English–Spanish

“have dinner” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/θeˈnaɾ/

Example

¿Quieres cenar conmigo esta noche?

Do you want to eat dinner with me tonight?

Illustration for cenar (have dinner)

How to say “have dinner” in Spanish

“Have dinner” in Spanish is cenar. cenar can also mean “eat dinner”.

The evening meal that closes the day's eating.

Full entry for cenar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

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.

Related English words

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