what course do you like in spanish

by Prof. Rita Graham 9 min read

¿Cómo estás mean in Spanish?

¿cómo estás? hello! how are you? Hola, como estas? Hello, how have you been?

¿Cómo es tu in Spanish?

What's your Spanish course like?

¿Cómo es tu barrio in Spanish?

What's your neighborhood like? a. What's your neighborhood like?

¿Cómo es tu escuela in Spanish?

What is your school like?

What Are the School Subjects?

The first day of school - a day when students once again get settled into a routine and maybe even look forward to meeting their new teachers and seeing their class schedules. Meet Amanda and Olivia, two best friends back for their first day of school.

First Day of Classes - Part 1

Let's first watch Amanda as she goes from class to class on her first day of school.

10 Realities Of Taking A Spanish Class In College

Hola, como estas? Those right there are three of the few words I actually remember from my three semesters of Spanish (I learned so much). Any student who has ever had to suffer through, I mean, take a foreign language class truly knows what it means to struggle.

How Your Sleep Position Affects Your Health?

You changed into your pajamas, turn off the lights, and get yourself ready to sleep. How do you prefer to sleep, on the back, on your side, or on your tummy? Although there’s no scientific result that sleeping position affects your back, here are some interesting facts that have been discovered.

Words and Phrases Used to Say Something Is Obvious

Claro que iré a Costa Rica a ver a Cristiano. (Of course I'll go to Costa Rica to see Cristiano.).

Claro

A literal translation of claro is "clearly," although "of course" often works, depending on the context:

Desde Luego

As is the case with other idioms, the phrase desde luego doesn't make much sense if you try translating it word for word ("since later"). But in some areas it is a popular way to say "of course":

Es un Hecho Que

" Es un hecho que " can be used to indicate that something can simply be assumed:

Other Adverbs

Other possibilities include the adverbs obviamente (obviously), seguramente (surely) and ciertamente (certainly), although of course the choice of translation depends on the context:

Vocabulary Introduction: About my school and classes in Spanish

We will begin this lesson by reading and listening to some questions related to the school in Spanish divided in two sections: one regarding general things about the school and another about school work and phrases that you may need in daily interactions with other students.

Listening Activity No. 1: Talking about school and classes in Spanish

The first listening activity will use some of the questions and phrases we introduced in the examples above in a conversation in Spanish about a school and class assignments. Take notes of the most important information so you can solve the quiz about it. Press PLAY to start listening.

Listening quiz: Classes and school work in Spanish

Listen to the conversation again and find out what classes and school work in Spanish they are talking about. Then answer choose the right answer for each of the questions in this listening quiz. ¡Buena suerte!

Listening Activity No.2: School in Spanish-speaking countries

In Latin America some countries organize their education system into Preschool, Primary School and Secondary School. For us, Middle and High school are part of secondary school. During secondary school, “La secundaria”, we take some very useful classes, including both Spanish and English.

Listening quiz: Secondary School in Spanish-speaking countries

Listen to the recording about the way secondary school works in Latin America again and answer the questions in the quiz. ¡Buena suerte!

What is the most important part of language learning?

Conversing is the most important part of language learning to train the ears and tongue. It all starts with piquing students’ interests and choosing relevant topics that expedite students’ learning. Jason Linder, MA, is a doctoral student and intensely passionate Spanish tutor and blog writer.

What is a fluentu?

FluentU uses a natural approach that helps students ease into the Spanish language and culture over time. They'll learn Spanish as it’s actually spoken by real people. FluentU has a wide variety of videos topics, as you can see here: FluentU brings native videos within reach with interactive transcripts.

Is Spanish conversation topic irrelevant?

While conventional Spanish curriculum conversation topics are often irrelevant to students’ interests, learning preferences and current trends in the world, we can turn this around —all while exercising all their essential language skills.

Conjugation

Notice, this is different from how things “usually” are for conjugations. The verb isn’t changing, we’re just changing the object in front. While confusing in relation to other Spanish verbs, if you look at it from an English standpoint – it’s pretty simple.

Conjugation

There are a few irregular conjugations for this verb, but we use it so often that you’ll want to memorize it cold. Get our flashcards to do that for free here.

Unsure what to learn next?

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This free audio lesson is on school subjects in Spanish. Discover how to pronounce all of your school subjects in Spanish and wow your classmates!

Schools in Latin American countries tend to study almost exactly the kinds of school subjects that you are already familiar with. These subjects tend to have names that are very similar to English words, which makes them easy to recall--but don’t get tricked up with all the accents that are added.

How to pronounce school subjects in Spanish

Here are some of the most basic school subjects in Spanish to get you started. Further on in this lesson we will look at the pronunciation of these and more subjects.

Practice Your Pronunciation With Rocket Record

Rocket Record lets you perfect your Spanish pronunciation. Just listen to the native speaker audio and then use the microphone icon to record yourself. Once you’re done, you’ll get a score out of 100 on your pronunciation and can listen to your own audio playback. (Use a headset mic for best results.) Problems? Click here!

How to say School Subjects in Spanish

Of course everyone has a couple of subjects that they are not too fond of. So if you want to say that you do not like a subject, then you say, “A mi no me gusta ____.” Revise the school subject words using this structure too and you are quickly expanding your conversational skills. That’s all for this time.

Make It Stick With Rocket Reinforcement

Reinforce your learning from this lesson with the Rocket Reinforcement activities!

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