despertarse para ir a la escuela
/despeɾtaɾse paɾa iɾ a la eskwela/from spelling rules
The phrase 'wake up for school' in Spanish is despertarse para ir a la escuela.
This phrase describes the action of stopping sleep specifically to prepare for and attend school.
Which one should you use?
You can also use despertarse para el colegio as a common alternative. If you are speaking informally, you might use the abbreviated cole instead of colegio.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the reflexive verb despertarse to show that the subject is waking themselves up. When you conjugate this verb, the reflexive pronoun changes: for the first person singular ('I wake up'), se becomes me as in me despierto para ir a la escuela. For the second person singular ('you wake up'), se becomes te as in te despiertas para ir a la escuela.
Did you know?
- The word escuela actually comes from the Ancient Greek word skholḗ, which originally meant 'leisure' or 'spare time'.
- While despertarse means to wake up, Spanish speakers often use levantarse, meaning 'to raise oneself', to describe the full process of getting out of bed for school.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the concept of 'school' is split between escuela for primary years and colegio for secondary years, though both can translate to 'school'.
Examples in context
- Despiértate para la escuela a las seis de la mañanaWake up for school at six in the morning
- ¡Levántate, campeón/campeona, que el colegio te espera!Get up, champ, school is waiting for you!
- Ella no quiere despertarse para ir a la escuela.She does not want to wake up for school.
- Es difícil despertarse para ir a la escuela en invierno.It is difficult to wake up for school in winter.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are talking about their morning routines.
- Lucía¿A qué hora sueles despertarse para ir a la escuela?What time do you usually wake up for school?
- DanielNormalmente me despierto a las seis.I usually wake up at six.
- LucíaYo odio despertarse para ir a la escuela tan temprano.I hate waking up for school so early.
- DanielYo también, pero es necesario.Me too, but it is necessary.
