Substance – la sustancia
(Pronounced soos-tahn-syah)
To remember that substance is pronounced soos-tahn-syah (sustancia) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:
After using a strange chemical substance on him, he sues the tanning salon when he sees a (sustancia) serious problem.
Sustancia is feminine, so it's la sustancia. Imagine a lady stepping in a weird substance.