Use this noun for the evening meal.
The idea
The noun is feminine: la cena, una cena; the plural is las cenas.
Examples
- La cena está lista.Dinner is ready.
- Preparamos una cena sencilla.We prepare a simple dinner.
- ¿A qué hora es la cena?What time is dinner?
- Mi hermano llega tarde a la cena.My brother arrives late for dinner.
- Después de la cena caminamos por el parque.After dinner we walk through the park.
- Este mes tenemos dos cenas familiares.This month we have two family dinners.
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Do not use el cena: the noun takes a feminine article.
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Choose: ___ cena empieza a las ocho. (La / El)
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La
La identifies the particular meal.
Choose: Tenemos dos ___ esta semana. (cenas / cena)
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cenas
cenas follows the number two.
Choose: Hoy hacemos ___ cena especial. (una / un)
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una
una introduces one unspecified meal.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose: ___ cena empieza a las ocho. (La / El)
Choose: Tenemos dos ___ esta semana. (cenas / cena)
Choose: Hoy hacemos ___ cena especial. (una / un)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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