King – el rey
(Pronounced rrey)
To remember that king is pronounced rrey (rey) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
King Henry VIII had six wives and reigned (rey) over England for 36 years.
It's so obvious rey (king) is masculine that we don't need an elephant to remind us.
Examples of rey (king) in a sentence
El rey vive en un palacio enorme.
(The king lives in an enormous palace.)
El rey firmó una nueva ley para el país.
(The king signed a new law for the country.)
Todos se arrodillaron ante el rey.
(Everyone knelt before the king.)
