How to Say ‘Do you have copal incense for the altar?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Tiene copal para el altar?
TYEH-neh koh-PAHL pah-rah el ahl-TAHR
[TYEH-neh koh-PAHL pah-rah el ahl-TAHR]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Tiene copal
TYEH-neh koh-PAHL
Do you have copal
'Tiene' is the polite 'do you have'. Copal is a traditional resin incense. Say 'TYE-ne ko-PAL'.
¿Tiene copal blanco?
Do you have white copal?
Words in this phrase
Tiene
[TYEH-neh]
you have (formal)
Form of 'tener' used with 'usted' to politely say 'you have'.
Usted tiene buen gusto.
You have good taste.
copal
[koh-PAHL]
copal (incense)
A tree resin burned as incense, traditional on Mexican altars.
El copal huele muy rico.
The copal smells very nice.
para el altar?
pah-rah el ahl-TAHR
for the altar?
Raise your voice at the end because it's a question. Link the words: 'pa-ra-el-al-TAR'.
¿Son flores para el altar?
Are they flowers for the altar?
Words in this phrase
para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
altar
[ahl-TAHR]
altar
A table of offerings (ofrenda) for the dead, or a religious altar.
Pusimos fotos en el altar.
We put photos on the altar.
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