Mammoth Memory

wire – el cable

(Pronounced kah-bleh)

To remember that wire is pronounced kah-bleh (cable) in Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

With a wire trolley, the drunk stopped a cab then lay (cable) down in the back. 

With a wire trolley, the drunk stopped a cab then lay (cable) down in the back

 

Cable is masculine, so it's el cable. Imagine an elephant being hoisted by a length of wire.

Cable is masculine, so it's el cable. Imagine an elephant being hoisted by a length of wire

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