grado
grádo with stress marks
grade, degree
Usage Note
Grado comes from Spanish grado and is used in academic contexts for school grades and in scientific contexts for degrees of temperature or angle. It is a common everyday word heard in schools and in weather discussions across the Philippines.
Examples
" Mataas ang grado ko. "
Natural Translation
My grade is high.
Literal Translation
High the grade my.
" Tatlumpung grado ang temperatura ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The temperature today is thirty degrees.
Literal Translation
Thirty degree the temperature today.
" Pinagsikapan niyang itaas ang kanyang grado sa matematika kaya araw-araw siyang nag-aaral pagkatapos ng klase. "
Natural Translation
He worked hard to raise his grade in mathematics, so he studies every day after class.
Literal Translation
Worked-hard he raise the his grade in mathematics so every-day he studies after of class.
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