estudio

study

noun ehs-TOO-dyoh Common

Also means

studio

Usage Note

Estudio means academic study (el estudio de idiomas) and also a studio apartment or artist's studio (vivo en un estudio). The plural estudios commonly means 'education' or 'studies' as a whole (terminó sus estudios = she finished her studies). It is also the first-person singular present of estudiar (to study), so context matters.

Examples

"El estudio de idiomas abre muchas puertas."

Natural Translation

The study of languages opens many doors.

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