Sport – el deporte
(Pronounced deh-pohr-tay)
To remember that sport is pronounced deh-pohr-tay (deporte) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
She came over with the foreign sport team but the authorities deported (deporte) her because she couldn't actually perform.
Deporte is masculine, so it’s el deporte. Imagine the whole sport team on an elephant’s back:
