carpeta
Mexico, standard
In Mexico a binder is a carpeta, and a ring binder is a carpeta de argollas. A thin file folder is called a folder, borrowed from English.
Meaning: folder with rings for holding papers (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| carpeta | Mexico, standard |
| carpeta de argollas | Mexico, ring binder |
| folder | Mexico, file folder |
Students use a carpeta de argollas for class notes. A folder is the paper cover used to carry loose sheets or hand in papers.
Which one should you use?
In Spain carpeta also means a binder or folder, but folder there is mostly understood as a computer folder.
How does it change in a sentence?
Carpeta is feminine: la carpeta. Folder is masculine: el folder.
Did you know?
- The Mexican folder keeps its English form but is pronounced with a Spanish stress, "FOHL-dehr".
Examples in context
- Necesito una carpeta de argollas para la escuela.I need a ring binder for school.
- Guarda los papeles en el folder.Keep the papers in the folder.
- Mi carpeta está llena de apuntes.My binder is full of notes.
Example conversation
Student Sandra buys school supplies at a stationery shop in Mexicali.
- SandraBuenas tardes, busco una carpeta de argollas.Good afternoon, I am looking for a ring binder.
- Empleado¿De qué tamaño la quiere?What size do you want?
- SandraTamaño carta, azul.Letter size, blue.
- EmpleadoAquí tengo una. ¿Necesita folders también?Here is one. Do you need folders too?
