reunión
/reuˈnjon/feminine
The Spanish word for reunion is reunión.
reunión is used to describe a planned event. While it can refer to a social reunion, it is the standard term for a business or formal meeting.
Meaning: planned event (verb)
Which one should you use?
For a general term for a reunion, you can use encuentro. If the gathering involves a large number of people coming together for a specific purpose, concentración is used. For a casual get-together among friends, the informal term quedada is used.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the informal term juntada is used to convey the idea of a relaxed meeting or coming together.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is reunión and the plural form is reuniones.
How do you pronounce it?
/reuˈnjon/
Did you know?
- While reunión covers business meetings, the word cita is used for a date or a professional appointment, such as with a doctor.
- An encuentro can describe a planned reunion, but it also refers to a chance encounter or a sports match between two teams.
- In some Spanish dialects, saying nos vemos is the most common way to suggest a reunión, literally meaning 'we see each other'.
Examples in context
- No es necesario que vayamos a la reunión.It is not necessary that we attend the reunion.This sentence shows how to use reunión when expressing that attendance is not required.Tatoeba #2160667 by Shishir, translation #6591442 by Yetiowin
- Yo asistiré a la reunión.I will go to the reunion.This sentence shows how to express the intent to attend a reunión.Tatoeba #339991 by tatoerique, translation #12187548 by DJ_Saidez
- Vamos a tener un encuentro familiarWe are going to have a family reunion
- El colegio organiza un encuentro de exalumnosThe school is organizing an alumni reunion
- ¡Vamos a pasar un buen rato en la quedada de esta noche!We are going to have a great time at tonight's get-together!
- ¿Te gustaría participar en el encuentro de antiguos alumnos?Would you like to participate in the alumni reunion?
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are talking about a work event.
- Sofía¿Cuándo es la reunión de equipo?When is the team meeting?
- JavierEs mañana por la mañana, Sofía.It is tomorrow morning, Sofía.
- SofíaPerfecto, voy a preparar los documentos.Perfect, I am going to prepare the documents.
- JavierYo también iré a la reunión.I will also go to the meeting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “reunion” translations and entries reunión, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
