How do you say pencil in Spanish?

Lápiz, as in the sentence 'Escribe la lista con lápiz para que puedas borrar.'

What does frágil mean in Spanish?

It means something that breaks very easily, with just one knock or a fall, as in 'Frágil lleva tilde igual que fácil y difícil.'

Azúcar, as in 'Sigue azúcar, la que le pones al café.'

Your niece hands you her spelling list and asks you to read aloud the words that need an accent mark.

Escribe la lista con lápiz para que puedas borrar.

Write the list in pencil so you can erase it.

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lápiz/ˈlapis/
pencilnoun
A thin object, usually wooden, with lead inside, used for writing or drawing and that can be erased.
árbol/ˈaɾbol/
treenoun
A large plant with a hard trunk, branches and leaves, that lives for many years.
azúcar/aˈsukaɾ/
sugarnoun
A sweet white powder added to coffee, bread or desserts.
carácter/kaˈɾakteɾ/
characternoun
Each letter, number or symbol used in writing.
récord/ˈrekoɾd/
recordnoun
The best mark someone has achieved at something so far.
ángel/ˈanxel/
angelnoun
A very good person who helps without asking for anything in return.
difícil/diˈfisil/
difficultadjective
Something that takes effort to do or understand.
frágil/ˈfɾaxil/
fragileadjective
Something that breaks very easily, with just one knock or a fall.
útil/ˈutil/
usefuladjective
Something that serves to do or solve something.
fácil/ˈfasil/
easilyadverb
In a simple way, without effort.

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Escribe la lista con lápiz para que puedas borrar.
Write the list in pencil so you can erase it.
Ahora árbol, y no se te olvide la tilde.
Now árbol, and don't forget the accent mark.
Sigue azúcar, la que le pones al café.
Next is azúcar, the one you put in your coffee.
Un carácter es cada letra o signo que escribes.
A carácter is each letter or symbol you write.
Escribiste diez palabras sin errores, eso es un récord.
You wrote ten words with no mistakes, that's a récord.
Tu maestra es un ángel, siempre te ayuda mucho.
Your teacher is an ángel, she always helps you so much.
No es tan difícil, ya casi terminas la lista.
It's not that difícil, you're almost done with the list.
Frágil lleva tilde igual que fácil y difícil.
Frágil carries an accent just like fácil and difícil.
Este truco de las tildes te va a ser útil.
This accent trick is going to be útil to you.
Así lo vas a aprender más fácil, ya verás.
That way you'll learn it more fácil, you'll see.

lápiz/ˈlapis/
The z sounds like an s, just like the c in cielo.
azúcar/aˈsukaɾ/
The z sounds like an s, and the stress falls on zú, not on the first a.
carácter/kaˈɾakteɾ/
The stress falls on rác; don't move it to the last syllable.
récord/ˈrekoɾd/
The r at the start is a strong, trilled r, and the stress falls on ré; at the end the d and r run together.
ángel/ˈanxel/
The g sounds like the j in jugo.
difícil/diˈfisil/
The c before i sounds like an s, and the stress falls on fí.
frágil/ˈfɾaxil/
The g sounds like the j in jugo, and the stress falls on frá.
fácil/ˈfasil/
The c sounds like an s.

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How do you say pencil in Spanish?: Lápiz, as in the sentence 'Escribe la lista con lápiz para que puedas borrar.'
What does frágil mean in Spanish?: It means something that breaks very easily, with just one knock or a fall, as in 'Frágil lleva tilde igual que fácil y difícil.'
How do you say sugar in Spanish?: Azúcar, as in 'Sigue azúcar, la que le pones al café.'

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