How to Say ‘A farewell dinner’ in Mexican Spanish
Una cena de despedida
OO-nah SEH-nah deh dehs-peh-DEE-dah
[OO-nah SEH-nah deh dehs-peh-DEE-dah]
Phrase Breakdown
Una cena
OO-nah SEH-nah
A dinner
In Mexico the 'c' in 'cena' sounds like 's': 'SE-na'.
Hicimos una cena en casa.
We had a dinner at home.
Words in this phrase
Una
[OO-nah]
a
Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one.'
Una reclutadora me dio su tarjeta hoy.
A recruiter gave me her card today.
cena
[SEH-nah]
dinner
The evening meal.
La cena empieza a las nueve.
Dinner starts at nine.
de despedida
deh dehs-peh-DEE-dah
farewell / going-away
'Despedida' means farewell. Say 'des-pe-DI-da' with a soft 'd' at the end.
Es una fiesta de despedida.
It's a going-away party.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
despedida
[dehs-peh-DEE-dah]
farewell
A goodbye, or a party to say goodbye to someone.
Hicimos una fiesta de despedida.
We threw a farewell party.
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