My tummy is talking to me.

[dedicatedenglish]

I wonder if one way to say I'm hungry is "My tummy is talking to me."

 

[Rover_KE]

I wonder if one way to say "I'm hungry" is "My tummy is talking to me."

It isn't.

 

[dedicatedenglish]

Is that because it can't be understood or no native speakers would ever say that?

 

[emsr2d2]

If you're stomach was rumbling due to hunger and you were talking to a two-year-old, you could say "Oooh, listen. My tummy is talking to me". It's very important to note two things:
- For it to be talking to you, it has to be making a noise.
- The phrase is unsuitable for anyone other than a very young child.

 

[tedmc]

Is that because it can't be understood or no native speakers would ever say that?

I suppose you can say that figuratively, but I don't think it's an accepted phrase in English.

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

My tummy is talking to me. It's telling me it wants spaghetti.

Or:

My tummy is talking to me. It's telling me it wants tamales.

I like the alliteration.

Do you think anybody would ever say that sentence all by itself?

Sentences like to have companions. They don't like to be alone.

 

[Tarheel]

Here's another one.

My tummy is talking to me. It's telling me it wants a donut.

 

[Tarheel]

Aldi has sugar cookies decorated for Saint Patrick's Day.

When I went there they talked to me. They said, "Buy us!"

 

[5jj]

I think the original question has been dealt with. I am closing this thread.