Spanish word

normalista

Pronunciation

IPA/noɾmaˈlista/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)student at a teachers' college

Example

Mi hermana es normalista y quiere ser maestra.

My sister is a student at a teachers' college and wants to be a teacher.

Illustration for normalista (student at a teachers' college)

More examples

Le pregunté a una normalista sobre los requisitos de ingreso.

I asked a student at a teachers' college about the admission requirements.

Core concept

Trainee teacher on a practicum at a normal school.

Common phrases

  • preguntar a una normalista

    ask a student at a teachers' college

  • hablar con una normalista

    talk with a student at a teachers' college

Similar words

estudiante: Attends courses at a school or university to learn academic subjects.
alumno: Receives classroom instruction as a pupil, typically in primary or secondary school.

Definition in Spanish

Alumno de una escuela normal que realiza prácticas pedagógicas y cursa asignaturas orientadas a la docencia.

Word origin

From Spanish escuela normal (literally 'teachers' school'), influenced by French école normale, with the suffix -ista marking the person who studies or practices there.

Usage tips

  • When introducing oneself in Spanish, estudiante de magisterio is often more widely understood than normalista outside contexts that use escuelas normales.

Other meanings

  • teacher-training studentnoun
  • normal school teachernoun

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