🇬🇧 English from 🇯🇵 Japanese 全単語
school
/skuːl/
A1 noun Places
🇯🇵 Japanese: 学校 (gakkō)
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🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)

Definition

🇬🇧 English
noun

A place where children go to learn, taught by teachers. Also used for colleges and universities in some contexts.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

In British English, say 'go to school' (no article) when you are a student: 'She goes to school.' With the article it means visiting: 'I went to the school to meet the teacher.' Common collocations: primary school, secondary school, school uniform, school holiday.

Cultural Notes

In the UK, children wear a school uniform — usually a specific colour blazer, tie, shirt, and trousers or skirt. School holidays in Britain include six weeks in summer, two weeks at Easter, two weeks at Christmas, and half-term breaks in between.

Example Sentences

They learn Geography at school.

"They learn Geography at school."

🇯🇵 "彼らは学校で地理を習う。(Karera wa gakkō de chiri o narau.)"

The wear a uniform to school.

"The wear a uniform to school."

🇯🇵 "彼らは学校に制服を着ていきます。(Karera wa gakkō ni seifuku o kite ikimasu.)"

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence is correct for a student?
2. A school uniform in the UK usually includes:

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