# tutorial
## English
### Etymology

The adjective is from tutor (noun) +‎ -ial, ultimately from Latin tūtor (“watcher, protector, defender”). The noun is transferred from the adjective.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /tjuːˈtɔːɹɪ.əl/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /tuˈtɔɹijəl/, /tʊˈtɔɹijəl/
* (General Australian) IPA: /t͡ʃʉˈtoːɹɪ.əl/
** Audio (Brisbane):(file)
* Hyphenation: tu‧tor‧i‧al
* Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

### Adjective

tutorial (not comparable)
* Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor.
** 1959, Iona Opie, Peter Opie, The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, page 363:The probability is that any verse of this nature, in which the lines are worn smooth, is one which has been causing tutorial ears to tingle for a generation at least; and very probably it is known in a variety of forms.

#### Translations
### Noun

tutorial (plural tutorials)
* (education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
* (education) An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
* (computing) A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).

#### Derived terms

* slime tutorial

#### Translations
## French
### Etymology

From English tutorial.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ty.tɔ.ʁjal/

### Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriaux)
* Alternative form of tutoriel

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from English tutorial.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tu.to.ˈri.al/
* Rhymes: -al, -l
* Hyphenation: tu‧to‧ri‧al

### Noun

tutorial (plural tutorial-tutorial)
* tutorial:
** (education) a self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed, at their convenience
** (education) an interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups
    Synonym: tutoran (Standard Malay)
** a video or text that is basically a how-to (advice or instruction on a particular topic)

### Adjective

tutorial
* tutorial: Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a tutor

### Related terms

* tutor

### Further reading

* “tutorial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Probably borrowed from English tutorial or less likely from tutor +‎ -ial.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /tu.to.ɾiˈaw/ [tu.to.ɾɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /tu.toˈɾjaw/ [tu.toˈɾjaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /tu.tuˈɾjal/ [tu.tuˈɾjaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /tu.tuˈɾjal/ [tu.tuˈɾjaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /tu.tuˈɾja.li/
* Hyphenation: tu‧to‧ri‧al

### Adjective

tutorial m or f (plural tutorais)
* tutorial

### Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriais)
* tutorial (self-paced learning exercise)
* (computing) tutorial (a video or text that is basically a how-to)

### References

* ↑ “tutorial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025,
* ↑ “tutorial”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From tutor +‎ -ial.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tutoˈɾjal/ [t̪u.t̪oˈɾjal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: tu‧to‧rial

### Adjective

tutorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural tutoriales)
* tutorial

### Noun

tutorial m (plural tutoriales)
* (computing) tutorial (A video or text that is basically a how-to)
** 2015 September 14, “Plataformas para aprobar asignaturas imposibles”, in El País‎:Hay espacios como Unybook en el que los universitarios pueden colgar sus apuntes y recibir dinero a cambio, o como Sharing Academy o Tutellus en los que ofrecen clases particulares o suben sus propios tutoriales con técnicas para aprobar asignaturas imposibles.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Further reading

* “tutorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10