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How do you say "ball-point pen" in Korean?
볼펜
bolpen
In Korean, "ball-point pen" is 볼펜.
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Pronunciation
Bolpen is two syllables, 'bohl-pen.' Both parts are borrowed from English and flow quickly together.
Writing and usage
Bolpen is a shortened loanword combining bol (ball) and pen (pen). It's written as one word in Korean.
Example sentence
볼펜으로 글씨를 써요.
I write letters with a ballpoint pen.
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How to remember 볼펜
Bolpen is just 'ball-pen' shortened. Many Korean stationery words are compressed English loanwords.
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Questions about 볼펜
How do you say "ball-point pen" in Korean?
In Korean, "ball-point pen" is 볼펜. It is a noun.
How is 볼펜 written in Korean?
Bolpen is a shortened loanword combining bol (ball) and pen (pen). It's written as one word in Korean.
How is 볼펜 used in a sentence?
Use 볼펜 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 볼펜으로 글씨를 써요. (I write letters with a ballpoint pen.).
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"Ball-point pen" in other languages
- Japanese ボールペン (bōrupen)
- Chinese 圆珠笔 (yuán zhū bǐ)
- Spanish el bolígrafo
- Spanish (Latin America) la pluma
- French le stylo à bille
- German der Kugelschreiber
- Italian la penna a sfera
- Russian шариковая ручка (šarikovaja ručka)
- Greek το στιλό διαρκείας (to stilo dhiarkias)
- Arabic قلم حبر جاف (alam hibr gaff)
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