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Dinner in Spanish
“Dinner” in Spanish is la cena: a feminine noun, pronounced /ˈse.na/.
In a sentence
La familia se reúne alrededor de la mesa para compartir la cena juntos por la noche.
The family gathers around the table to share dinner together at night.
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Grammar note
It's feminine: la cena. The verb is cenar, to have dinner: cenamos a las nueve.
In most of Spain the z, or c before e or i, is said like the th in think: /ˈθe.na/.
How to remember it
The Last Supper is la Última Cena in Spanish. Picture that long table.
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