School & Education

1. Onde está a secretaría da escola?

   Where is the school office?

   Usage

   Use to find the administrative office of a school

   Grammar Note

   "Da" is the contraction de + a. "Secretaría" is the office that handles records and paperwork

2. Quería matricularme nun curso de idiomas.

   I would like to enrol in a language course.

   Usage

   Polite way to ask to enrol in a language school

   Grammar Note

   "Nun" is the contraction en + un. In the reflexive "matricularme" the pronoun attaches after the infinitive

3. Cales son os horarios das clases?

   What are the class hours?

   Usage

   Use to ask when classes are held

   Grammar Note

   The plural of "cal" is "cales". "Das" is de + as

4. Canto custa a mensualidade?

   How much is the monthly fee?

   Usage

   Use to ask the monthly tuition

   Grammar Note

   "Canto" takes no accent. "Mensualidade" is the sum paid every month

5. Hai residencia de estudantes?

   Is there a student residence?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether the school has student housing

   Grammar Note

   "Hai" is the invariable form for "there is/are", not Spanish "hay". "Estudante" has one form for both genders

6. Ofrecen cursos en liña?

   Do you offer online courses?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether courses can be taken online

   Grammar Note

   Online is "en liña" (Spanish "en línea"). The subject is dropped and the third plural refers to the school

7. Preciso dunha tarxeta de estudante.

   I need a student card.

   Usage

   Use to ask for a student ID to be issued

   Grammar Note

   "Precisar de" plus noun means to need; de + unha contracts to "dunha"

8. Ata cando se pode facer a inscrición?

   Until when can I register?

   Usage

   Use to ask the enrolment deadline

   Grammar Note

   "Until" is "ata", not Spanish "hasta". "Se pode" is an impersonal construction

9. Hai bolsas de estudos dispoñibles?

   Are there any scholarships available?

   Usage

   Use to ask whether scholarships are offered

   Grammar Note

   A scholarship is "bolsa de estudos". "Dispoñible" takes -s in the plural: "dispoñibles"

10. Quen é o meu profesor?

    Who is my teacher?

    Usage

    Use to ask who your assigned teacher is; say "profesora" for a woman

    Grammar Note

    "Quen" has no accent. The feminine of "profesor" is "profesora"

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