Bahasa Melayu
sekolah
English
primary school, elementary school
Sekolah in this sense means a primary school for young children.
سكوله
Examples
Contoh ayat
Adik saya baru masuk sekolah rendah tahun ini.
My younger sibling started primary school this year.
Kanak-kanak itu berjalan ke sekolah rendah bersama rakannya.
The child walked to primary school with a friend.
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What does “primary school” mean in Malay?
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sekolah rendah
Used for the first years of formal schooling.
Word family
Common derived forms
- bersekolah
- to attend school; be at school
- menyekolahkan
- to enrol someone in school
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