lista de invitados
/lista de imbitados/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase for guestlist is lista de invitados.
lista de invitados is used to refer to a list of people who are invited to a social event or party.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of lista (list), de (of) and invitados (guests/invited ones).
Which one should you use?
While lista de invitados is the standard term, Listado de Invitados is a formal term that emphasizes a detailed record of attendees. Additionally, Registro de Invitados can be used to refer specifically to the registered list of guests.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase lista de invitados, the noun invitados is plural because a guestlist typically contains multiple people. If you change invitados to the singular invitado, the phrase lista de invitado would literally mean a list containing only one guest.
Did you know?
- The term invitados comes from the verb invitar, which can also be used in a colloquial sense to mean 'to treat someone' or pay for their meal.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a lista de invitados for a wedding is often carefully negotiated between both sets of parents to balance family representation.
- While lista means 'list', using the word listo can mean 'ready' or 'smart' depending on the context, which is a completely different linguistic path from the noun.
Examples in context
- Por favor, asegúrese de proporcionarnos la lista de invitados antes de la fecha del evento.Please make sure to provide us with the guestlist before the event date.
- Necesitamos tu nombre completo para incluirlo en el registro de invitados.We need your full name to include it in the guestlist.
- La boda será muy relajada, así que consideramos hacer una lista de invitados informal.The wedding will be very relaxed, so we're considering making an informal guestlist.
- ¡Asegúrate de que todos los familiares estén en la lista de personas invitadas para la reunión!Make sure all the family members are on the guestlist for the gathering!
- ¿Está mi nombre en la lista de invitados?Is my name on the guestlist?
- Tengo que revisar la lista de invitados.I have to check the guestlist.
- La lista de invitados es muy larga.The guestlist is very long.
- ¿Añadimos a María a la lista de invitados?Shall we add María to the guestlist?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are planning a birthday party.
- Alejandro¿Ya terminaste la lista de invitados?Have you finished the guestlist yet?
- LucíaNo, todavía estoy escribiendo la lista de invitados.No, I am still writing the guestlist.
- AlejandroDime si necesitas ayuda con ella.Tell me if you need help with it.
- LucíaGracias, Alejandro, pero ya casi termino.Thanks, Alejandro, but I'm almost done.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
