Sea – el mar
(Pronounced mahr)
To remember that sea is pronounced mahr (mar) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
The sea was so calm they could see Mars (mar) reflected in it.
Mar is masculine, so it’s el mar. Imagine a sea elephant living at the bottom of the sea.
Examples of mar (sea) in a sentence
El mar está muy tranquilo hoy.
(The sea is very calm today.)
Me encanta nadar en el mar.
(I love swimming in the sea.)
Podemos ver el mar desde nuestra ventana.
(We can see the sea from our window.)
