Scissors in Spanish
Scissors in Spanish is tijeras (tee-HEH-rahs), or tijera. It's feminine and plural: las tijeras.
- Spanish
- las tijeras
- Say it
- lahs tee-HEH-rahs
- Gender
- Feminine, plural: las tijeras
- Also said
- la tijera
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School supplies in Spanish
The other words in step 1 of School Supplies in Spanish.
- el lápizpencil · el LAH-pees
- 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
- 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 tijeras
How do you say scissors in Spanish?
Scissors in Spanish is las tijeras. You can also say la tijera.
How do you pronounce tijeras?
Say it tee-HEH-rahs. The syllable in capitals is stressed: HEH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is tijeras masculine or feminine in Spanish?
tijeras is feminine and plural, so it takes las: las tijeras.
What does tijeras mean in English?
In English, las tijeras means scissors.
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