biología
/bjoloˈxia/feminine
The English word biology translates to Spanish as biología.
biología is a noun meaning the study of living matter.
Meaning: study of living matter (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Chile, the term for biology is Biología.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a feminine noun, biología is typically preceded by the feminine definite article la when referring to the field of study.
How do you pronounce it?
/bjoloˈxia/
Did you know?
- In Spanish classrooms, students often refer to the entire block of science subjects, including biología, simply as naturales.
- While English speakers frequently use 'botany' and 'zoology', some Spanish academic contexts use the broader terms biología vegetal and biología animal.
- The word biología was constructed using the Greek elements βίος for 'life' and λόγος for 'explanation' around the year 1800.
Examples in context
- Enseño biología y francés.I teach biology and French.Tatoeba #1419078 by marcelostockle, translation #791251 by CK
- Nunca me gustó la biología.I never liked biology.Tatoeba #2523 by Shishir, translation #1317 by brauliobezerra
- ¿Todavía enseña biología Tom?Does Tom still teach biology?Tatoeba #12018588 by emma_zunz, translation #11920032 by CK
- Estudio biologíaI study biology
- Él se especializa en ciencias biológicasHe specializes in biological sciences
- Me interesa la biologíaI'm interested in biology
- 25 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are discussing their college majors.
- MateoSofía, ¿qué estudias en la universidad?Sofía, what are you studying at the university?
- SofíaEstudio biología porque me gustan las plantas.I study biology because I like plants.
- Mateo¡Qué interesante! Yo prefiero la química.How interesting! I prefer chemistry.
- SofíaLa biología y la química son muy similares.Biology and chemistry are very similar.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “biology” translations and entries biología, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries biología, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
