How to Say ‘We have Colombian and Ethiopian.’ in Spain Spanish
Tenemos de Colombia y de Etiopía.
teh-NEH-mohs deh koh-LOHM-byah ee deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah
[teh-NEH-mohs deh koh-LOHM-byah ee deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish often says where something is from with de plus the country, where English would use an adjective. de Colombia does the job of "Colombian", and de Brasil does the job of "Brazilian".
Phrase Breakdown
Tenemos de Colombia
teh-NEH-mohs deh koh-LOHM-byah
We have (some) from Colombia
'Tenemos' means 'we have'. 'De Colombia' gives the origin. Stress 'ne' in 'tenemos' and 'lom' in 'Colombia'.
Tenemos de España.
We have some from Spain.
Words in this phrase
Tenemos
[teh-NEH-mohs]
we have
From tener, used by staff to say availability exists.
Tenemos una mesa libre a las nueve.
We have a free table at nine.
de
[deh]
of / from
A common preposition that can show possession, origin, or relation in time expressions.
De ayer guardo una muy buena impresión del encuentro.
From yesterday I keep a very good impression of the meeting.
Colombia
[koh-LOHM-byah]
Colombia
Country in South America, famous for its coffee beans.
Este café viene de Colombia.
This coffee comes from Colombia.
y de Etiopía.
ee deh eh-tyoh-PEE-ah
and from Ethiopia.
The accent on 'í' puts the stress on 'pí': e-tio-PÍ-a.
Es de Etiopía.
It's from Ethiopia.
Words in this phrase
y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to connect words or ideas.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a culture that is close and human.
de
[deh]
of / from
A common preposition that can show possession, origin, or relation in time expressions.
De ayer guardo una muy buena impresión del encuentro.
From yesterday I keep a very good impression of the meeting.
Etiopía
[eh-tyoh-PEE-ah]
Ethiopia
Country in East Africa, considered the birthplace of coffee.
El café de Etiopía es muy aromático.
Coffee from Ethiopia is very aromatic.
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