las notas
/las notas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the grades" is translated into Spanish as las notas.
The phrase las notas is used to refer to both the specific marks received on assignments and the overall grades in a course. For a single grade, you can use calificación in formal contexts or refer to a score using puntuación. If you want to informally describe an outstanding grade, you can use notaza.
Which one should you use?
While las notas is the most common way to say "the grades", las calificaciones is a more formal term often used in official academic contexts or on transcripts.
How do you pronounce it?
/las notas/
Did you know?
- In Spain, a student who has very high notas might be described as being de diez, referring to the maximum grade of 10 on the typical Spanish scale.
- Using the phrase sacar buenas notas is the standard way to say 'to get good grades', where the verb sacar literally means 'to take out' or 'to pull out'.
- The word nota can also mean 'a banknote' or 'a bill' in certain contexts, depending on the country, which can create confusion if you are discussing 'the grades' and 'the bills' in the same sentence.
Examples in context
- Estaba avergonzado de las notas que recibió.He was ashamed of the grades he got.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express being ashamed of the grades one received using las notas.Tatoeba #1200059 by rafmagon, translation #688023 by ulyssemc1
- Estoy muy contento con tu calificación en matemáticas.I am very pleased with your grade in mathematics.
- Mi hija recibió una buena nota en historia.My daughter received a good grade in history.
- ¡Vaya notaza sacaste en el examen!Wow, you got a great grade on the exam!
- Obtuvo una excelente nota en el examen.He/she got an excellent grade on the exam.
- Las notas de este semestre son muy buenas.The grades for this semester are very good.
- Ella está revisando las notas de su examen.She is checking her exam grades.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
