/es pam koˈmiðo/ lit. ‘it’s eaten bread’
Spanish idiom, everyday. Something is very easy to do.
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How do people use Es pan comido
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Everyday and friendly, safe in almost any setting. It works for present, past and future tasks: “es pan comido”, “fue pan comido”, “va a ser pan comido”. “No es pan comido” is a common way to warn that something is harder than it looks.
Also said ser pan comido, esto está hecho
Es pan comido
in real sentences
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Es pan comido.
It’s a piece of cake.
Tatoeba, sentence by marcelostockle, translation by Eldad, CC BY 2.0 FR
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Escalar aquella montaña fue pan comido.
Climbing that mountain was a piece of cake.
Tatoeba, sentence by hayastan, translation by CM, CC BY 2.0 FR
Where does Es pan comido
come from?
The picture is bread that’s already been eaten: the job is done before you start. Spanish Wiktionary defines it as something very easy or already finished and ready to use. There’s no dated first use and no documented story behind it.
Mistakes learners make with Es pan comido
Adding an article: “es un pan comido”. The phrase never takes “un”, in the same way English says “it’s a breeze” but Spanish keeps it bare.
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