小学校
elementary school, primary school
→ In Brazil, elementary school classes only last half a day.
中学校
junior high school, middle school
→ My son will enter junior high school next year.
高校
high school
→ When I graduate from high school, I will go to São Paulo.
幼稚園
kindergarten, preschool
→ Every morning, I take my daughter to kindergarten.
専門学校
vocational school, technical college
→ He is studying at an IT vocational school.
入学する
to enter a school, to matriculate
→ My younger brother entered the University of São Paulo.
卒業する
to graduate
→ We ate churrasco at the graduation party.
教育する
education (to educate)
→ The education system in Brazil is different from Japan.
生徒
student, pupil
→ There are many students in this school.
授業
class, lesson
→ There is a Portuguese class this afternoon.
始まる
to start, to begin
→ In Brazil, school starts in February.
始める
to start (something), to begin
→ The teacher started the lesson.
質問する
question (to ask a question)
→ Do you have any questions?
答える
to answer, to reply
→ Please answer in Portuguese.
数学
mathematics, math
→ I am studying math for the ENEM exam.
歴史
history
→ I read a book about the history of Brazil.
地理
geography
→ I learned about the Amazon in geography class.
テキスト
textbook, text
→ Please open the textbook to page 50.
開く
to open (a book, event, umbrella)
→ I open the dictionary and look up words.
プリント
handout, printout
→ I received a homework handout from the teacher.
表
front, surface, face
→ Please write your name on the front of the handout.
テスト
test, exam
→ Tomorrow there is a difficult test.
通う
to commute, to attend regularly
→ I commute to school by bus.
成績
grades, academic record
→ My Portuguese grades have improved.
点
point, score, mark
→ I got 100 points on the test.
丸
circle (mark for correct)
→ Please put a circle on the correct answer.
作文
essay, composition
→ The ENEM essay is very important.
(勉強が)できる
to be good at studying
→ My younger sister is very good at studying.
易しい
easy, simple
→ This problem is very easy.
かんたんな
simple, easy
→ I will teach you an easy way to make Brazilian food.
間違える
to mistake, to make an error
→ I mistook the answer on the test.
チェックする
to check, to verify
→ I will check the report before submitting it.
熱心な
enthusiastic, earnest, eager
→ He is practicing samba enthusiastically.
やさしい
kind, gentle, sweet
→ My teacher is very kind.
厳しい
strict, severe, rigorous
→ My father is strict with rules.
真面目な
serious, earnest, diligent
→ She is a serious and diligent student.
偉い
admirable, great, eminent
→ Working and studying every day is really admirable.
設備
equipment, facilities
→ The facilities of this university are very new.
ベル
bell, buzzer
→ The bell marking the end of class rang.
