Mammoth Memory

rail – el ferrocarril

(Pronounced feh-rroh-kah-rreel)

To remember that rail is pronounced feh-rroh-kah-rreel (ferrocarril) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

Travelling by rail, the ferocious carnivore made a really (ferrocarril) short meal of all its fellow passengers. 

Travelling by rail, the ferocious carnivore made a really (ferrocarril) short meal of all its fellow passengers

 

Ferrocarril is masculine, so it's el ferrocarril. Imagine an elephant tied to the rail as a train approaches. 

Ferrocarril is masculine, so it's el ferrocarril. Imagine an elephant tied to the rail as a train approaches

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