teclado y ratón
/teklado i ɾaton/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for 'keyboard' and 'mouse' is teclado y ratón.
This phrase refers to the primary input devices used to operate a computer. If you need to specify a laptop keyboard, you can use the phrase teclado de laptop.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the word ratón may be replaced by the English word mouse (pronounced 'máuz').
How does it change in a sentence?
The conjunction y (and) is used to join the two nouns. To make the phrase plural, both nouns must be pluralized: teclado becomes teclados and ratón becomes ratones, forming teclados y ratones.
Did you know?
- The word teclado is used for both computer keyboards and the keys of a piano or organ. Because of this, a person playing a synthesizer is described as playing a teclado.
- The Spanish word for 'and', y, is a direct descendant of the Latin word et, which is still found in the English expression 'et cetera'.
- The term ratón was adopted as a semantic loan from the English word 'mouse' specifically for computing purposes.
Examples in context
- El profesor utilizó el teclado para escribir en la computadora.The professor used the keyboard to type on the computer.
- Por favor, mueve el ratón para seleccionar el archivo.Please move the mouse to select the file.
- ¡No puedo escribir! Mi teclado no funciona.I can't type! My keyboard isn't working.
- ¿Dónde está el mouse? No puedo encontrarlo.Where is the mouse? I can't find it.
- No olvides comprar un nuevo teclado. También necesito otro ratón de ordenador.Don't forget to buy a new keyboard. I also need another computer mouse.
- Compré un teclado y ratón inalámbricos.I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are setting up a home office.
- MateoSofía, ¿dónde están el teclado y ratón?Sofía, where are the keyboard and mouse?
- SofíaEstán dentro de la caja marrón, Mateo.They are inside the brown box, Mateo.
- MateoPerfecto, voy a instalarlos ahora.Perfect, I am going to install them now.
- SofíaAvísame si necesitas ayuda con eso.Let me know if you need help with that.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ratón, teclado, y, CC BY-SA 4.0.
