The TIME of eating or the PLACE where you eat? >> It's mostly about the time. As I know you have breakfast at home before going your job. But do you say "I have breakfast" when eating after getting your job place (say, office) before starting your work time or at home on weekend? >> Yes, you can have breakfast at work, or an airplane, or even in your car (if you eat a sandwich) When do you say "I have brunch"? >> Brunch (BReakfast + lUNCH) happens in the late morning, I'd say no earlier than 10:00 AM and usually on the weekend and especially on Sunday. People often drink a little champagne mixed with orange juice at brunch. And as I know the Englishmen says "5 o'clock" eating term. >> That would be "tea time" Do Americans say that? >> No. In some regions, a late afternoon meal is called "supper". Some fancy hotels may serve "high tea" but it is not a tradition in the States.

What you call a meal depends on the TIME you eat it, and to a lesser extent, what you eat. It has nothing to do with the place. Q: As I know you have breakfast at home before going your job. A: In fact, you can have breakfast anywhere. It's just the first meal of the day. It has nothing to do with going to work. Q: But do you say "I have breakfast" when eating after getting your job place (say, office) before starting your work time or at home on weekend? A: Yes, definitely. We have breakfast every day, wherever you are. Usually at home, but it can be at a hotel, at work or in a cafe. Q: When do you say "I have brunch"? A: The word 'brunch' is a combination of 'breakfast' and 'lunch'. It's a larger meal than breakfast, but usually a lighter or more relaxed meal than lunch. It's something that you'd have late morning - maybe around 10 - 12.00. You might have brunch if you've had a very early breakfast, or no breakfast at all, and you want a meal mid-morning, but it's too early for lunch. A: And as I know the Englishmen says "5 o'clock" term. Do Americans say that? No. Nobody says that. In fact, hardly anybody says 'Englishmen'. Your English book must be at least a hundred years old! Whoever told you that this is a term to refer to a meal was wrong. 5 o'clock is a time, not a meal. Nobody, even in England, would understand you if tried to refer to a meal as '5 o'clock'. What you are thinking of is 'tea'. In the past, upper class people would have a light meal of sandwiches and cakes with tea at around this time. You can still get this in teashops and hotels in the UK, but it's generally served a little earlier in the afternoon. And do try to avoid the term 'Englishmen'. This refers only to adults of the male sex from the relatively small country called England. If you are only talking about England, excluding Scotland and Wales, you could say 'English people' or 'the English'. Otherwise, you should say 'British people' or 'the British'.

Breakfast is the first meal of the day, literally "breaking your fast" after not eating all night while asleep. It can be eaten anywhere—at home, at work, or at a restaurant. Brunch is a combination of the "br" in breakfast and the "unch" in "lunch"—it occurs in the later hours of the morning, and is usually a leisurely meal enjoyed on weekends. Brunch typically occurs between 10 o'clock in the morning and noon and can be considered a late breakfast or an early lunch. In many American cities, it is popular to go out to a restaurant for brunch on the weekends. Often at brunch, both breakfast foods and lunch foods are offered on the menu. Americans use the terms "dinner" or "supper" to refer to the last meal of the day. We use them interchangeably where I am from, and they have the same implied meaning. In some states, one term might be used more than another, though. I am not sure. Those terms refer to the meal itself. When referring to the time when dinner or supper take place, we say "dinnertime" or "suppertime". Most Americans eat dinner or supper when they come home from work, so usually after 5:00 PM. The time that people eat varies widely.

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