comer en un restaurante

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to eat in a restaurant
Hoy vamos a comer en un restaurante para festejar el cumpleaños de mi suegro.We'll eat in a restaurant today to celebrate my father-in-law's birthday.
b. to eat at a restaurant
Comimos en un restaurante buenísimo con vista a la playa.We ate at a great beachfront restaurant.
2. (to eat lunch in a restaurant)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. to have lunch in a restaurant
A veces traigo mi propio almuerzo porque no puedo comer en un restaurante todos los días.Sometimes I bring my own lunch because I can't have lunch in a restaurant every day.
b. to have lunch at a restaurant
Me encanta comer en un restaurante cuando estoy cansada y no tengo ganas de cocinar.I love having lunch at a restaurant when I'm tired and I don't feel like cooking.
a. to have dinner in a restaurant
¿Qué te parece si comemos en un restaurante para festejar el Día de San Valentín?How about we have dinner in a restaurant to celebrate Valentine's Day?
b. to have dinner at a restaurant
Mis amigos y yo comimos en un restaurante italiano anoche.My friends and I had dinner at an Italian restaurant last night.
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