school
gb/skˈul/ us/skˈul/
A1
Kiingereza
~ 200
iskola, tanítás, kar, irányzat, halraj
NOMINO
A1
1
iskola
A1
Muundo wa matumizi:
to go to [school]
My children start school at 8:30 every morning.
A gyerekeimnek minden reggel fél kilenckor kezdődik az iskola.
The new school was built in the center of town.
Az új iskola a város központjában épült.
She has been teaching at the same school for ten years.
School ends at 3 p.m. here.
They moved to get their kids into a better school.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I walk to school every day.
Mindennap gyalog megyek iskolába.
Our school is very big.
Az iskolánk nagyon nagy.
My best friend is in my school.
School starts at nine o'clock.
I like my school.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'school' as a countable noun with 'school' in the uncountable sense ('at school' vs 'at the school').
Maana
Place for formal education
Miunganiko ya maneno
attend school
|go to school
|school building
|school year
|school teacher
Visawe
academy (A formal or specialized school, often for a specific subject or skill.)
Vinyume
home (In the context of education, learning at home instead of attending an institution.)
Mada
education
|daily life
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
A place where children go to learn from teachers.
An institution where children and young people are taught subjects and skills.
NOMINO
A1
2
tanítás
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
[school] starts/ends at [time]
School finishes early on Fridays.
Péntekenként korábban ér véget a tanítás.
We have six hours of school each day.
Mindennap hat órányi tanításunk van.
School is closed today due to snow.
School starts again after summer vacation.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
School starts at eight o'clock.
Nyolc órakor kezdődik a tanítás.
We have school from Monday to Friday.
Hétfőtől péntekig van tanítás.
School is closed today.
I like school in the morning.
Maana
Time when classes are held
Miunganiko ya maneno
school day
|school term
|school year
|after school
Visawe
classes (Refers to the actual lessons or teaching periods rather than the institution.)
Vinyume
holiday (A break from school when no classes are held.)
Mada
education
|time
|daily_life
Ufafanuzi
The time when students have lessons.
The scheduled part of the day or year when students are in class.
NOMINO
B1
3
kar
B2
She applied to the School of Architecture.
Jelentkezett az Építészeti Karra.
He's in law school right now.
Most a jogi karra jár.
The School of Medicine has a new research center.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
He is in medical school.
Orvosi karra jár.
I study at the business school.
A gazdasági karon tanulok.
She goes to law school.
I want to go to art school.
Maana
University department or faculty
Miunganiko ya maneno
business school
|law school
|medical school
|school of engineering
Visawe
faculty (Used especially in British English to mean a division of a university.)
Mada
education
Ufafanuzi
A part of a university for one subject area, like law or medicine.
A division within a university or college specializing in a particular field of study.
NOMINO
B2
4
The Impressionist school changed the art world.
Az impresszionista irányzat megváltoztatta a művészeti világot.
He belongs to the realist school of thought.
A realista irányzathoz tartozik.
There are two main schools of philosophy on this issue.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
There is a new school of painting.
Van egy új festészeti irányzat.
He is part of the old school of thinking.
A régi iskola híve.
The Impressionist school is famous.
Maana
Group with shared style or thought
Miunganiko ya maneno
school of thought
|Impressionist school
|philosophical school
Visawe
movement (Often used in artistic or political contexts for a group with shared beliefs or methods.)
Mada
culture
|art
|education
|arts_entertainment
Ufafanuzi
A group of people who work in the same way or believe the same ideas about something.
A group of people who share the same ideas or methods in art, science, philosophy, or other fields.
NOMINO
B1
5
halraj
B1
We saw a huge school of tuna near the coast.
Egy hatalmas tonhalrajt láttunk a part közelében.
A school of sardines passed by the boat.
Egy szardíniaraj úszott el a hajó mellett.
Divers spotted a school of colorful fish.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I saw a school of fish.
Láttam egy halrajt.
A big school of fish swam past us.
Egy nagy halraj úszott el mellettünk.
There is a school of fish under the boat.
Maana
Group of fish swimming together
Miunganiko ya maneno
school of fish
Visawe
shoal (Commonly used in British English for a similar meaning, but can also refer to shallow water.)
Mada
nature
|animals
Ufafanuzi
Many fish swimming together.
A large number of fish swimming together in the same direction.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
school
IPA
GB/skˈul/
US/skˈul/
Silabi na mkazo
school (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (school)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: school
- Plural: school, schools
Familia ya neno
Forms
schools
noun
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unschooled
adjective
Advanced or less common
Semi
after school
1/ˈæftɚ skˈul/
fixed phrase
Time after classes end for the day
The time after classes finish each day.
Mifano
- We have soccer practice after school.
- She works at a café after school.
go to school
1/ɡˈoʊ tə skˈul/
fixed phrase
Attend an educational institution
To be a student at a place where you learn from teachers.
Mifano
- Children in this country must go to school until they are 16.
- I went to school in New York City.
in-school suspension
1/ˈɪn skˈul səspˈɛnʃən/
fixed phrase
Disciplinary action keeping student in school but out of class
Punishment where a student must stay at school but not go to normal classes.
Mifano
- He received an in-school suspension for fighting.
- In-school suspension lasts three days here.
old school
1/ˈoʊld skˈul/
idiom
informal
Traditional or old-fashioned methods/attitudes
Having ideas or ways that were common in the past but not now.
Mifano
- He's kind of old school when it comes to manners.
- This restaurant is run in an old-school way.
school of thought
1/skˈul əv θˈɔt/
idiom
Shared set of ideas on a subject
A way of thinking that is shared by some people about one subject.
Mifano
- There is more than one school of thought about how to teach reading.
- I'm in the school of thought that believes experience matters more than theory.