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школа

Translation of школа

school

Russian word in Latin letters: shkola

Meaning of школа

Russian

учебное заведение для начального или среднего образования

English

place for primary or secondary education

school

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈʂkolə]
Russian · Female

Declension of школа: Russian cases

Green underlined letter = stressed vowel

  • Feminine
  • Inanimate
CaseSingularPlural
NominativesubjectЭ́то шко́ла. — This is the school.шко́лаshkólaшко́лыshkóly
Genitiveof; after «no»нет шко́лы — there is no schoolшко́лыshkólyшколshkol
Dativeto; towardsк шко́ле — towards the schoolшко́леshkóleшко́ламshkólam
Accusativedirect objectви́жу шко́лу — I see the schoolшко́луshkóluшко́лыshkóly
Instrumentalwith; byсо шко́лой — with the schoolшко́лойshkóloyшко́ламиshkólami
Prepositionalabout; in / atо шко́ле — about the schoolшко́леshkóleшко́лахshkólakh

Collocations with школа

Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.

10 collocations

Going to school

ходить в школу
go to school

Дочь сама ходит в школу через парк.

My daughter goes to school through the park by herself.

окончить школу
graduate from high school

Брат окончил школу и поступил в университет.

My brother graduated from high school and got into college.

  • пойти в школуstart school
  • в школеat school
  • опоздать в школуbe late for school

Kinds of schools

начальная школа
elementary school

Наша соседка двадцать лет преподаёт в начальной школе.

Our neighbor has taught elementary school for twenty years.

музыкальная школа
music school

После уроков сын занимается в музыкальной школе.

After classes my son studies at a music school.

  • средняя школаhigh school
  • частная школаa private school
  • спортивная школаa sports school

Words related to школа

  • шко́льныйshkólnyyadjective · school
  • шко́льникshkólniknoun · schoolboy, pupil
  • шко́льницаshkólnitsanoun · schoolgirl, pupil
  • дошко́льныйdoshkólnyyadjective · preschool

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  1. My sister walks our little brother to school every morning.

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    Моя сестра каждое утро провожает нашего младшего брата в школу.

  2. The school is near our house.

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    Школа рядом с нашим домом.

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школа meaning: what does it mean?

place for primary or secondary education

школа pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

школа is pronounced as [ˈʂkolə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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My sister walks our little brother to school every morning. Translation: Моя сестра каждое утро провожает нашего младшего брата в школу.

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