estudiante de posgrado
/estudjante de posɡɾado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "graduate student" in Spanish is estudiante de posgrado.
estudiante de posgrado is used to refer to a graduate student. You can also use alumno de posgrado as a synonym, replacing 'estudiante' with 'alumno'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of estudiante (student), de (of) and posgrado (postgraduate/graduate studies).
How does it change in a sentence?
To form the plural estudiantes de posgrado (graduate students), only the noun estudiante changes to estudiantes. The prepositional phrase de posgrado remains unchanged. While estudiante is gender-neutral, if the student is female, you would use the article la (la estudiante de posgrado).
Did you know?
- While 'graduate student' is a common term in English, in many Spanish-speaking countries, people simply use the term tesista to refer to a student currently writing their thesis.
- The word alumno, a common synonym for estudiante, comes from the Latin alumnus, meaning 'pupil' or 'foster son'. It shares the same root as the English word 'alumni'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a posgrado can be more than just a Master's or PhD. It often includes especializaciones, which are shorter professional certifications that do not exist in the same way in the US system.
Examples in context
- Como estudiante de posgrado, estoy investigando sobre el cambio climático.As a graduate student, I'm researching climate change.
- Como alumno de maestría, tengo que presentar mi tesis a fin de año.As a master's student, I have to submit my thesis by the end of the year.
- Este año estaré muy ocupado siendo estudiante de doctorado.I'll be quite busy this year being a doctoral student.
- Mi hermano es un estudiante de posgrado.My brother is a graduate student.
- Ella es estudiante de posgrado en esta universidad.She is a graduate student at this university.
- Necesitamos un estudiante de posgrado para el proyecto.We need a graduate student for the project.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their academic careers at a cafe.
- Sofía¿Eres estudiante de posgrado actualmente?Are you a graduate student currently?
- MateoSí, soy estudiante de posgrado en historia.Yes, I am a graduate student in history.
- Sofía¡Qué bien! Mi primo también es estudiante de posgrado.That's great! My cousin is also a graduate student.
- MateoEs mucho trabajo, pero muy interesante.It is a lot of work, but very interesting.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
