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Father – el padre

PRONUNCIATION

(Pronounced pah-drey)

To remember that father is pronounced pah-drey (padre) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

She was surprised to find her father dressed as a padre (padre) – she hadn't known he was going to a fancy dress party.

She was surprised to find her father dressed as a padre

 

It's so obvious that padre (father) is masculine that we're not including an elephant image here.

 

Examples of padre (father) in a sentence

 

Mi padre trabaja mucho todos los días.

(My father works a lot every day.)

 

El padre de Ana es muy simpático.

(Ana's father is very nice.)

 

Quiero visitar a mi padre este fin de semana.

(I want to visit my father this weekend.)

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