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educated and Spanish educado
In English
educated
schooled / well-read
In Spanish
educado
con modales
Spanish "educado" means: polite / well-mannered
Why they get mixed up Spanish "educado" describes someone with good manners and social courtesy. English "educated" means having formal schooling or academic instruction. Spanish "educado" in the sense of manners is "polite" or "well-mannered" in English.
If you want to say...
- educatedcon estudios o culto
- politeeducado (modales)
- uneducatedsin estudios
Examples
She's a highly educated woman.
Es una mujer con muchos estudios.
He gave an educated guess.
Hizo una suposición fundamentada.
He is an educated man who reads a lot.
Es un hombre culto que lee mucho.
Educated people are more likely to vote.
Las personas con estudios tienen más probabilidad de votar.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Es una persona muy educada: tiene tres doctorados.
Correct: Es una persona muy culta: tiene tres doctorados.
Educado means polite or well-mannered. For educated, use culto or con estudios.
Incorrect: La gente educada trabaja en la universidad.
Correct: La gente con estudios trabaja en la universidad.
Use con estudios or preparada for educated.
Phrases you will hear
- an educated guessuna suposición fundamentada
- well educatedcon buena formación
- a highly educated womanuna mujer con estudios superiores
- uneducatedsin estudios
- well-mannerededucado (de buenos modales)
- politeeducado (cortés)
In a conversation
- A:
She's a highly educated woman.
Es una mujer con estudios superiores.
- B:
And very polite, too.
Y también muy educada.
- A:
That's an educated guess.
Es una suposición fundamentada.
- B:
My guess is: she's well-mannered.
Mi suposición: tiene muy buenos modales.
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To remember it
Educated = schooled/well-read. Well-mannered (Spanish "educado") = polite.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "educado" mean?
Spanish "educado" means "polite / well-mannered". It looks like the English "educated", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "educated" means "schooled / well-read".
Does English "educated" mean the same as Spanish "educado"?
Spanish "educado" describes someone with good manners and social courtesy. English "educated" means having formal schooling or academic instruction. Spanish "educado" in the sense of manners is "polite" or "well-mannered" in English.