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How to Say ‘I had seafood at a restaurant.’ in Spain Spanish

Cené marisco en un restaurante.

seh-NEH mah-REES-koh ehn oon res-tow-RAHN-teh

[seh-NEH mah-REES-koh ehn oon res-tow-RAHN-teh]

🇪🇸 In Spain: Seafood is one of the first things a Spanish doctor will suspect with stomach trouble, especially in summer. Mention it straight away.

Phrase Breakdown

Cené marisco

seh-NEH mah-REES-koh

I had seafood for dinner

'Cené' is the 'yo' form of 'cenar' in the past tense. Stress the final 'é'. In Spain, the 'c' sounds like 'th'.

Example

Cené pescado ayer.

I had fish for dinner yesterday.

Words in this phrase

Cené

[seh-NEH]

I had for dinner

Past tense of 'cenar' (to have dinner), for yo.

Example

Cené pescado.

I had fish for dinner.

marisco

[mah-REES-koh]

seafood

Shellfish and other sea food, common cause of stomach upsets.

Example

Me gusta el marisco.

I like seafood.

en un restaurante.

ehn oon res-tow-RAHN-teh

at a restaurant.

Says where it happened. Link 'en un' smoothly together.

Example

Comimos en un restaurante.

We ate at a restaurant.

Words in this phrase

[ehn]

at / in

A preposition used to indicate location, time, or context.

Example

En el evento conocí a varios reclutadores.

At the event I met several recruiters.

[oon]

An article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Busco un lugar donde me sienta valorado.

I’m looking for a place where I feel valued.

restaurante

[res-tow-RAHN-teh]

restaurant

A place where meals are served.

Example

El restaurante abre a las ocho.

The restaurant opens at eight.

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