Palabra Lexi · common words in Spanish
How to say "school" in Spanish
"School" in Spanish is escuela, pronounced ehs-KWEH-lah (stress on the syllable in capitals). It is a feminine noun (la escuela, plural las escuelas). Also: colegio (school).
| Spanish | escuela |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ehs-KWEH-lah |
| Meaning | school |
| Gender | feminine: la escuela |
| Plural | las escuelas |
| Frequency | #127 in the Palabra list of common Spanish words |
Pronunciation is spelled out in English, one syllable at a time, with the stressed syllable in capitals. The speaker button uses your browser's built-in Spanish voice. Gender and plural: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
How to pronounce escuela
Escuela is pronounced ehs-KWEH-lah, in IPA /esˈkwela/. Escuela has three syllables, ehs-KWEH-lah, with the stress on the second. There is no written accent because the word follows the basic rule: words ending in a vowel, -n or -s are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
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Is escuela masculine or feminine?
Escuela is feminine, so it takes la (the) and una (a): la escuela. The plural is las escuelas. That fits the usual pattern: most nouns ending in -a are feminine.
Example sentences
Voy a la escuela
I go to school
La escuela es grande
The school is big
El niño va a la escuela.
The boy goes to school.
"School" in Spain and Latin America
Useful phrases
- ir a la escuela
to go to school
Regional words and roots: Diccionario de la lengua española (RAE). Spanish varies by region, so treat these as the most common patterns, not strict rules.
How to remember escuela
escuela [ehs-KWEH-lah] sounds like the English “a squealer”. Picture this:
The school bell is a squealer: one shriek and the corridor floods with kids.
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Practice escuela
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