โรงเรียนประถม
elementary school
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- 1 elementary school、primary school
It refers to an elementary school, where children receive their basic education before moving on to secondary school.
elementary school、primary school
A school for children at the primary or elementary level of education.
Learning notes
Explanation
The expression combines โรงเรียน, “school,” with ประถม, “primary” or “elementary.” It normally refers to a school serving Thailand’s primary grades, ประถมศึกษาปีที่ 1–6, commonly abbreviated as ป.1–ป.6. When counting schools, แห่ง or โรง can be used as the classifier.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing where a child studies, school enrollment, commuting, a teacher’s workplace, or local educational facilities. The shorter form โรงเรียนประถม is natural in conversation, while โรงเรียนประถมศึกษา is more common in formal descriptions.
Caution
โรงเรียนประถม refers to the school itself. Use forms such as ป.1 or ป.2 for individual grade levels. Do not confuse it with โรงเรียนมัธยม or โรงเรียนมัธยมศึกษา, which refers to secondary school.
Differences from similar words
1 elementary school synonyms
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โรงเรียนประถมศึกษา is the full, more formal term for an elementary school. โรงเรียนประถม is its commonly used shortened form and is natural in everyday conversation.