scuola

school

noun SKWOH-lah Common

Origin: Greek skholē via Latin schola (leisure, learning)

Usage Note

Scuola is always feminine: la scuola. Italian schooling stages include scuola elementare (primary), scuola media (middle), and scuola superiore (high school). The phrase a scuola (without article) means 'at school / to school', just as in English: vado a scuola (I go to school).

Examples

"I bambini vanno a scuola ogni giorno."

Natural Translation

The children go to school every day.

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