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How do you say "checkpoint" in Spanish (Latin America)?

el punto de control

Noun Masculine

In Spanish (Latin America), "checkpoint" is el punto de control.

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Pronunciation

"el punto de control" comes out close to EHL POON-toh DEH kohn-TROHL in Mexican Spanish, with crisp, clipped vowels and no diphthong drift like in English.

Grammar notes

el punto de control is masculine. Its plural is puntos de control.

Example sentence

Los guardias estaban en el punto de control.

Guards stood at the checkpoint.

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How to remember el punto de control

Remember it by picturing the shape of a checkpoint traced out as you pronounce "punto de control" syllable by syllable, turning the word into a tiny piece of choreography.

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Questions about el punto de control

How do you pronounce el punto de control?

"el punto de control" comes out close to EHL POON-toh DEH kohn-TROHL in Mexican Spanish, with crisp, clipped vowels and no diphthong drift like in English.

Is el punto de control masculine or feminine?

el punto de control is masculine. el punto de control is masculine. Its plural is puntos de control.

How is el punto de control used in Spanish (Latin America)?

el punto de control is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Los guardias estaban en el punto de control. (Guards stood at the checkpoint.).

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