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How do you say "kindergarten" in Spanish?
el jardín de infancia
In Spanish, "kindergarten" is el jardín de infancia.
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Pronunciation
Shape your mouth for "el jardín de infancia" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'i'; "el" just flags it as a noun.
Grammar notes
el jardín de infancia is masculine. Its plural is jardines de infancia.
Example sentence
El niño empezó infantil este año.
The little boy started kindergarten this year.
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How to remember el jardín de infancia
"jardín de infancia" is really two words glued together in meaning - learn each half separately, then say them as one phrase.
Related words
- classroom el aula
- chalk la tiza
- exam el examen
- grade la nota
- homework los deberes
- lecture la conferencia
- lesson la lección
- diploma el diploma
- certificate el certificado
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Questions about el jardín de infancia
How do you pronounce el jardín de infancia?
Shape your mouth for "el jardín de infancia" - j (or soft g) is a breathy back-of-throat sound, like Scottish 'loch'; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'i'; "el" just flags it as a noun.
Is el jardín de infancia masculine or feminine?
el jardín de infancia is masculine. el jardín de infancia is masculine. Its plural is jardines de infancia.
How is el jardín de infancia used in Spanish?
el jardín de infancia is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: El niño empezó infantil este año. (The little boy started kindergarten this year.).
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