City – la ciudad

To remember that city is pronounced see-oo-dahd (ciudad) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

She was leaving the city and her dad for the first time. "See you Dad!" (ciudad) she said.

She was leaving the city and her dad for the first time. See you Dad.

Ciudad is feminine, so it’s la ciudad. Imagine a city with a lady on top of every building:

Ciudad is feminine, so it’s la ciudad. Imagine a city with a lady on top of every building