Learn Spanish (Latin America): Yo estudio francés en la escuela.

Yo estudio francés en la escuela.

I study French at school.

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Questions & Answers about Yo estudio francés en la escuela.

How do I make the "I" form of a regular -ar verb like estudiar?

To say "I do something" for regular verbs ending in -ar, you take off the -ar ending and add -o. So, the root of estudiar (to study) gets an -o to become estudio (I study).

Is the word yo (I) mandatory in this sentence?

No, it is optional! Because the verb estudio already ends in -o, it can only mean "I study." You can just say Estudio francés en la escuela. Spanish speakers often leave the yo out unless they want to add emphasis, like saying "I study French (but my sister doesn't)."

Why isn't francés capitalized like "French" is in English?

In Spanish, the names of languages (like francés, inglés, or español) and nationalities are never capitalized unless they appear at the very beginning of a sentence.

The word en usually means "in". Why does this sentence translate it to "at"?

The Spanish word en is very versatile and covers "in," "on," and "at" in English. While you could think of this literally as "in the school," translating it to "at school" just sounds much more natural in English. Context tells you which English word fits best.