Hope – la esperanza

(Pronounced ehs-peh-ran-sah)

To remember that hope is pronounced ehs-peh-ran-sah (esperanza) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

He lived in hope – he was especially interested in her answer (esperanza).

Esperanza is feminine, so it's la esperanza. Imagine a lady who's full of hope.

Examples of esperanza (hope) in a sentence

Todavía tengo esperanza de que las cosas mejorarán.

(I still have hope that things will get better.)

La esperanza es lo último que se pierde.

(Hope is the last thing to be lost.)

Ella vive con esperanza en el corazón.

(She lives with hope in her heart.)