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Tenemos bastante hielo para las bebidas.

Tenemos bastante hielo para las bebidas.
We have enough ice for the drinks.
From Lesson 72:Adverbs of quantity (demasiado, bastante)·Spanish (Latin America)

Breakdown of Tenemos bastante hielo para las bebidas.

tener
to have
para
for
bastante
quite / enough
el hielo
the ice
la bebida
the drink

Questions & Answers about Tenemos bastante hielo para las bebidas.

Does bastante mean "enough" or "quite a lot"?
It can mean both! Depending on the context, bastante hielo translates to "enough ice", "plenty of ice", or "quite a lot of ice". Here it means we have an adequate amount for what we need.
Could we use suficiente instead of bastante here?
Yes, absolutely! Tenemos suficiente hielo means "We have enough ice". While bastante can also mean "quite a lot", suficiente strictly means "enough" or "sufficient", so it's a great choice if you want to be very specific.
Why isn't there a word for "of" between bastante and hielo?
In English, we often say things like "a lot of ice" or "plenty of ice". In Spanish, words that express quantity like bastante, mucho, and suficiente act as adjectives and attach directly to the noun. You don't need to add de (of).
Why do we use para instead of por for "for the drinks"?
You use para when you are talking about the purpose or destination of something. Because the ice is destined to go into the drinks, the drinks are the final destination, so para is the correct choice.

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