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How do you say "ball-point pen" in Spanish?
el bolígrafo
In Spanish, "ball-point pen" is el bolígrafo.
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Pronunciation
Say boh-LEE-grah-foh. Stress the second syllable.
Grammar notes
El bolígrafo is masculine. A common pen used for writing.
Example sentence
Escribo con un bolígrafo rojo.
I write with a red ball-point pen.
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How to remember el bolígrafo
Bolígrafo comes from bola, meaning ball. A ballpoint pen has a tiny ball at its tip.
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- chart el gráfico
- keyboard el teclado
- notebook el cuaderno
- personal computer el ordenador personal
- poster el cartel
- ruler la regla
- scissors las tijeras
- stationery la papelería
- tissues los pañuelos de papel
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Questions about el bolígrafo
How do you say "ball-point pen" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "ball-point pen" is el bolígrafo. It is a noun.
Is el bolígrafo masculine or feminine?
El bolígrafo is masculine. A common pen used for writing.
How is el bolígrafo used in a sentence?
Use el bolígrafo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Escribo con un bolígrafo rojo. (I write with a red ball-point pen.).
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"Ball-point pen" in other languages
- Japanese ボールペン (bōrupen)
- Korean 볼펜 (bolpen)
- Chinese 圆珠笔 (yuán zhū bǐ)
- 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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