Polyglot Dictionary

escuela

/esˈkwela/

la noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las escuelas

Meaning

  1. school

    • Los niños van a la escuela.

      The children go to school.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

colegio

colegio is more for private or primary schools; escuela is more general or public — both mean "school."

Practice

1 What does escuela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Los niños van a la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escuela?

noun

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