buenas notas
/bwenas notas/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "good grades" is translated as buenas notas.
This phrase refers to high marks or scores received by a student on school assignments and exams. To express the action of earning or receiving them, you can use the verb phrase sacar buenas notas (to get good grades). For a more sophisticated way to describe a student's success, you can use the phrase tener un buen rendimiento académico, which means to have good academic performance.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase buenas notas literally translates to "good notes", where notas is used to mean grades or marks.
Which one should you use?
While notas is a common way to refer to grades in many regions, calificaciones is a more formal synonym used in official academic contexts. For example, you might see excelentes calificaciones used to mean "excellent grades" in an official report.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, it is common to use the phrase buen expediente to refer to good grades.
How does it change in a sentence?
When referring to a single good grade rather than multiple ones, use the singular form una buena nota. The verb sacar is the most common way to express the action of getting or earning grades.
Did you know?
- The word nota is also used in Spanish to describe a 'fragrance' or 'scent' in perfume or wine tasting, such as notas cítricas for 'citrus notes'.
- In many Spanish-speaking school systems, a nota of 10 is the highest possible mark, but in others, the scale can go up to 20 or even 100, meaning a 'good grade' varies wildly by country.
- The phrase sacar buenas notas uses the verb sacar, which literally means 'to pull out' or 'to extract', as if the student is physically retrieving their grade from the teacher.
Examples in context
- Vamos a sacar buenas notas.We'll get good grades.This sentence shows how to use the phrase to express a future intention of getting good grades.Tatoeba #5105212 by ecorralest101, translation #5105213 by Catriona
- Tom saca buenas notas en francés.Tom gets good grades in French.This sentence illustrates how to describe someone who regularly gets good grades in a specific subject.Tatoeba #2454504 by hayastan, translation #2451476 by CK
- Está orgulloso de sus buenas notas.He's proud of his good grades.This sentence shows how to use the phrase to describe being proud of one's grades.Tatoeba #780225 by Shishir, translation #300326 by CK
- Amigos, ¡vengan a celebrar mis buenos resultados en el examen!Friends, come celebrate my good results on the exam!
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
María and Daniel are talking about the recent exam results.
- María¿Tuviste buenas notas en el examen de matemáticas?Did you get good grades on the math exam?
- DanielSí, saqué buenas notas en todas las materias.Yes, I got good grades in all the subjects.
- María¡Qué bien! Me alegro mucho por ti, Daniel.That's great! I am very happy for you, Daniel.
- DanielGracias, María. Tú también sacaste buenas notas, ¿verdad?Thanks, María. You also got good grades, right?
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
