número de aula
/numeɾo de aula/from spelling rules
The English phrase classroom number is translated into Spanish as número de aula.
This phrase refers to the specific identification number assigned to a room used for teaching.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of número (number), de (of) and aula (classroom/lecture hall).
How do you pronounce it?
/numeɾo de aula/
Did you know?
- Although aula is a feminine noun, it uses the masculine article el in the singular form el aula. This happens because the word starts with a stressed 'a' sound.
- The word aula does not originally mean a room for teaching, but stems from the Greek word for a 'courtyard'.
- While número de aula is correct, students in many Spanish-speaking countries often simply say el número de clase or even just el salón.
Examples in context
- ¿Cuál es el número de salón?What is the classroom number?
- ¿Cuál es el número del salón?What's the classroom number?
Example conversation
Two students are looking for their next class in a hallway.
- MaríaMateo, ¿sabes el número de aula de historia?Mateo, do you know the classroom number for history?
- MateoSí, creo que es la sala dos diez.Yes, I think it is room two ten.
- MaríaNo veo ese número de aula por aquí.I don't see that classroom number around here.
- MateoBusquemos el mapa en la pared, María.Let's look at the map on the wall, María.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aula, de, número, CC BY-SA 4.0.
