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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Kuli”, which translates to “ballpoint pen”. A cheerful ballpoint pen with stick-arms and a grinning face cartwheels across a giant notepad, leaving a glossy loop-the-loop ink trail.

Kuli is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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derKuli, -s

ballpoint pen

/ˈkuːli/

Examples — Kuli in a sentence

Wo ist mein Kuli?

Where is my pen?

Ich brauche einen Kuli.

I need a pen.

How to remember it

KOO-lee sounds like 'cool' — a 'cool' pen, perfect for signing important papers.

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