English–Spanish
“eat dinner” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/θeˈnaɾ/
Example
¿Quieres cenar conmigo esta noche?
Do you want to eat dinner with me tonight?
How to say “eat dinner” in Spanish
“Eat dinner” in Spanish is cenar. cenar can also mean “have dinner”.
The evening meal that closes the day's eating.
Example sentences with cenar
Este fin de semana vamos a cenar con mis padres.
This weekend we are going to eat dinner with my parents.
Tips for using cenar
- Spanish commonly uses comer for the main daytime meal (lunch) and cenar for the evening meal, so comer and cenar are not interchangeable when referring to dinner in Spain.