'.

Huh, didn't know that: FSI asks '¿Es que ya tiene hambre?' for 'Are you hungry already?'

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Answer: Tengo hambre. Spanish uses tener, to have: you 'have hunger'. Tengo sed is 'I'm thirsty' and tengo frío is 'I'm cold'.

  1. FSI Spanish Basic Course, Volume 1 Student Text (US government, public domain) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Spanish/Basic/Volume%201/Fsi-SpanishBasicCourse-Volume1-StudentText.pdf
    Are you hungry already? ¿Es que ya tiene hambre?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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