silver – la plata
(Pronounced plah-tah)
To remember that plata is pronounced plah-tah (plata) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
Her meals were brought to her on a silver platter (plata).
Plata is feminine, so it's la plata. Imagine a lady made of silver.
Examples of plata (silver) in a sentence
Tengo un anillo de plata muy bonito.
(I have a very beautiful silver ring.)
El collar está hecho de plata pura.
(The necklace is made of pure silver.)
La plata brilla más cuando está limpia.
(Silver shines more when it's clean.)
