Hope – la esperanza
(Pronounced ehs-peh-ran-thah)
To remember that hope is pronounced ehs-peh-ran-thah (esperanza) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
I hope to go to space one day, especially with my gran in that (esperanza) rocket.

Esperanza is feminine, so it's la esperanza. Imagine a lady who's full of hope.

Examples of esperanza (hope) in a sentence
Todavía tengo esperanza de que las cosas mejorarán.
(I still have hope that things will get better.)
La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.
(Hope is the last thing to be lost.)
Ella vive con esperanza en el corazón.
(She lives with hope in her heart.)