School subjects Spanish A1
Learn Spanish school class names with translation. Kids text level A1.
Mis clases favoritas
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Article introduces Spanish names for school subjects. For children and A1 beginners. Includes: matemáticas, lectura, arte, música, ciencias, español, inglés.
Me gusta la clase de matemáticas. Aprendo a contar y sumar números.
La clase de lectura es muy divertida. Leemos cuentos y libros interesantes.
En la clase de arte, dibujo con colores y pinto figuras bonitas.
La clase de música es mi favorita. Cantamos canciones y tocamos instrumentos.
En educación física corremos y jugamos. Es bueno para mi cuerpo.
La clase de ciencias es fascinante. Aprendo sobre plantas y animales.
Me gusta la clase de español. Aprendo nuevas palabras cada día.
En la clase de inglés, escuchamos y hablamos. Es un idioma divertido.
Después de todas las clases, descanso en el recreo. Juego con mis amigos.
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Spanish school vocabulary, subjects for kids, A1 level, classes in Spanish
Article introduces Spanish names for school subjects. For children and A1 beginners. Includes: matemáticas, lectura, arte, música, ciencias, español, inglés.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Me gusta la clase de matemáticas
newI like the math class
Me gusta uses an indirect object pronoun. The thing liked goes after de. Math is feminine, so la clase.
Essential phrase for saying you like a school subject.
La clase de lectura es muy divertida
newThe reading class is very fun
Muy divertida — adverb muy + feminine adjective. Clase is feminine, so the adjective ends in -a.
Learn to describe classes with muy + adjective.
La clase de música es mi favorita
newThe music class is my favorite
Mi favorita — possessive adjective mi + feminine adjective. Use favorita for feminine nouns like clase.
Say which class is your favorite using mi.
En educación física corremos y jugamos
newIn PE we run and play
-er verbs: corremos (we run), jugamos (we play). Connector y joins two verbs.
Name PE class activities using -er verbs.
La clase de ciencias es fascinante
newThe science class is fascinating
Es fascinante — ser + adjective. Adjectives do not change after singular nouns.
Another way to describe school subjects.
Después de todas las clases, descanso en el recreo
newAfter all classes I rest at recess
Después de means after. Followed by a noun. Descansar = to rest.
Talk about your daily schedule using después de.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
school
escuela
school
Escuela = school (building or institution). Different from colegio in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Core school vocabulary.
classes
clases
classes
Clases is the plural of clase. In school context, it means both lessons and subjects.
Essential for talking about school subjects.
we learn
aprendemos
we learn
Aprendemos is aprender conjugated for we in present simple.
Use aprender for to learn in present tense.
favorite (feminine)
favorita
favorite
Favorita is feminine form of favorito. Adjectives in Spanish agree in gender with the noun.
Spanish adjectives change by gender — favorito vs favorita.
body
cuerpo
body
Cuerpo = body. Es bueno para mi cuerpo means It is good for my body/health.
New word from PE context: talk about health benefits.
recess (school break)
recreo
recess
Recreo = school recess or break. Used throughout the Spanish-speaking world for the break between classes.
Name the school break in Spanish.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Regular -er and -ir verbs in present
tenemos, aprendemos, leemos, dibujo, cantamos
Regular -er and -ir verbs in present
Regular -er verbs: tenemos, aprendemos, leemos, corremos. Regular -ir verbs: canto → cantamos. Endings: -emos, -en.
Build sentences about daily actions in present tense.
Me gusta + noun construction
Me gusta la clase de matemáticas
me gusta + noun construction
Me gusta la clase = I like the class. Note the article la for feminine nouns. For plural: Me gustan las clases.
Core construction for expressing likes about school subjects.
Infinitive after Aprendo a
Aprendo a contar y sumar
infinitive after aprender a
Aprendo a contar = I learn to count. Pattern: verb + a + infinitive. Other examples: aprender a leer, aprender a escribir.
Say what you are learning to do using the infinitive.
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