Map – el mapa

(Pronounced mah-pah)

To remember that map is pronounced mah-pah (mapa) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The map confused my Ma and Pa (mapa) - we were well and truly lost. 

Another way of remembering the Spanish for map is mapa would be:

It wasn't a normal map. This map actually (mapa) led to buried treasure!

Mapa is masculine, so it's el mapa. Imagine an elephant reading a map on a walk.