español · B1 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Education and learning
Navigate subjects, assignments, deadlines, assessment, and scholarships.
Understand the choice
Navigate course requirements and opportunities: pass a subject, hand in work before a deadline, take notes, understand assessment, and apply for a scholarship or postgraduate degree.
Core rule: Hay que + infinitive expresses a general requirement without naming who must act.
Notice it in context
Para aprobar el curso hay que entregar todos los trabajos.
To pass the course, all assignments must be submitted.
Hay que + infinitive expresses a general requirement without naming who must act.
Pedí una beca para estudiar fuera.
I applied for a scholarship to study abroad.
Para + infinitive gives purpose.
El plazo termina a finales de mayo.
The deadline ends in late May.
A finales de locates the end of a period.
What to remember
- Aprobar means to pass an exam or course and also to approve a proposal; the object resolves it.
- Apuntes are class notes; una nota can be a note, grade, or musical note.
Common trap: Do not confuse asistir with “assist.” Asistir a clase means attend class; ayudar a un compañero means help a classmate.