Port – el puerto

(Pronounced pwehr-toh)

To remember that port is pronounced pwehr-toh (puerto) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

In the port, park your boat where it won't be towed (puerto) away.

Puerto is masculine, so it's el puerto. Imagine an elephant being loaded onto a ship in a port.

Examples of puerto (port) in a sentence

El puerto está lleno de barcos esta mañana.

(The port is full of boats this morning.)

Llegamos al puerto después de una larga travesía.

(We arrived at the port after a long journey.)

Los pescadores trabajan en el puerto desde el amanecer.

(The fishermen worked at the port since dawn.)