Photograph – fotografía
(Pronounced foh-toh-grah-fee-ah)
To remember that photograph is pronounced foh-toh-grah-fee-ah (fotografía) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Every photograph she took was on the same subject – they were all photos of raffia (fotografía), but they created a lot of interest at the gallery.
Note: Raffia is the fibre from the leaves of the raffia tree, used for making items such as hats, baskets and mats.
Fotografía is feminine, so it's la fotografía. Imagine a lady who likes to have her holiday photographs printed on her body.
Examples of fotografía (photograph) in a sentence
Esta fotografía de mi abuela es muy antigua.
(This photograph of my grandmother is very old.)
Me gusta sacar una fotografía de cada lugar que visito.
(I like to take a photograph of every place I visit.)
La fotografía en la pared es de nuestra boda.
(The photograph on the wall is from our wedding.)
