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"Educación física" is a noun which is often translated as "physical education", and "lengua" is a noun which is often translated as "tongue". Learn more about the difference between "educación física" and "lengua" below.
la educación física(
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doo
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kah
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syohn
 
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see
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. physical education
Los niños aprenden deportes y trabajo en equipo en sus clases de educación física.Children learn sports and teamwork in their physical education classes.
b. PE
La profesora de educación física organizó un torneo deportivo.The PE teacher organized a sports competition.
c. phys ed
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
A Javier se le da muy bien la educación física y quiere ser futbolista profesional.Javier is very good at phys ed and wants to become a professional soccer player.
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la lengua(
lehng
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gwah
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. tongue
¡No me saques la lengua!Don't stick out your tongue at me!
a. language
La lengua española se derivó de un dialecto del latín popular.The Spanish language was derived from a dialect of Vulgar Latin.
b. tongue
Su lengua materna es xinca.His mother tongue is Xinca.
a. language arts
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
¿Han leído algo interesante en lengua este año?Have you read anything interesting in language arts this year?
b. Spanish (in Spanish-speaking countries)
Soy negado para mates y eso. Me gustan mucho más lengua e historia.I'm useless at math and all that. I like Spanish and history a lot more.
c. English (in the UK)
Tenemos lengua y mates todos los días.We have English and maths every day.
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