for example
"odio la escuela"
2007-09-19 16:37:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
la escuela is the school.
The literal transation sound funny as it will translate
hate the school
but that is because you will normally say
I hate school
which translate
Yo odio escuela (which is wrong)
but la goes in front of escuela but other could be
odio la escalera I hate the ladder
odio la casa I hate the house
odio la computadora I hate the computer
odio el computador I hate the computer
(nice trick eh!)
2007-09-19 17:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by Quick Turn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"la" means "the" in feminine form, "el" being the masculine. escuela is the actual word for school. you could also say "odio mi escuela" meaning i hate MY school.
la chica- the girl
el chico- the boy
they both simply mean THE.
2007-09-19 16:45:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's "I hate school"
If they were saying "the school", there would be something descriptive indicating which school.
Like, "Odio la escuela Roosevelt"
I hate the Roosevelt School
2007-09-19 16:44:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
IN Spanish the articles - le or la - are used more often than in English. So a literal translation word for word may not be quite right.
2007-09-19 17:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by Beardo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The expression you gave as an example means "I hate school," even though a literal word for word translation would be "I hate the school."
2007-09-19 16:48:16 · answer #5 · answered by The Invisible Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"la" is the article (i.e. "the")... "escuela" is the noun meaning "school"
2007-09-19 16:45:42 · answer #6 · answered by kinn2him 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think la i the
2007-09-19 16:41:16 · answer #7 · answered by Smashizzle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋