Newspaper – el periódico

(Pronounced peh-ree-oh-dee-koh)

To remember that newspaper is pronounced peh-ree-oh-dee-koh (periódico) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

He used newspapers to make a house in the woods during his period as an eco (periódico) warrior.

Periódico is masculine, so it's el periódico. Imagine an elephant reading a newspaper:

Examples of periódico (newspaper) in a sentence

Voy a leer el periódico esta mañana con mi café.

(I'm going to read the newspaper this morning with my coffee.)

El periódico de hoy tiene noticias muy interesantes.

(Today's newspaper has very interesting news.)

Mi abuelo siempre compraba el periódico en la esquina.

(My grandfather always used to buy the newspaper on the corner.)