Mammoth Memory

shoulder – el hombro

(Pronounced ohm-broh)

To remember that shoulder is pronounced ohm-broh (hombro) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

She put her shoulder into throwing the omelette hard but it broke (hombro) the ceiling.

She put her shoulder into throwing the omelette hard but it broke (hombro) the ceiling.

Hombro is masculine, so it's el hombro. Imagine receiving a shoulder barge from an elephant.

Hombro is masculine, so it's el hombro. Imagine receiving a shoulder barge from an elephant.

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