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How to Say ‘Shall we go to dinner?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Nos vamos a cenar?

nohs BAH-mohs ah seh-NAR

[nohs BAH-mohs ah seh-NAR]

💬 Usage Tip: irse with nos means "to head out" together, not just "to go." The same pattern works for other plans: ¿nos vamos al cine? "shall we go to the movies?"

Phrase Breakdown

¿Nos vamos

nohs BAH-mohs

Shall we go

'Irse' means to leave. 'Nos vamos' means 'we're leaving / shall we go'.

Example

¿Nos vamos ya?

Shall we go now?

Words in this phrase

Nos

[nohs]

ourselves

Used to refer to a group including the speaker previously mentioned as the object of a verb or preposition, when they are also the subject of the clause.

Example

Nos miramos en el espejo.

We look at ourselves in the mirror.

vamos

[BAH-mohs]

we are going

From 'ir'; with 'a' + infinitive it forms the near future.

Example

Vamos a cenar tarde.

We are going to have dinner late.

a cenar?

ah seh-NAR

to have dinner?

'Cenar' means to eat dinner. Raise your voice at the end for a question.

Example

Vamos a cenar tacos.

We're going to have tacos for dinner.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.

Example

Voy a a la mesa de empresas internacionales.

I'm going to the table of international companies.

cenar

[seh-NAR]

to have dinner

Verb meaning to eat the evening meal.

Example

Vamos a cenar tacos.

We're going to have tacos for dinner.

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