Cómo se dice «escuela primaria» en inglés según el país
elementary school (EE. UU.), junior school / primary school (Reino Unido), junior school / elementary school (Canadá) y primary school (Australia).
La escuela primaria es elementary school en Estados Unidos y Canadá. En Reino Unido, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, India y Filipinas se dice primary school; en Reino Unido, junior school es la segunda parte de la primaria.
Palabra por país
| País | Cómo se dice allí (definición en inglés) |
|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos | elementary schoolA children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history. |
| 🇬🇧 Reino Unido | junior schoolA school providing education to children in Key Stage 2, i.e. for four academic years from September after a child's 7th birthday.primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. |
| 🇨🇦 Canadá | junior schoolA school teaching children from kindergarten to Grade 5; an elementary school.elementary schoolA children’s school, typically older than toddlers and younger than adolescents. In the U.S., elementary schools cover grades 1 through 5, and the ages of the children are usually 6-11 years. At a minimum, elementary schools will teach basic reading, writing, arithmetic, and history. |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. |
| 🇳🇿 Nueva Zelanda | primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. |
| 🇮🇳 India | primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. |
| 🇵🇭 Filipinas | primary schoolA formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade. |
Ejemplos
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos · elementary school
«My son is in elementary school.»
Mi hijo está en la primaria.
🇬🇧 Reino Unido · primary school
«She teaches at a primary school.»
Ella es maestra en una escuela primaria.
🇵🇭 Filipinas · primary school
«The primary school is near the church.»
La escuela primaria está cerca de la iglesia.
Fuente: Wikcionario en inglés (CC BY-SA 4.0). Los ejemplos y las explicaciones son nuestros. Más diferencias entre el inglés de cada país.
Otras diferencias del inglés
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