Mammoth Memory

Door  – la puerta

(Pronounced pwehr-tah)

To remember that door is pronounced pwehr-tah (puerta) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

Outside the door there was a smell of poo in the air from the tank (puerta) of manure at the nearby farm.

Outside the door there was a smell of poo in the air from the tank (puerta)of manure at the nearby farm.

Puerta is feminine, so it's la puerta. Imagine a picture of a lady, painted on a door.

Puerta is feminine, so it's la puerta. Imagine a picture of a lady, painted on a door.

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