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How to Say ‘A dinner with friends’ in Italian

Una cena tra amici

OO-nah CHEH-nah trah ah-MEE-chee

[OO-nah CHEH-nah trah ah-MEE-chee]

Phrase Breakdown

Una cena

OO-nah CHEH-nah

A dinner

'Cena' starts with a 'ch' sound: CHEH-nah.

Example

Una cena buonissima.

A very good dinner.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

a / an

Feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns.

Example

È una bella occasione per rivedersi.

It’s a nice occasion to see each other again.

cena

[CHEH-nah]

Dinner

The main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at night.

Example

Stasera preparerò io la cena.

I will prepare dinner tonight.

tra amici

trah ah-MEE-chee

among friends

'Tra' means 'among' or 'between'. In 'amici' the 'ci' sounds like 'chee': ah-MEE-chee.

Example

Siamo tra amici.

We're among friends.

Words in this phrase

tra

[trah]

between / among

A preposition used to indicate position in the middle of two or more things.

Example

C'è abbastanza spazio tra i tavoli per passare?

Is there enough space between the tables to pass?

amici

[ah-MEE-chee]

friends

Plural form of 'amico', referring to more than one friend.

Example

Ho molti amici al lavoro.

I have many friends at work.

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