wasp – la avispa

(Pronounced ah-bees-pah)

To remember that wasp is pronounced ah-bees-pah (avispa) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The wasps and the bees hated each other with a passion (avispa).

Avispa is feminine, so it's la avispa. Imagine a lady being stung by a wasp.

Examples of avispa (wasp) in a sentence

Hay una avispa en mi vaso de limonada.

(There is a wasp in my glass of lemonade.)

Me picó una avispa en el jardín esta mañana.

(A wasp stung me in the garden this morning.)

Las avispas construyen sus nidos en lugares protegidos.

(Wasps build their nests in sheltered places.)