umbrella – el paraguas

To remember that umbrella is pronounced pah-rah-gwahs (paraguas) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

She used an umbrella like a parachute and glided down; it was (paraguas) an amazing sight.

Paraguas is masculine, so it's el paraguas. Imagine an elephant using an umbrella.

Examples of paraguas (umbrella) in a sentence

Me olvidé mi paraguas en casa y ahora estoy mojado.

(I forgot my umbrella at home and now I am wet.)

¿Puedes prestarme tu paraguas? Está lloviendo mucho.

(Can you lend me your umbrella? It is raining a lot.)

Siempre llevo un paraguas cuando el cielo está nublado.

(I always carry an umbrella when the sky is cloudy.)