carnet de estudiante
/kaɾnet de estudjante/from spelling rules
The English phrase "student id" is translated into Spanish as carnet de estudiante.
This phrase refers to an identification card issued to a student to prove their enrollment at an educational institution.
Which one should you use?
While carnet de estudiante is the default, you may encounter carnet estudiantil, which uses the adjective estudiantil instead of the prepositional phrase de estudiante.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For official university documentation, the formal term credencial de estudiante is often used. You can also use the even more formal Tarjeta de Identificación Estudiantil to mean "Student ID card".
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, people often say credencial de estudiante or simply credencial to refer to a student ID.
Did you know?
- The word carnet is actually a loanword from the French 'carnet', which originally meant a small notebook.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, students may refer to their carnet as their cedula if the student ID is linked to the national identity number.
- In academic settings, a student might be asked for their matrícula, which refers to the unique enrollment number printed on the carnet de estudiante.
Examples in context
- ¡Trae tu carnet de estudiante!Bring your student ID!This sentence is useful for giving a command to bring a carnet de estudiante.Tatoeba #1071971 by Shishir, translation #1068776 by CE
- ¡Tráete el carnet de estudiante!Bring your student ID.This sentence is a way to tell someone to bring their carnet de estudiante.Tatoeba #1071976 by Shishir, translation #1435670 by CK
- Tom perdió su carnet de estudiante.Tom lost his student ID.This sentence shows the use of carnet de estudiante in the past tense to describe someone losing their ID.Tatoeba #10656882 by Shishir, translation #10654805 by CK
- ¿Dónde puedo obtener mi carné de estudiante?Where can I obtain my Student ID card?
- Recuerda llevar siempre contigo tu tarjeta de identificación estudiantilRemember to always carry your Student ID card with you
- Oye, olvidé mi carné de estudiante en casaHey, I forgot my Student ID at home
- No puedo ingresar a la biblioteca sin mi tarjeta de estudianteI can't access the library without my Student ID card
- Mi libreta universitaria se extravióI lost my Student ID
- Mañana tengo que llevar mi carné de estudiante para el examenTomorrow, I have to bring my Student ID card for the exam
- ¿Me prestas tu tarjeta de identificación estudiantil para hacer copias?Can you lend me your Student ID card to make copies?
- ¿Cómo puedo obtener un nuevo carné de estudiante si perdí el anterior?How can I get a new Student ID card if I lost the previous one?
- La tarjeta de estudiante me permite acceder a descuentos en varias tiendasThe Student ID card allows me to access discounts at various stores
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are at the university library entrance.
- Mateo¿Necesitas mostrar tu carnet de estudiante?Do you need to show your student id?
- SofíaSí, siempre lo piden aquí.Yes, they always ask for it here.
- MateoYo ya tengo el mío en la mochila.I already have mine in my backpack.
- SofíaMenos mal, yo lo olvidé en casa.Good thing, I forgot mine at home.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
