Trousers – el pantalón

To remember that trousers is pronounced pan-tah-lon (pantalón) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The thief was stealing his trousers, so he shouted: "Leave my pants alone!" (pantalón).

The thief was stealing his trousers, so he shouted: "Leave my pants alone!" (pantalones).

Pantalón is masculine, so it’s el pantalón. Imagine an elephant getting into a pair of trousers:

Pantalones is masculine, so it’s el pantalones. Imagine an elephant getting into a pair of trousers