visa de estudiante
/bisa de estudjante/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the English phrase 'student visa' is visa de estudiante.
The term refers to an official document that allows a person to enter a country to study.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of visa (visa), de (of) and estudiante (student).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term Visado de Estudiante is commonly used. In some Latin American countries, the term Visa de Estudante is used.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun visa to visas. The word estudiante remains in the singular form because it functions as a noun adjunct describing the type of visa, resulting in visas de estudiante. However, visas de estudiantes is also grammatically acceptable and used to imply visas for multiple students.
Did you know?
- While the English 'student' focuses on the act of learning, the Latin root of estudiante is studeō, which originally meant 'to be eager' or 'to be zealous'.
- The word visa entered the Spanish language as a loanword from French, which had adapted it from the Latin visa, the feminine form of 'seen'.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the term visa is used loosely to describe any travel document, but in Spain, visado specifically refers to the stamp or endorsement placed inside the passport.
Examples in context
- Si quieres estudiar en Estados Unidos, necesitas conseguir una visa de estudiante.If you want to study in the United States, you need to get a student visa.This sentence shows how to express the necessity of obtaining a visa de estudiante for studying in the United States.Tatoeba #1386995 by marcelostockle, translation #31066 by kellenparker
- Tengo que solicitar el Visado de Estudiante para estudiar en Barcelona.I have to apply for the student visa to study in Barcelona.
- Mi visa de estudiante fue aprobada ayer.My student visa was approved yesterday.
- Debes renovar tu visa de estudiante pronto.You must renew your student visa soon.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are talking about their plans to study abroad.
- Mateo¿Ya tienes la visa de estudiante?Do you already have the student visa?
- SofíaNo, todavía estoy esperando el documento.No, I am still waiting for the document.
- MateoEspero que te den la visa de estudiante pronto.I hope they give you the student visa soon.
- SofíaGracias, Mateo, espero que así sea.Thanks, Mateo, I hope so.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, estudiante, visa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
