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Frases de ejemplo
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asignatura
subject
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to a specific course or school subject.
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examen
exam
📌 Nota gramatical
Note the shift in the written accent mark in the plural form (exámenes).
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horario
schedule / timetable
📌 Nota gramatical
Used for both bus/train timetables and school schedules.
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mochila
backpack
📌 Nota gramatical
Standard word for schoolbag or backpack.
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aprobado
pass (grade)
📌 Nota gramatical
Derived from the verb aprobar (to pass).
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suspenso
fail / failing grade
📌 Nota gramatical
In Latin America, 'plazo' or 'reprobado' is often used instead.
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profesor
teacher / professor
📌 Nota gramatical
The feminine form is la profesora (plural: las profesoras).
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alumno
student / pupil
📌 Nota gramatical
Can also use 'estudiante' which is invariable for gender.
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aula
classroom
📌 Nota gramatical
Feminine noun starting with an stressed 'a-', so it takes the masculine article 'el' in the singular (el aula).
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recreo
recess / break
📌 Nota gramatical
Commonly used in primary and secondary schools.
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libreta
notebook
📌 Nota gramatical
Synonym of 'cuaderno'.
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borrador
eraser (blackboard)
📌 Nota gramatical
A pencil eraser is usually called 'goma' or 'goma de borrar'.
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tijeras
scissors
📌 Nota gramatical
Pluralia tantum noun; always used in the plural form in Spanish.
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estudio
study / office
📌 Nota gramatical
Can mean the act of studying or higher education programs.
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matrícula
tuition fee / registration
📌 Nota gramatical
Also refers to license plates for cars, but in university contexts means registration/tuition.
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beca
scholarship / grant
📌 Nota gramatical
Used for academic financial aid.
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facultad
faculty / department (university)
📌 Nota gramatical
Refers to a specific college or department within a university.
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apuntar
to take notes / to jot down
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; can also mean to aim.
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suspender
to fail (an exam)
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -er verb. Opposite of 'aprobar'.
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aprobar
to pass (an exam)
📌 Nota gramatical
Stem-changing verb (o > ue: apruebo, apruebas).
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entregar
to hand in / to submit
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb, but spelling change in the preterit 'yo' form: entregué.
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investigar
to research / to investigate
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb.
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difícil
difficult / hard
📌 Nota gramatical
Adjective ending in a consonant; takes -es in the plural.
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interesante
interesting
📌 Nota gramatical
Invariable for gender; adds -s for the plural.
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obligatorio
mandatory / compulsory
📌 Nota gramatical
Agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (e.g., asistencia obligatoria).
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