How to Say "alumnus" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “alumnus” is “graduado” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
nounA2
a male former student of a specific school or university
Examples
Él es un graduado de la promoción de 2020.
He is a graduate of the class of 2020.
El graduado dio un discurso emocionante.
The graduate gave an emotional speech.
Necesitamos el currículum de un graduado en ingeniería.
We need the resume of an engineering graduate.
Matching the person
Since this is a noun describing a person, use 'graduado' for a man and change it to 'graduada' for a woman.
Naming the major
Use the word 'en' after 'graduado' to say what subject someone studied, like 'graduado en historia'.
Using 'de' for majors
Mistake: “Soy graduado de leyes.”
Correction: Soy graduado en leyes.
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