ysgol (1)
Sounds roughly like: uss-goll?
IPA: /ˈəsgɔl/ ?
 Easily confused with ysgol (2).
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
noun fem. (pl.ysgolion)
1. school
Mae ffrindiau 'da fi o'r ysgol.
I have friends from school.
Mae llawer o ysgolion yn cael eisteddfodau.
Many schools have eisteddfodau.
2. related to a school or schools (used to modify another noun)
Mae gormod o waith ysgol gyda fi!
I've got too much school work!
Wyt ti'n hoffi cinio ysgol?
Do you like school meals?
More about ysgol (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
From Latin schola(school)
Connections?
Englishschool
Frenchécole
Bretonskol
Irishscoil
Gàidhlig sgoil
Topics and themes?
places of learning
llyfrgell (library)
prifysgol (university)
education
athrawes (teacher)
athro (teacher)
dysgu (learn)
Compounds?
ysgol cyfrwng Cymraeg
(pl. ysgolion cyfrwng Cymraeg)
Welsh-medium school
ysgol ddwyieithog
(pl. ysgolion dwyieithog)
bilingual school
ysgol feithrin
(pl. ysgolion meithrin)
nursery school
ysgol fonedd
(pl. ysgolion bonedd)
public school(= private school)
ysgol gyfun
(pl. ysgolion cyfun)
comprehensive school;secondary school
ysgol gynradd
(pl. ysgolion cynradd)
primary school;junior school
ysgol nos
(pl. ysgolion nos)
night school
ysgol Sul
(pl. ysgolion Sul)
Sunday school
ysgol uwchradd
(pl. ysgolion uwchradd)
secondary school
cinio ysgol
also:pryd ysgol
school meal
gwisg ysgol
also:dillad ysgol
school uniform
plentyn ysgol
(pl. plant ysgol)
schoolchild
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