Cat – el gato
(Pronounced gah-toe)
To remember that cat is pronounced gah-toe (gato) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
The cat couldn't wait to eat some of the chocolate gateau (gato).
Gato is masculine, so it’s el gato. Imagine an elephant that has a face like a cat:
NOTE: There’s a feminine version of this word, too – gata. So if you know that it is going to refer to a female cat, or something else that’s female (for instance, you might want to say that a particular girl is like a cat), it becomes la gata.
Examples of gato (cat) in a sentence
El gato duerme en el sofá todo el día.
(The cat sleeps on the sofa all day.)
Mi gato tiene el pelo muy suave.
(My cat has very soft fur.)
¿Tienes un gato o un perro en casa?
(Do you have a cat or a dog at home?)
