How to Say "ballot box" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “ballot box” is “urna” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Los ciudadanos depositan sus votos en la urna.
Citizens place their votes in the ballot box.
Al final del día, el juez abrió la urna para contar los papeles.
At the end of the day, the judge opened the ballot box to count the papers.
Había más de mil sobres dentro de la urna electoral.
There were more than a thousand envelopes inside the electoral ballot box.
The 'La' Rule
Even though 'urna' starts with a vowel, you always use 'la' (la urna). The rule where 'la' changes to 'el' only happens with words starting with a stressed 'a' sound, like 'el agua'.
Making it Plural
To talk about more than one, simply add an 's': 'las urnas'. This is often used to refer to 'the polls' in general.
Using 'el' instead of 'la'
Mistake: “el urna”
Correction: la urna (because the 'u' sound doesn't require the masculine article for sound reasons).
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