How to Say ‘Dinner was great.’ in Spain Spanish
La cena ha estado genial.
lah SEH-nah a es-TAH-doh heh-NYAHL
[lah SEH-nah a es-TAH-doh heh-NYAHL]
Phrase Breakdown
La cena
lah SEH-nah
The dinner
'Cena' is dinner, the evening meal. In Spain, the 'c' before 'e' sounds like the English 'th' in 'think': THE-na.
La cena está lista.
Dinner is ready.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
A definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
«La» gente en esa empresa parece amable.
The people in that company seem kind.
cena
[SEH-nah]
dinner
Evening meal, usually late in Spain.
La cena es a las diez.
Dinner is at ten.
ha estado genial.
a es-TAH-doh heh-NYAHL
was great.
Present perfect of 'estar' plus 'genial' (great). Run 'ha estado' together: a-es-TA-do.
La película ha estado genial.
The film was great.
Words in this phrase
ha
[a]
has
Auxiliary verb used to form the present perfect tense.
Él ha terminado su tarea.
He has finished his homework.
estado
[es-TAH-doh]
been
Past participle of 'estar', used with 'haber' for the present perfect.
He estado muy ocupado.
I have been very busy.
genial
[heh-NYAHL]
great
Informal adjective/adverb meaning brilliant.
La comida está genial.
The food is great.
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