asistencia escolar
/asistenθja eskolaɾ/from spelling rules
School attendance in Spanish is asistencia escolar.
The phrase refers to the act of being present at school.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of asistencia (attendance/assistance) and escolar (school-related).
Which one should you use?
The phrase asistencia a la escuela is a common alternative used to describe the act of going to school.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, asistencia a clases or asistencia al colegio may be used instead of asistencia escolar.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun asistencia is feminine, so the adjective escolar (which is gender-neutral in form) modifies it, but if you used a color or other gendered adjective, it would need to be feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
/asistenθja eskolaɾ/
Did you know?
- Depending on the country, a teacher might take pasar lista to track asistencia escolar, a phrase that literally means 'to pass the list'.
- In some Spanish-speaking countries, escolar can be used as a noun to refer to a primary school student rather than just an adjective for school-related things.
- While 'attendance' in English usually refers to presence, the Spanish word asistencia can also mean 'assistance' or 'help' in other contexts.
Examples in context
- Es importante tener una buena asistencia escolar para tener éxito académico.It's important to have good school attendance to achieve academic success.
- El maestro lleva el registro de asistencia de los estudiantes.The teacher keeps the students' attendance record.
- La puntualidad es un valor importante en la asistencia escolar.Punctuality is an important value in school attendance.
- ¿Vas a ir a la escuela mañana?Are you going to school tomorrow?
- La asistencia escolar es muy importante.School attendance is very important.
- Necesitamos mejorar la asistencia escolar de los niños.We need to improve the children's school attendance.
- La asistencia escolar bajó este mes.School attendance went down this month.
Example conversation
Two teachers are discussing their students in the faculty room.
- AlejandroElena, ¿cómo va la asistencia escolar en tu clase?Elena, how is the school attendance in your class?
- ElenaEs buena, Alejandro, casi todos vienen.It is good, Alejandro, almost everyone comes.
- AlejandroMe alegra saber que la asistencia escolar es alta.I am glad to know that school attendance is high.
- ElenaSí, los alumnos están muy comprometidos.Yes, the students are very committed.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
