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School & Children

Words for children's schools and activities, including drop-offs, pickups, and parent meetings at international schools.

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อนุบาลà-nú-baanʔà.nú.baːnkindergarten
เนอสเซอรี่nəə-sà-rîinɤː.sà.rîːnursery; day care
ประถมprà-thǒmprà.tʰǒmelementary school (level)
มัธยมmát-thá-yommát.tʰá.jomsecondary school (level)
โรงเรียนนานาชาติroong-rian naa-naa-châatroːŋ.rian naː.naː.tɕʰâːtinternational school
โรงเรียนญี่ปุ่นroong-rian yîi-pùnroːŋ.rian jîː.pùnJapanese school
คุณครูkhun-khruukʰun.kʰruːteacher (polite, also as a form of address)
ครูประจำชั้นkhruu prà-jam chánkʰruː prà.tɕam tɕʰánhomeroom teacher
ผู้ปกครองphûu-pòk-khrɔɔngpʰûː.pòk.kʰrɔːŋparent; guardian
ประชุมผู้ปกครองprà-chum phûu-pòk-khrɔɔngprà.tɕʰum pʰûː.pòk.kʰrɔːŋparent meeting
ห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-rianhɔ̂ŋ.rianclassroom
วิชาwí-chaawí.tɕʰaːsubject (at school)
คณิตศาสตร์khá-nít-sàatkʰá.nít.sàːtmath
วิทยาศาสตร์wít-thá-yaa-sàatwít.tʰá.jaː.sàːtscience
ภาษาอังกฤษphaa-sǎa ang-grìtpʰaː.sǎː ʔaŋ.krìtEnglish (language)
พละphá-lápʰá.láphysical education; PE
ศิลปะsǐn-lá-pàsǐn.lá.pàart
ดนตรีdon-dtriidon.triːmusic
ตารางเรียนdtaa-raang riantaː.raːŋ rianclass schedule
ปิดเทอมpìt thəəmpìt tʰɤːmschool vacation; term break
เปิดเทอมpə̀ət thəəmpɤ̀ːt tʰɤːmstart of the school term
เทอมthəəmtʰɤːmterm; semester
ค่าเทอมkhâa thəəmkʰâː tʰɤːmtuition
ส่งลูกsòng lûuksòŋ lûːkto take one's child to school
รับลูกráp lûukráp lûːkto pick up one's child
รถรับส่งrót ráp-sòngrót ráp.sòŋschool bus; shuttle
เรียนพิเศษrian phí-sèetrian pʰí.sèːtto take extra classes; tutoring
ติวเตอร์dtiu-dtə̂ətiw.tɤ̂ːtutor
กิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamkìt.tɕà.kamactivity; event
กีฬาสีgii-laa-sǐikiː.laː.sǐːsports day (with color teams)
ทัศนศึกษาthát-sà-ná-sʉ̀k-sǎatʰát.sà.ná.sɯ̀k.sǎːfield trip
ยางลบyaang-lópjaːŋ.lóperaser
ไม้บรรทัดmái ban-thátmáj ban.tʰátruler
กระเป๋านักเรียนgrà-pǎo nák-riankrà.pǎw nák.rianschool bag
คะแนนkhá-nɛɛnkʰá.nɛːnscore; points
เกรดgrèetkrèːtgrade
สอบตกsɔ̀ɔp dtòksɔ̀ːp tòkto fail an exam
สอบผ่านsɔ̀ɔp phàansɔ̀ːp pʰàːnto pass an exam
สมัครเรียนsà-màk riansà.màk rianto apply to a school; to enroll
ใบสมัครbai sà-màkbaj sà.màkapplication form
มหาลัยmá-hǎa-laimá.hǎː.lajuniversity (spoken)
เพื่อนร่วมชั้นphʉ̂an rûam chánpʰɯ̂an rûam tɕʰánclassmate

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