campus escolar
/kampus eskolaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "school campus" is translated into Spanish as campus escolar.
The phrase is used to refer to the physical grounds and facilities of a school or university.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the word Campus is commonly used to refer to the campus, while the word Universidad is also used to refer to the campus.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "the school campus", add the definite article el before the phrase. In the plural form, both the noun campus and the adjective escolar must agree with the plural article los, resulting in los campus escolares.
Did you know?
- While campus escolar is used for schools, in many Spanish-speaking countries, the word ciudad universitaria is used to describe a large university campus that feels like its own town.
- In Spanish, escolar can be used as a noun to refer to a primary school student, not just as an adjective meaning 'school'.
- The Spanish word campus is a direct loan from Latin, making it a 'doublet' of the common Spanish word campo, which means 'field'.
Examples in context
- El campus escolar es muy grande.The school campus is very large.
- Caminamos por todo el campus escolar.We walked through the entire school campus.
- Hay muchos árboles en el campus escolar.There are many trees on the school campus.
Example conversation
Two students are meeting for the first time at their college.
- SofíaHola, Alejandro, ¿te gusta el campus escolar?Hi, Alejandro, do you like the school campus?
- AlejandroSí, Sofía, es muy grande y bonito.Yes, Sofía, it is very big and beautiful.
- SofíaA mí también me gusta mucho.I like it a lot too.
- AlejandroVamos a caminar por el campus escolar.Let's walk around the school campus.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries campus, escolar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
