Pavement – la acera
(Pronounced ah-theh-rah)
To remember that pavement is pronounced ah-theh-rah (acera) in European Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
On the pavement was a therapist (acera) with her couch ready to talk to anyone.
Acera is feminine so it's la acera. Imagine a lady with her stiletto heels stuck in the cracks of a pavement.
Examples of acera (pavement) in a sentence
La acera estaba mojada después de la lluvia.
(The pavement was wet after the rain.)
Los niños jugaban en la acera frente a su casa.
(The children were playing on the pavement in front of their house.)
Tuve que caminar por la acera para evitar el tráfico.
(I had to walk along the pavement to avoid the traffic.)
