If you're learning Spanish chances are good you might be a college student. You might like to know some college-related Spanish phrases you can use with your friends as you learn Spanish together.
Just below is a list of Spanish phrases you could hear on a typical college campus. Phrases about classes and books and college activities. If you want to learn to pronounce these Spanish phrases like a native Spanish speaker just listen to the included audio file over and over until you know the phrase sounds perfectly.
The Spanish phrases on this page and the included audio file will help you to know and be able to pronounce the Spanish phrases you need to talk about college in Spanish.
¿Cuantas horas de crédito dan para este clase de matemáticas?
How many credit hours do they give for this math class?
Often the adjective will follow the noun it describes as in the above sentence where credit hours becomes hours of credit.
¿En cual salón junta tu siguiente clase?
In which room does your next class meet?
¿Sabias que puedes registrar en el Internet?
Did you know you can register on the Internet?
You can also use the word inscribir to talk about registering for a class or other kinds of registration.
Todavía no he comprado los libros que necesito.
I still haven't purchased the books I need.
¿A que horas es tu tiempo de comer?
What time do you eat?
Estoy estudiando para ser doctor.
I'm studying to be a doctor.
Notice the example this phrase gives of the distinction between ser and estar. Use ser here because becoming a doctor is a permanent thing. It's a once in a lifetime change so it gets the word ser and not estar.
¿Por favor, puedes decirme donde esta la oficina de la enfermera?
Can you please tell me where the nurse's office is?
To say can you tell me, say puedes decirme. The words decir and me get combined into one word.
No puedo salir porque tengo que estudiar para una prueba que tengo mañana.
I can't go out because I have to study for a test I have tomorrow.
Here's a good example of a cause and effect sentence in Spanish. Use porque to say because.
Cuando salgo del colegio voy a trabajar como doctor.
When I get out of college I'm going to work as a doctor.
Este año tengo dos clases que pasan totalmente en el Internet.
This year I have two classes that take place completely on the Internet.
He estado en este colegio por cuatro años.
I've been in this college for four years.
Mi clase favorito solo junta un día a la semana.
My favorite class only meets once a week.
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