profesor de educación física
/pɾofesoɾ de edukaθjon fisika/from spelling rules
The English phrase "gym teacher" is profesor de educación física in Spanish.
Which one should you use?
While profesor de educación física refers to the academic teacher of the subject, entrenador is used specifically for a sports coach.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a formal way to say Physical Education Teacher, you can use Profesor(a) de Educación Física. In casual settings, Profe de Educación Física is a colloquial, shortened form of profesor(a) de Educación Física. In very informal conversation, students might refer to the gym teacher as el de gimnasia.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase changes to the feminine form by changing the noun 'profesor' to 'profesora' to profesora de educación física when referring to a female teacher.
Did you know?
- In Spain, the profesor de educación física is often called el profe de EF in writing, using the initials 'EF' as a standard abbreviation.
- The term educación is a direct borrowing from the Latin ēducātiōnem, which originally implied leading or drawing something out.
- The word física in this phrase traces back to the Ancient Greek word phusikós, which relates to 'nature' rather than just the scientific study of matter.
Examples in context
- Trabaja como profesor de educación física.He works as a gym teacher.Tatoeba #5058184 by don_ramon, translation #1757064 by Spamster
- El Profesor de Educación Física nos enseña cómo mantenernos activosThe Physical Education Teacher teaches us how to stay active
- El Profe de Educación Física nos hace jugar varios deportesThe Gym Teacher makes us play different sports
- En la escuela, el Profesor de Educación Física nos enseña nuevos deportes cada semanaIn school, the Physical Education Teacher teaches us new sports every week
- El Profe de Educación Física nos hace estirar antes de los ejercicios intensosThe Gym Teacher makes us stretch before intense exercises
- El profesor de educación física es muy amable.The gym teacher is very kind.
- Necesito hablar con el profesor de educación física.I need to speak with the gym teacher.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are talking at school about their schedule.
- Javier¿Quién es el nuevo profesor de educación física?Who is the new gym teacher?
- LucíaEs un hombre muy alto y deportista.He is a very tall and athletic man.
- JavierEspero que el profesor de educación física sea bueno.I hope the gym teacher is good.
- LucíaParece que sí, Javier.It seems so, Javier.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, educación, física, profesor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
