¿en qué grado?
/en ˈke ˈɡɾado/word by word
The phrase 'what grade' in Spanish is translated as ¿en qué grado?
This phrase is a question used to ask which year of school a student is currently in.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase literally translates to 'in what grade'.
Which one should you use?
While grado is common in many Latin American countries, curso is often used in Spain and other regions to refer to the school year, as in ¿En qué curso estás?
How does it change in a sentence?
To form a complete sentence, you typically add the verb estar (to be) in the second person singular, such as in ¿En qué grado estás?
How do you pronounce it?
/en ˈke ˈɡɾado/
Did you know?
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, asking ¿en qué grado estás? can be ambiguous because grado also means a degree from a university.
- The word grado shares the same root as the English word 'grade' and originally referred to a step on a staircase.
- While grado refers to school levels, Spanish uses the word año to describe how long someone has been in that grade.
Examples in context
- Estoy en sexto grado.I am in sixth grade.
