What Spanish do you need when invited to once in Chile?

Cenar is to have dinner, which once often replaces; la comida is the meal (in some countries the midday meal), lo básico the essentials, la visita the guests, el comedor the dining room, and quedarse un rato is to stay a while, which is what the invitation really means.

Words at the once

cenar
to have dinner
la comida
the meal; in some countries, the midday meal
lo básico
the essentials
la visita
the visitor, the guests
el comedor
the dining room
quedarse un rato
to stay a while
Si hay visita, aparecen el kuchen y a veces las sopaipillas.

If there are guests, kuchen appears and sometimes sopaipillas.

Invitar a alguien a tomar once no es lo mismo que invitarlo a comer.

Inviting somebody to have once is not the same as inviting them for a meal.

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