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"Teach" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "enseñar", and "train" is a noun which is often translated as "el tren". Learn more about the difference between "teach" and "train" below.
teach(
tich
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. enseñar
My mother taught me to swim when I was five.Mi madre me enseñó a nadar cuando tenía cinco años.
a. dar clases de
I teach Spanish at the local community college.Doy clases de español en la universidad comunitaria local.
a. dar clases a
My girlfriend teaches fifth and sixth graders.Mi novia da clases a niños en el quinto y el sexto grado.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. dar clases
A Nobel laureate teaches at our university.Un premio Nobel da clases en nuestra universidad.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (colloquial) (teacher)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el profe (M), la profe (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Hey, teach! It's too nice to have a test today!¡Oye, profe! ¡Hace demasiado buen tiempo para hacer una prueba hoy!
train(
treyn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (transport)
a. la serie (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).
The death of her cat added to the train of unfortunate events that month.La muerte de su gato añadió a la serie de eventos desafortunados ese mes.
b. la línea (F) (of thought)
(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).
The sudden noise interrupted his train of thought.El ruido súbito interrumpió su línea de pensamiento.
3. (of a dress)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to coach)
a. entrenar
She trained the players well, and it showed on the field.Ella entrenó a los jugadores bien y eso se notaba en el campo.
5. (to teach)
a. formar
We trained over 300 nurses last year at our hospital.El año pasado formamos a más de 300 enfermeros en nuestro hospital.
a. adiestrar
We hired a company to train our crazy dog.Contratamos a una empresa para adiestrar a nuestro perro loco.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (sports)
a. entrenarse
The player trained all winter to be ready for soccer season.El jugador se entrenó todo el invierno para estar listo cuando llegara la temporada de fútbol.
b. entrenar
We've been training hard for Saturday's game.Hemos estado entrenando duro para el partido del sábado.
