โรงเรียน
school
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- 1 school、school building
This is the basic Thai word for a school where children or students receive an education. It can refer to the institution, the place students attend, or the school building.
school、school building
A place or institution where children or students are taught.
Learning notes
Explanation
โรงเรียน is formed from โรง, referring to a building or facility, and เรียน, meaning “to study” or “to learn.” In modern Thai, however, it is best learned as a single word meaning “school.” It can refer to the building, the institution, or the school someone attends. A word describing the type of school can follow it, as in โรงเรียนประถมศึกษา (primary school) and โรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา (secondary school). When counting schools as institutions, แห่ง is a common classifier: โรงเรียนสามแห่ง means “three schools.”
Usage
It is widely used when talking about attending school, being at school, school closures, school events, and choosing a school. Common patterns include ไปโรงเรียน (“go to school”) and อยู่ที่โรงเรียน (“be at school”). It is neutral enough for both everyday conversation and official contexts.
Caution
เรียน by itself is a verb meaning “study” or “learn”; it does not mean the place called a school. A university is normally called มหาวิทยาลัย, not โรงเรียน.
Differences from similar words
1 school synonyms
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สถานศึกษา is a more formal, broader term meaning “educational institution.” โรงเรียน is the ordinary everyday word for a school, especially one attended by children or secondary-level students.