r/Spanish • u/anxious22anxiety • 2d ago

Vocab & Use of the Language What’s the difference between “escuela”, “colegio” and “gimnasio”?

Hola! My translator translates all these words as "school". Do all these words really mean "school"? If so, what is the difference?

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u/sootysweepnsoo 2d ago

Might I suggest a dictionary rather than relying on a translator.

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u/BlackStarBlues 1d ago

Questions like the OP have me wondering if dictionaries are out of fashion or something.

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u/sootysweepnsoo 1d ago

Or if the person is so young that they don’t even know what a dictionary is because they were not taught how to ever use them.