Hi, not sure if you've done one, but could you make a vocab list about school and higher education?
I actually did but I'll copy/paste and probably make some additions!
(From Las Materias Escolares)
la materia = a school subject
el material = material, things
los materiales escolares = school supplies
la asignatura = subject, course
la tarea, los deberes = homework / task
[lit. la tarea is a "task" but gets used for "homework" a lot, and los deberes is "duties" but also gets used for "chores" and "homework"]
la pluma = pen [lit. âfeather, quillâ]
el bolĂgrafo, el boli = pen [ballpoint]
la lectura = reading, a reading assignment
la lecciĂłn = lesson, lecture
el examen, los exĂĄmenes = test(s), exam(s)
el tema = subject / theme
la beca = scholarship, grant
la beca (de investigaciĂłn) = research grant / research fellowship
el becario, la becaria = someone who holds a scholarship / trainee, assistant
[depends on context; in some places becario/a means "intern" but that's not the case for most countries, I believe. A becario/a is someone who earns a beca which is usually understood as "money or a position set aside for a student/worker that they have to earn"]
la fecha de lĂmite = due date / deadline
la fecha de entrega = due date / deadline
la entrega = hand-in / delivery
la facultad = department (in colleges/universities), a school
la facultad de medicina = medical school
la facultad de Derecho = law school
el aula, las aulas = classroom, classrooms [feminine noun with masculine article like agua, alma, ave]
el tĂtulo, el grado, la diploma = degree, diploma
el jardĂn de infancia, el jardĂn de niños = kindergarten
el kindergarten, el kĂnder = kindergarten [Latin America]
la (escuela) primaria = elementary school
la secundaria = middle school
la universidad, la uni = university, college
la escuela de posgrado, la escuela posgraduada, la escuela de postgrado = graduate school
la escuela/universidad técnica = vocational school
académico/a = academic, related to school/university
escolar = scholarly, scholastic / school-related
estudantil = student-related
el maestro, la maestra = teacher
el profesor, la profesora = professor
el / la profe = âteachâ [informal slang for profesor(a)]
el doctor, la doctora = doctor
el tutor, la tutora = tutor
el estudiante, la estudiante = student
el alumno, la alumna = student, pupil
el condiscĂpulo, la condiscĂpula = classmate / schoolmate [formal]
el compañero de clase, la compañera de clase = classmate [more common]
el rector, la rectora = principal, dean / headmaster, headmistress
el director, la directora = principal, dean / director / headmaster, headmistress
el decano, la decana = dean (of a university) / chairperson, âchairâ
el enfermero, la enfermera = nurse
el médico, la médica = doctor [specifically medical doctor; synonymous with doctor(a) in medical situations]
médico/a residente = resident, medical resident
el consejero, la consejera = adviser, counselor
el consejero acadĂ©mico, la consejera acadĂ©mica = guidance counselor [lit. âacademic counselor/adviserâ]
el socio, la socia = partner
el / la colega = colleague
el / la conserje (o conserja) = janitor, custodian / concierge (hotel)
el ĂĄmbito de estudio / el campo de estudio = field of study
el ĂĄmbito de trabajo / el campo de trabajo =
el ĂĄmbito de⊠= the field ofâŠ
las matemĂĄticas, las mates = mathematics, maths [Spain]
la matemĂĄtica, la mate = mathematics, math [Latin America]
el ålgebra = algebra [feminine noun with masculine article like agua, alma, ave]
la trigonometrĂa = trigonometry
las finanzas, la administraciĂłn = finance
la contabilidad, la administraciĂłn = accounting
la gestiĂłn = management, administration
la estadĂstica = statistics [as a field of study]
la geografĂa = geography
la antropologĂa = anthropology
la ciencia, las ciencias = science, sciences
la medicina deportiva = sports medicine
la odontologĂa = dentistry
la educaciĂłn fĂsica = physical education
la veterinaria = veterinary medicine
la zoologĂa = zoology / animal science
la enfermerĂa = nursing / medical study
la biologĂa = biology / life science
la biologĂa marina = marine biology
la agricultura = agriculture
la arquitectura = architecture
la ingenierĂa = engineering
la geologĂa = geology / earth science
la meteorologĂa = meteorology / weather science
la astronomĂa = astronomy
la psicologĂa, la sicologĂa = psychology
la psiquiatrĂa, la siquiatrĂa = psychiatry
la sociologĂa = sociology
la filosofĂa = philosophy
la polĂtica / la ciencia polĂtica = politics / political science
la literatura = literatura
la historia del arte = art history
las bellas artes = fine arts
el arte culinario = culinary arts
el arte grĂĄfico = graphic arts
el arte dramĂĄtico = dramatic arts
el drama, el teatro = drama, theater
la historia del teatro = theater history
los artes liberales / las humanidades = liberal arts / humanities
el periodismo = journalism
la ciencia empresarial = business science
la abogacĂa = law / study to become a lawyer
la lengua, el idioma = language
las lenguas extranjeras, los idiomas extranjeros = foreign languages
la lingĂŒĂstica = linguistics
la traducciĂłn = translation
la interpretaciĂłn = interpreting
la informĂĄtica = computer science / information technology (IT)
la ciencia computacional = computer science
la educación, la enseñanza = teaching
estudiar en el extranjero = to study abroad
entregar = to hand in, to turn in
escuchar = to hear / to listen
oĂr = to hear / to listen
recordar = to recall, to remember
empezar a hacer algo = to start to do something
comenzar a hacer algo = to begin to do something
investigar = to investigate / to research
licenciarse = to graduate, to get a degree
graduarse = to graduate (from school)
matricularse = to enroll, to register, to matriculate
vencer = to win
vencer = to expire, for time to run out
[vencer is used widely with library due dates, when contracts expire, or when bills need to be paid; the noun is el vencimiento here; but vencer is more commonly used as "to win"]
preguntar = to question, to wonder
hacer una pregunta = to ask a question
tener una pregunta = to have a question
ensayar = to try out, to test / to rehearse (theater)
poner a prueba = to put to the test
empeorar = to get worse, to worsen
mejorar = to get better, improve
desarrollar = to develop, to build
desarrollarse = to grow, to develop (oneself)
prestar (la) atenciĂłn = to pay attention
equivocarse = to be wrong
tener (la) razĂłn = to be right
tener sentido = to make sense
*Note: There are some regionalisms in here, and some have so many regionalisms I couldnât include them on the list.
For instance, âto take a testâ has so many regionalisms itâs difficult to list them all. In Mexico youâre probably going to hear presentar un examen. Some places will say hacer un examen, some even put it as el maestro / la maestra pone un examen a los estudiantes.
The default way of saying âto take a testâ is dar un examen which is literally âto give an examâ, because you hand a test in to your teacher. Along the same lines, the default way a teacher âgives a testâ is tomar un examen because they âtakeâ the tests that the students turn in. For that reason, dar un examen is often translated as âto sit for an examâ to help the meaning come across more easily.
