Phrase · 🎙️ Managing the conversation
O sea, que al final no vienes a la cena, ¿no?
So you're not coming to dinner after all, right?
B2managing conversationinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
O1conjunctionor (o sea = so)sea1verbbe (o sea = so)ser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.,que1conjunctionso (that)al2prepositionin theafinal2nounendmasc. · sing.noadverbnotvienesverbyou are comingvenir · present · 2nd sing.aprepositiontoladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitecenanoundinnerfem. · sing.,¿no3adverbright??
- vienes → a: prep
- cena → la: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1O sea, que… draws a conclusion from what you just heard: so…, in other words. Very common in speech. Connectors and discourse markers B1 →
- 2al final = in the end, after all.
- 3¿no? at the end asks for confirmation, like “right?”. Also ¿verdad?