Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Friday November 9, 2007
invitado, noun:
guest
Invitado is the word you generally use to talk about guests in all kinds of contexts:
los invitados a la boda
the wedding guests
A la fiesta vinieron unos 500 invitados.
About 500 people came to the party.
When you’ve got dinner guests, you also use the word invitado:
Esta noche tenemos invitados a cenar.
We’ve got people coming to dinner tonight.
Note the following phrases referring to guests at major events, and on TV shows:
invitado de honor
guest of honor
invitado estelar, invitado estrella
star guest
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