police – la policía

To remember that police is pronounced poh-lee-see-ah (policía) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The police did a polygraph test to see if a (policía) suspect was lying.

The police did a polygraph test to see if a (policia) suspect was lying.

Policía is feminine, so it's la policía. Imagine a lady running from the police.

Policia is feminine, so it's la policia. Imagine a lady running from the police.