Spanish Classroom Words & Vocabulary
School is the place where we acquire a huge portion of our knowledge, and most of this learning is done in the classroom. However, to make sure proper learning occurs, good communication must take place.
Today, I have compiled for you a list of Spanish classroom words. I will list some of the most commonly used Spanish class vocab as well as a separate section dedicated to Spanish classroom items vocabulary.
Without further ado:
El aula – Classroom
“Están renovando nuestro aula.” – “They are renovating our classroom.”
Estudiar – To study
“Paolo se olvidó de estudiar para el examen.” – “Paolo forgot to study for the exam.”
Repasar – To revise
“La maestra nos pidió que repasar para el examen de mañana.” – “The teacher asked us to review for the test tomorrow.”
Tarea – Homework
“¿Hiciste tu tarea?” – “Did you do your homework?”
Leer – To read
“Voy a leer el libro esta noche.” – “I’m going to read the book tonight.”
Escribir – To write
“Es muy difícil escribir un ensayo cuando tienes sueño.” – “It is very difficult to write an essay when you are sleepy.”
Aprobar (una materia/una prueba) – To pass (a subject/a test)
“Martin está intentando aprobar el prueba.” – “Martin is trying to pass the test.”
Reprobar (una materia/una prueba) – To fail (a subject/a test)
“Se espera que Gabriel reprobar el prueba.” – “Gabriel is expected to fail the test.”
Spanish Classroom Items Vocabulary
La pizarra – Blackboard
“¡Por favor, limpie la pizarra!” – “Please clean the blackboard!”
La tiza – Chalk
“¿A dónde se fue la tiza?” – “Where did the chalk go?”
El marcador – Marker
“Compré un marcador rojo en la librería.” – “I bought a red market from the bookstore.”
El borrador – Eraser (for blackboards)
“¿Puedes darme el borrador?” – “Can you give me the eraser?”
El escritorio/El pupitre – Desk
“Todos los estudiantes deben mantener limpios sus escritorios.” – “All students must keep their desks clean.”
La silla/El banco – Chair
“Dora rompió la silla.” – “Dora broke the chair.”
La mochila/El morral – Backpack
“Lucy acaba de comprar una mochila nueva.” – “Lucy just bought a new backpack.”
El libro – Book
“¡Abran sus libros en la página 42!” – “Open your books to page 42!”
El cuaderno – Notebook
“A Leslie le gusta hacer garabatos en su cuaderno.” – “Leslie likes to scribble in her notebook.”
El papel – Paper
“El papel está arrugado.” – “The paper is crumpled.”
El lápiz – Pencil
“Dejé caer mi lápiz.” – “I dropped my pencil.”
El sacapuntas – Pencil sharpener
“Puse mi sacapuntas en mi casillero” – “I put my pencil sharpener in my locker.”
El bolígrafo – Pen
“¿Me puede prestar su bolígrafo?” – “May I borrow your pen?”
La goma – Eraser (rubber in British English)
“Dejé mi goma en casa. “ – “I left my eraser at home.”
La tijeras – Scissors
“¡Ten cuidado cuando uses tijeras!” – “Be careful when using scissors!”
La regla – Ruler
“Usa la regla para dibujar el cuadrado.” – “Use the ruler to draw the square.”
El estuche/La cartuchera – Pencil case
“El estuche de lápices de María es muy bonito.” – “Maria’s pencil case is very pretty.”