Czech Word of the Day
škola
/SHKO-la/ • noun (feminine) — 11th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: school; an institution for education (primary, secondary, or higher)
Examples
- Děti dnes jdou do školy.
(The children are going to school today.) - Ve škole máme novou knihovnu.
(We have a new library at school.) - Po škole se sejdeme v kavárně.
(After school we'll meet in the café.)
Synonyms
- učiliště
- školní zařízení
Used for any educational institution; common compounds include 'základní škola' (elementary school), 'střední škola' (high school), and 'vysoká škola' (university). Typical verbs and phrases: 'jít do školy' (go to school), 'být ve škole' (be at school). The word is feminine (škola, školy) and stress is always on the first syllable.
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