listo para la escuela
/listo paɾa la eskwela/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ready for school" is translated into Spanish as listo para la escuela.
You can also use the informal expression Listo/a para ir al cole to say "ready to go to school," or the informal phrase Preparado/a para el cole to express readiness for school activities.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree with the person or people being described: use lista para la escuela if the person is female, listos para la escuela for a group of males or a mixed-gender group and listas para la escuela for a group consisting only of females.
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Examples in context
- Estoy listo/a para ir a la escuela.I am ready to go to school.
- Los estudiantes están preparados para el colegio.The students are prepared for school.
- ¡Vamos, estoy listo/a para ir al cole!Let's go, I'm ready to go to school!
- ¿Estás preparado/a para el cole hoy?Are you prepared for school today?
- ¿Estás listo para la escuela hoy?Are you ready for school today?
- Él no está listo para la escuela.He is not ready for school.
Example conversation
A mother is checking if her son is ready to leave the house.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿estás listo para la escuela?Daniel, are you ready for school?
- DanielSí, mamá, ya estoy listo para la escuela.Yes, mom, I am ready for school already.
- LucíaPerfecto, busca tu mochila ahora.Perfect, find your backpack now.
- DanielYa la tengo en la mano.I already have it in my hand.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries escuela, la, listo, para, CC BY-SA 4.0.
