Pencil in Spanish
Pencil in Spanish is lápiz (LAH-pees). It's masculine: el lápiz, plural los lápices.
- Spanish
- el lápiz
- Say it
- el LAH-pees
- Gender
- Masculine: el lápiz
- Plural
- los lápices
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School supplies in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of School Supplies in Spanish.
- el bolígrafopen · el boh-LEE-grah-foh
- la gomaeraser · lah GOH-mah
- el cuadernonotebook · el kwah-DEHR-noh
- el libro de textotextbook · el LEE-broh deh TEHKS-toh
- la reglaruler · lah RREH-glah
- las tijerasscissors · lahs tee-HEH-rahs
- el pegamentoglue · el peh-gah-MEN-toh
- el sacapuntaspencil sharpener · el sah-kah-POON-tahs
- la mochilabackpack · lah moh-CHEE-lah
- la calculadoracalculator · lah kahl-koo-lah-DOH-rah
- el estuchepencil case · el ehs-TOO-cheh
- el marcadormarker · el mar-kah-DOR
- los crayonescrayons · lohs krah-YOH-nehs
Questions about lápiz
How do you say pencil in Spanish?
Pencil in Spanish is el lápiz.
How do you pronounce lápiz?
Say it LAH-pees. The syllable in capitals is stressed: LAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is lápiz masculine or feminine in Spanish?
lápiz is masculine, so it takes el: el lápiz. The plural is los lápices.
What does lápiz mean in English?
In English, el lápiz means pencil.
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