How to Say ‘They wanted to honor the Cross.’ in Mexican Spanish
Querían honrar a la Cruz.
keh-REE-ahn ohn-RAR ah lah kroos
[keh-REE-ahn ohn-RAR ah lah kroos]
Phrase Breakdown
Querían honrar
keh-REE-ahn ohn-RAR
They wanted to honor
'Querían' is the imperfect tense of 'querer' (they wanted). Say keh-REE-an, then on-RRAR. The 'h' is silent.
Querían honrar a su santo.
They wanted to honor their saint.
Words in this phrase
Querían
[keh-REE-ahn]
they wanted
Imperfect of 'querer' for 'they'.
Querían ver la procesión.
They wanted to see the procession.
honrar
[ohn-RAR]
to honor
To show respect or devotion to someone or something.
Vamos a honrar a nuestros abuelos.
We are going to honor our grandparents.
a la Cruz.
ah lah kroos
the Cross.
'A la' links together as 'ah-lah'. In Mexico, 'Cruz' ends with an 's' sound.
Llevan flores a la Cruz.
They bring flowers to the Cross.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
(personal a)
Marks a person as the direct object; not translated.
Veo a mi tía.
I see my aunt.
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.”
Cruz
[kroos]
Cross
The Holy Cross, an object of devotion.
Rezamos ante la Cruz.
We pray before the Cross.
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