1Dinner; the evening meal — typically the main meal of the day. 晩ごはん is the everyday spoken word; 夕食 is its more formal written counterpart, and 夕飯 / 夕ごはん are roughly interchangeable.
今晩は晩ごはんにカレーを作るつもりです。
I'm planning to make curry for dinner tonight.
晩ご飯の支度を手伝ってくれる?
Could you help me get dinner ready?
家族みんなで晩ごはんを食べる時間が一日の楽しみだ。
Having dinner with the whole family is what I look forward to most each day.
残業で帰りが遅くなって、晩ご飯はコンビニで済ませた。
I got home late from working overtime, so I just grabbed dinner at the convenience store.
今日の晩ごはんは何時頃になりそう?
Around what time do you think dinner will be tonight?