How to Say ‘Did you like dinner?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Te gustó la cena?
teh goos-TOH lah SEH-nah
[teh goos-TOH lah SEH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: gustó agrees with the thing liked, not the person: ¿Te gustó la cena? but ¿Te gustaron los tacos? for more than one thing.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Te gustó
teh goos-TOH
Did you like
This literally means 'did it please you'. Stress the last syllable: gus-TÓ.
¿Te gustó la película?
Did you like the movie?
Words in this phrase
Te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun showing that the information is being told to you.
Si quieres saber más, Te cuento sobre el equipo.
If you want to know more, I’ll tell you about the team.
gustó
[goos-TOH]
liked (it pleased)
Past tense of 'gustar'; with 'me' it means 'I liked it'.
Me gustó tu presentación.
I liked your presentation.
la cena?
lah SEH-nah
the dinner?
'Cena' sounds like 'SEH-na'. Raise your voice at the end for the question.
¿A qué hora es la cena?
What time is dinner?
Words in this phrase
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
cena
[SEH-nah]
dinner
The evening meal.
La cena empieza a las nueve.
Dinner starts at nine.
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