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How do you say "lesson" in Spanish?
la lección
In Spanish, "lesson" is la lección.
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Pronunciation
Say it as "la lección" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'o'; "la" just flags it as a noun.
Grammar notes
la lección is feminine. Its plural is lecciones.
Example sentence
La lección de hoy trataba sobre volcanes.
Today's lesson was about volcanoes.
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How to remember la lección
Say "lección" while pointing at (or imagining) a lesson - the physical gesture anchors the sound to the meaning.
Related words
- classroom el aula
- chalk la tiza
- exam el examen
- grade la nota
- homework los deberes
- lecture la conferencia
- diploma el diploma
- certificate el certificado
- graduation la graduación
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Questions about la lección
How do you pronounce la lección?
Say it as "la lección" - c before e or i gets that same soft 'th' sound; the accent tells you to stress the syllable with 'o'; "la" just flags it as a noun.
Is la lección masculine or feminine?
la lección is feminine. la lección is feminine. Its plural is lecciones.
How is la lección used in Spanish?
la lección is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: La lección de hoy trataba sobre volcanes. (Today's lesson was about volcanoes.).
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