jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela
/xoɾnada de pweɾtas abjeɾtas de la eskwela/from spelling rules
The English phrase school open house is jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela in Spanish.
The phrase jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela refers to a scheduled event where a school invites parents and the public to visit the campus and meet teachers. The shorter phrase jornada de puertas abiertas can be used more broadly to describe an open house for businesses, museums or any other institution hosting such an event.
What does it mean word for word?
The expression jornada de puertas abiertas literally translates to an 'open doors day' or 'open doors session'.
Which one should you use?
While jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela specifies the school, you can use the shorter puertas abiertas to refer to an open house event in many contexts. If the event specifically focuses on providing information through sessions, the formal expression Reunión Informativa is suitable.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word jornada is a feminine noun, which means that the articles and adjectives used within the phrase must agree with its feminine gender.
Did you know?
- The word escuela shares an unexpected ancestor with the English word 'school' and the Greek word skholḗ, which originally meant 'leisure' or 'free time'.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the 'open house' concept is less common than the reunión de padres, where parents are summoned to specific meetings rather than visiting at will.
- The term jornada does not just mean 'day' in the sense of a 24-hour period, but often refers to a specific period of work or a scheduled journey.
Examples in context
- La escuela realizará una jornada de puertas abiertas el próximo viernes.The school will hold an open house next Friday.
- Mañana es el día de puertas abiertas en nuestra escuela, ¡no faltes!Tomorrow is the school open house at our school, don't miss it!
- Acompáñanos en la visita abierta que haremos esta semana para mostrar nuestro colegio.Join us in the open visit we will do this week to show our school.
- Mañana es la jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela.Tomorrow is the school open house.
- No quiero perder la jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela.I don't want to miss the school open house.
- La jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela será el sábado.The school open house will be on Saturday.
Example conversation
A couple is discussing their plans for the weekend.
- Sofía¿Vas a ir a la jornada de puertas abiertas de la escuela?Are you going to the school open house?
- DanielSí, quiero conocer a los profesores de nuestra hija.Yes, I want to meet our daughter's teachers.
- SofíaQué bien, Daniel, yo también iré contigo.That's great, Daniel, I will go with you too.
- DanielPerfecto, nos vemos allí entonces.Perfect, see you there then.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, escuela, jornada, la, CC BY-SA 4.0.
