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Where are we having New Year's Eve dinner?

"¿Dónde tenemos la cena de Nochevieja?"
Spanish B2 writing exercise

Holiday dinner plans cause tension and a funny festive compromise.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to debate", "Christmas spirit", "to survive" and "to mean".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2025-12-17

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

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How the test works
You’ll practise: Jerga/ Expresión idiomática, El Pretérito Imperfecto, El Pretérito Indefinido

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Anna: So… where are we having dinner this year?
David: Don't start. We've been debating this since October.
Anna: Well, last year we went to your parents’, so it's only fair we go to mine.
David: True, but your parents live two hours away, and your uncle brings his karaoke machine.
Anna: That's part of the Christmas spirit!
David: No, it's part of my nightmares.
Anna: Come on, you survived it once.
David: Barely. What if we host it here this year? Neutral ground.
Anna: You mean we cook, clean and seat twelve people in our living room?
David: Right... Maybe not neutral so after all.
Anna: Look, here's what I propose. Lunch with your parents, dinner with mine.
David: Perfect compromise. Twice the food, half the peace.
Anna: Happy New Year, then.
David: You mean... Happy Same Problems Year.

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