Why do you guys say "I eat the soup" in English instead of "I drink the soup"? even you can use glass for drinking soup.

because soup is not a beverage

I think both are fine depending on the method of consumption. I would say I eat soup with a spoon, but I drink soup directly from a mug.

For most purposes, saying "I eat the soup" is correct. If you are sipping the broth specifically, you can also say "I drink the soup".

“Eating” soup implies you’re using a utensil; “drinking” the soup makes me assume you’re drinking it straight from the vessel.

I’ve never used a glass for soup. Always a bowl, and eaten with a spoon. Regardless, you eat soup because there is other stuff in soup like noodles, meat, veggies, etc. You could absolutely say you drink broth, which is the base of the soup. But once you put it all together, it’s not just a liquid anymore

Soup isn't always fully a liquid so i think "eat" is correct.

Because soup is a food. It often has big chunks of meat or root vegetables in it that you cannot drink. I can't believe the top answers don't say this.

The simple answer to "why" is that English uses "drink" for beverages and "eat" for foods. Conceptually, soup is a food so we eat it.

Out of curiosity, in your language, do you say "drink the soup"? Because I thought about it, and in all the languages I know, it is "eat the soup" so now I need to know if it is different somewhere else.

You're gonna have to get comfortable with the idea that a lot of collocations and fixed expressions in language are purely as they are due to convention and tradition and there is no real logic to them. Soup can somewhat be explained actually, but there are things that cannot explained through reason.

It's the manner of consumption: Eat: conventionally with a spoon. Drink: holding the bowl and sipping it into your mouth.

If you aren’t using a spoon, to say that you’re drinking the soup would be appropriate.

It's most commonly served in a bowl, and consumed with a spoon - often as part of a meal. Often with bread. It's very rare to get it from a place selling hot drinks - tea, coffee, etc. On a menu, it'll be listed under "starters" or perhaps "light snacks" - not "drinks". You absolutely *can* drink soup - usually "instant" soup, from a mug. It's more common to eat it though.

Probably because it's still considered a "food" and not a "drink".

The only explanation I can think of is that you "eat" liquids using a utensil like a spoon, and you "drink" liquids directly from whatever they're contained in.

By the way, your title has a problem. “Even YOU can” means “everyone, including you, can…” I suspect you meant “you can EVEN” which has a very different meaning. Also you would say “*a* glass”in this context. “You can even drink soup from a glass.”

Because soup contains solid pieces.

We usually say “have soup” as in “I’m having some soup” or “she had some soup.”

Eat with a spoon (or fork). Drink with a straw, or by putting your lips to the edge.

Eating soup is when you use a spoon, drinking soup is when you drink it from the bowl. I typically say “I am having/I had soup” because it sounds better; “Oh what did you eat for dinner?” “I had soup”

You use a spoon 🗣

I often drink soup out of glasses. I do it because I am alone, but only now has it occurred to me that I might be alone because I do it.

Because you use a spoon, I suppose. Do you use a spoon when consuming a pot of tea young chap?

I've said "drink the soup" in the following contexts: "I forgot my spoon, so I'm just going to drink the soup." "There's just a little bit left at the bottom, so I'm going to drink the soup." They actually sell "drinkable soup" in a little container that you can sip out of.

I mean, you could always say "I'm having soup" to avoid such confusion.

You can do both, depending on how you're consuming the soup.

Probably something similar to why people call tomatoes, olives, cucumbers, and eggplants vegetables rather than fruits. In the English-speaking mind, soup is “food” and you *eat* food. I remember studying Japanese and learning that you *drink* soup in Japanese, and I suppose that makes perfect sense, also.

“I eat the soup” gives me a mental image of filling my spoon with soup and bringing the soup to my mouth “I drink the soup” gives me a mental image of bringing the entire bowl to my mouth and drinking the soup directly. (I do this sometimes with thinner soups like miso soup where I’m trying to drink more of the broth) I don’t think these are hard and fast rules but that’s my perspective on it ☺️

I've never seen anyone have their soup by sipping from a glass. Even if it's in a mug like the picture there's a spoon there and I'd assume you're going to eat it with the spoon like normal. I've never seen soup served in a mug like that anyway, I could maybe see myself doing that if I was out of bowls and /really/ didn't want to do dishes, but it'd definitely feel weird lol. So as far as the US goes it's just not a situation that comes up enough to be relevant. Maybe it's different in other regions and I just haven't heard of it.

In my language ( azeri) we sometimes use eating soup too. Not always, but there's a possibility. I have heard russians use it too.

I don't think I do say "I eat the soup" but I hope you overcome your issue.