How to Say "bullets" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “bullets” is “balas” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounB1
ammunition
Examples
Encontraron dos cajas de balas en el armario.
They found two boxes of bullets in the closet.
Se quedaron sin balas después del primer enfrentamiento.
They ran out of rounds after the first confrontation.
El escudo puede detener balas de bajo calibre.
The shield can stop low-caliber bullets.
Plural Form
Since 'balas' is the plural form of the feminine noun 'bala' (bullet), it always requires feminine plural determiners, like 'las' or 'algunas'.
Confusing Gender
Mistake: “Los balas (using masculine article)”
Correction: Las balas (use the feminine article 'las' because 'bala' is feminine).
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