School in Swedish
So a friend requested I do a vocab list for words and phrases used in primary school.
The Swedish equivalent would be grundskolan, which we go to from age 6 to age 16 (approximately). Those years are obligatory, studying beyond that is optional (although gymnasiet, which we go to after grundskolan, is pretty much crucial if you want a job. Gymnasiet - and university which comes after - you apply for. You can study to become for example a hair dresser, or you can study a more general thing, there are different programs)
Let’s move on to the vocab list :)
Skola - School Skolgård - School playground Korridor - Corridor Klassrum - Class room Tavla - Board Bänk - Bench/Desk Matsal - Canteen/cafeteria Rektor - Headmaster/principal Kurator - Curator (school psychiatrist) Skolsköterska - School nurse Bibliotekarie - Librarian Lärare - Teacher Elev - Student/pupil Lektion - Lesson Prov - Test/exam Läxförhör - Homework test Betyg - Grades Frånvaro - Absence Mobbning - Bullying Föräldramöte - Parents’ meeting (Teacher, parents of the students) Utvecklingssamtal - Development talks (Parents, teacher, student) Prao / Praktik - Internship
Ämne - Subject
Matematik (Matte) - Maths Svenska - Swedish Engelska - English Spanska, franska, tyska - Spanish, French, German Idrott - Athletics/Sports/Gym class Musik - Music Bild - Arts class Hemkunskap - Domestic science (cooking, cleaning, doing laundry etc. Mostly cooking) SO (Pronounced ess o) - Society related studies (the ones below) Samhällskunskap - Social studies Historia - History Religionskunskap - Religion studies Geografi - Geography NO (Pronounced en o) - Nature related studies (the ones below) Naturkunskap - Nature studies / Science Fysik - Physics Teknik - Technic Biologi - Biology Kemi - Chemistry
Phrases:
När är det rast? - When’s break/recess? Kan du hjälpa mig? - Can you help me? Vad är det till lunch idag? - What’s for lunch today? Vad är klockan? - What time is it? När slutar vi idag? - When do we get off school today?
Worth noting, bc of culture and stuff - we call our teachers by their first names, no formal you etc. It is, however, common for young kids to call their female (sometimes even male) teachers fröken. Fröken can mean both teacher and miss.
Let me know if you have any questions, requests or things to add!
