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"Physical education" is a noun which is often translated as "la educación física", and "gymnastics" is a noun which is often translated as "la gimnasia". Learn more about the difference between "physical education" and "gymnastics" below.
physical education(
fih
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zih
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kuhl
eh
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juh
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kehih
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (class)
a. la educación física (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This semester he has physical education three times a week.Este semestre él tiene educación física tres veces a la semana.
gymnastics(
jihm
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nahs
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tihks
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sport)
a. la gimnasia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nadia Comaneci won three gold medals in gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.Nadia Comaneci ganó tres medallas de oro en gimnasia en las Olimpiadas de 1976.
