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How to Say "leftie" in Spanish

The Spanish word forleftieis zurdoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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zurdo

nounA2
informal way to refer to a left-handed person
A baseball player wearing a glove on their right hand, ready to throw a ball with their left hand.

Examples

Los zurdos suelen tener problemas con los abrelatas comunes.

Left-handers often have trouble with common can openers.

Soy el único zurdo de mi familia.

I am the only lefty in my family.

Se dice que muchos genios son zurdos.

It is said that many geniuses are left-handers.

Using it as a Name

In Spanish, you can turn many adjectives into nouns by adding 'el' or 'la'. 'El zurdo' simply means 'the left-handed man'.

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