How to Say ‘The Brotherhood of the Holy Cross’ in Mexican Spanish
La Cofradía de la Santa Cruz
lah koh-frah-DEE-ah deh lah SAHN-tah kroos
[lah koh-frah-DEE-ah deh lah SAHN-tah kroos]
Phrase Breakdown
La Cofradía
lah koh-frah-DEE-ah
The Brotherhood
It is capitalized here because it is part of a proper name. Stress DÍ: co-fra-DÍ-a.
La Cofradía tiene cien miembros.
The Brotherhood has one hundred members.
Words in this phrase
La
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
Cofradía
[koh-frah-DEE-ah]
Brotherhood
Capitalized here as part of the official name of the religious group.
La Cofradía del Santo Entierro es famosa.
The Brotherhood of the Holy Burial is famous.
de la Santa Cruz
deh lah SAHN-tah kroos
of the Holy Cross
'Santa Cruz' means 'Holy Cross'. In Mexico, 'z' sounds like 's': CRUS.
La iglesia de la Santa Cruz es antigua.
The Church of the Holy Cross is old.
Words in this phrase
de
[deh]
of
A preposition that links nouns, often meaning “of” or “about.”
En «cultura de trabajo», «de» conecta las dos ideas.
In “work culture,” “de” connects the two ideas.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La frase «La cultura de trabajo» empieza con «La».
The phrase “The work culture” begins with “La.”
Santa
[SAHN-tah]
Holy
Feminine form of 'santo'; means holy or saint.
Vamos a misa en Semana Santa.
We go to Mass during Holy Week.
Cruz
[kroos]
Cross
The cross, a central Christian symbol.
Llevan una cruz de madera.
They carry a wooden cross.
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