class
In Spanish, 'clase' is used in similar ways as 'class' in English. It can refer to a group of students or meeting where students are taught, a course of instruction (as in, 'clase de inglés' for 'English class'), a social rank or group, or a group of people, things, or ideas that are similar or in the same category. This word is a very common term in academic and social contexts.
Today in Spanish class, we learned about verbs.
This sentence introduces useful words related to learning, like class (clase), Spanish, and verbs (verbos), while also using the common verb 'aprendimos' or 'we learned' in English.
I need a pencil for my math class.
This sentence contains simple, everyday vocabulary, including need (necesito), pencil (lápiz), my (mi), and math class (clase de matemáticas).
We are going to start the class with a song.
This sentence introduces the phrasal verb 'vamos a' meaning 'we are going to', along with other useful words like start (iniciar), song (canción), and class (clase).
Don't forget the homework for the next class.
In this sentence, the verb 'olvides' or 'forget' is used, as are future expressions like 'para la próxima clase' or 'for the next class'.
Where is your physics class?
This sentence introduces or reinforces knowledge of question words ('¿Dónde está?' or 'Where is?') and classroom vocabulary ('tu clase de física' or 'your physics class').
My art class starts at three.
This sentence introduces useful words like 'starts' (comienza) and 'at three' (a las tres) along with the topic of time in Spanish.
The teacher of the class is very kind.
This sentence introduces the word for 'teacher' (profesor) and the adjective 'kind' (amable) while reinforcing the word 'clase'.
What time is your music class?
This sentence introduces question words related to time ('¿A qué hora es?' or 'What time is') and the term 'music class' (clase de música).
The history class is very interesting.
In this sentence, students learn the Spanish word for 'history' (historia) as well as the word for 'interesting' (interesante).
Today I took my last yoga class.
In this sentence, students learn use of the verb 'took' in a common context ('tomé mi última clase' or 'I took my last class'), as well as the Spanish word for 'yoga' (yoga).