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You invite the neighbours to a celebration: what to say in Spanish
You invite neighbours to a celebration.
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How it's done. Inviting neighbours is a good way to meet; say date, time and whether to bring something; don't be offended if they don't come.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
El sábado hacemos una pequeña comida en casa. ¿Les gustaría venir?
El SAH-buh-doh uh-SEH-mos OO-nuh peh-KEH-nyuh koh-MEE-duh en KAH-suh. Les goos-tuh-REE-uh beh-NEER?
On Saturday we're having a small lunch at home. Would you like to come?
THEY SAY
Muchas gracias. ¿Qué podemos llevar?MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Keh poh-DEH-mos yeh-BAHR?
Thank you very much. What can we bring?
They might also say:
Qué detalle. ¿Llevamos algo de postre?
Keh deh-TAH-eh. Yeh-BAH-mos AHL-goh deh POS-treh?
How thoughtful. Shall we bring something for dessert?
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YOU REPLY
Nada, solo vengan.
NAH-duh, SOH-loh BAYN-gahn.
Nothing, just come.
THEY SAY
Entonces, hasta el sábado.Ayn-TOHN-ses, AHS-tuh el SAH-buh-doh.
Then, until Saturday.
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YOU FINISH
Hasta el sábado. Les esperamos.
AHS-tuh el SAH-buh-doh. Les es-peh-RAH-mos.
See you on Saturday. We'll be expecting you.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
sábado
SAH-buh-doh
noun
Saturday
hacemos
uh-SEH-mos
verb
we do, we make
pequeña
peh-KEH-nyuh
adjective
small (feminine)
comida
koh-MEE-duh
noun
food
casa
KAH-suh
noun
house, home
gustaría
goos-tuh-REE-uh
verb
would like
15 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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