How to Say ‘Well, shall we go to dinner?’ in Mexican Spanish
Bueno, ¿nos vamos a cenar?
BWEH-noh nohs BAH-mohs ah seh-NAR
[BWEH-noh nohs BAH-mohs ah seh-NAR]
Phrase Breakdown
Bueno,
BWEH-noh
Well,
A filler word used to change the topic or move on. Sounds like 'BWEH-no'.
Bueno, ya me voy.
Well, I'm leaving now.
Words in this phrase
Bueno
[BWEH-noh]
well / okay
Interjection to concede or start a new idea.
Bueno, vamos.
Okay, let's go.
¿nos vamos a cenar?
nohs BAH-mohs ah seh-NAR
shall we go to dinner?
A friendly invitation. Use a rising tone at the end.
¿Nos vamos a cenar al centro?
Shall we go to dinner downtown?
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.
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.
Vamos a cenar tarde.
We are going to have dinner late.
a
[ah]
to
Preposition used before a person as the object of introduction.
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.
Vamos a cenar tacos.
We're going to have tacos for dinner.
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