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Learn Spanish (Latin America): la cena - the dinner

Spanish (Latin America)
/Conjunctions (y, o, pero)
/la cena

la cena

Word

la cena

Meaning

the dinner

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Conjunctions (y, o, pero)

Usages of la cena

¿Ustedes comen pastel para el almuerzo o para la cena?

Do you guys eat cake for lunch or for dinner?

Para la cena, yo cocino sopa.

For dinner, I cook soup.

Ustedes piden la cena en el restaurante.

You guys order dinner at the restaurant.

Tenemos que preparar la cena.

We have to prepare dinner.

Tú tienes que hacer la tarea y preparar la cena en la cocina.

You have to do the homework and prepare dinner in the kitchen.

No hay nada para la cena, hornea el pollo.

There is nothing for dinner, bake the chicken.

Ellos desean que la visita compre la cena.

They want the guest to buy dinner.

Te doy la receta para que prepares la cena.

I am giving you the recipe so that you prepare dinner.

No preparé ni pollo picante ni cerdo para la cena.

I prepared neither spicy chicken nor pork for dinner.

El caballero quisiera pagar la cena.

The gentleman would like to pay for dinner.

La cena de cumpleaños fue especial.

The birthday dinner was special.

Sazonado el pollo con ajo, mi esposo cocinó la cena.

Once the chicken was seasoned with garlic, my husband cooked dinner.

Vamos a calentar la cena en la estufa apenas hierva el agua.

We are going to heat the dinner on the stove as soon as the water boils.

En cuanto termine el trabajo, descongelaré la cena.

As soon as I finish work, I will defrost the dinner.

Se te salpicó la salsa al cocinar la cena.

You accidentally splashed the sauce when cooking dinner.

Tráeme el tazón, que acabo de hacer la cena.

Bring me the bowl, because I just made dinner.

Asar las verduras es lo que te recomiendo para la cena.

Grilling the vegetables is what I recommend to you for dinner.

Bebo cerveza con la cena.

I drink beer with dinner.

No te demores; la cena está lista.

Don't take long; dinner is ready.

La cena ya está preparada.

Dinner is already prepared.

Ayudo en casa, por ejemplo con la cena.

I help at home, for example with dinner.

Cocino pasta para la cena.

I cook pasta for dinner.

Pagué la cena con un billete de cien pesos.

I paid for dinner with a hundred-peso bill.

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