How to Say ‘It's a farewell dinner for the office.’ in Mexican Spanish
Es una cena de despedida de la oficina.
ess OO-nah SEH-nah deh dehs-peh-DEE-dah deh lah oh-fee-SEE-nah
[ess OO-nah SEH-nah deh dehs-peh-DEE-dah deh lah oh-fee-SEE-nah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: Office farewells and year-end posadas "Christmas parties" are a big part of Mexican work life. Restaurants expect group bookings for them and often have packages ready.
Phrase Breakdown
Es una cena
ess OO-nah SEH-nah
It's a dinner
Link 'es' and 'una' into 'e-SU-na SE-na'.
Es una cena especial.
It's a special dinner.
Words in this phrase
Es
[ess]
it is
Used to describe a person, group, or culture.
En «Es cercana.», «Es» introduce la descripción.
In “It is close-knit,” “Es” introduces the description.
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
This describes the type of dinner. Stress 'DI'.
Le dimos un regalo de despedida.
We gave him a farewell gift.
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.
de la oficina.
deh lah oh-fee-SEE-nah
for the office (work)
This says who the event is for. The voice falls at the end.
Es la posada de la oficina.
It's the office Christmas party.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
from / of
Shows who the event belongs to.
Es la fiesta de la escuela.
It's the school's party.
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.”
oficina
[oh-fee-SEE-nah]
office
Feminine noun for a workplace room or building.
La reunión es en la oficina.
The meeting is in the office.
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