Preschool (for children preparing to enter grade school)
Entering school for the first time can seem a bit scary for some. This is why many take the time to thoroughly prepare for what awaits them at a new school or learning institution.
The preparation made before entering school is called
'school preparation'
"Even if your child is not yet in school, it is always a good idea to do some school preparation"
When children are around the ages of 3-5, they may go to a special children's school to prepare them for grade school. This preparation school for children is called 'preschool'.
"My youngest daughter is now in preschool. She is learning to count and say the alphabet."
Other related words include:
high-school preparation
College/ university preparation
Graduate school preparation
Post-secondary school preparation
初めて学校に入学することはちょっと怖かったりする人もいます。
そういうわけで、時間をかけてじっくり、彼らを待ち受けている新しい学校や学習施設への準備をします。
入学する時の準備の事を 'school preparation'と呼びます。
【例】
"Even if your child is not yet in school, it is always a good idea to do some school preparation"
（まだ学校に入学していなくても、学校への準備をする事はとてもいい事です）
子供たちは3～5歳ぐらいになると、小学校に上がるための準備する特別な学校へ行ったりします。
この準備をする学校の事を 'preschool'と呼びます。
【例】
"My youngest daughter is now in preschool. She is learning to count and say the alphabet."
（私の一番年下の子供は今プリスクールに通っています。彼女は数やアルファベットを習っています）
【その他の関連する言葉】
high-school preparation（高校入学準備）
College/ university preparation（大学入学準備）
Graduate school preparation（大学院入学準備）
Post-secondary school preparation（中学校入学準備）
Preparation for starting school/preparing to start school
School preparation
Preparation means to prepare for something or to get ready for something
Pre means before something starts so you could simply say 'pre-school preparation' meaning to prepare before school starts thiscould also be called 'school preparation' or 'preparation for starting school'
”Preparation"は「準備」という意味です。
”Pre"は「前」という意味の接頭辞です。”Pre-school preparation"は「学校に行く前の準備」すなわち「入学準備」という意味になります。
”School preparation"（学校の準備）または”Preparation for starting school"（学校が始まる準備）と言ってもOKです。
Some schools require students to pass entrance exams before being accepted to University/college. If students are preparing for those, we would say "I am preparing for my entrance exams" or "I am revising for my entrance exams" or "I have some preparations to do".
大学/カレッジに入学するために、入学試験に合格しなくてはいけない学校もあります。
これらの準備をしている生徒は、次のように言う事が出来ます。
【例】
"I am preparing for my entrance exams"
（入学試験の準備をしています）
"I am revising for my entrance exams"
（入学試験の見直しをしています）
"I have some preparations to do"
（準備しなくてはいけない事があります）
*Preparatory/Elementary means to provide basic knowledge and prepare for next level. It's the first part of a child's education. Education is a process of getting knowledge.
Example Sentences:
My daughter is now five years old, she has to go to a preparatory school now.
"Preparatory" "Elementary"は基礎知識を固め上のレベルへの準備をするという意味であり、これは義務教育の初期段階です。教育というのは知識を得る過程を指します。
例文;
"My daughter is now five years old, she has to go to a preparatory school now."
(私の娘はいま5歳です。今は進学準備学校に行かなければなりません。)
When you prepare for school, you normally have to take entrance exams. You can also say that you are preparing to take your entrance exams so that you can go to school.
通常は"entrance exams"(入学試験)を受けなければなりません。
"I am preparing to take my entrance exams so that I can go to school."
(学校に行くために、入学試験にむけて準備をしているんだ。)
If you place the prefix 'pre' before any word, it means 'before.' You can be very imaginative with your constructions.
Pre-work
Pre-holiday
Pre-meal
Pre-teen
The opposite of 'pre' is 'post' meaning 'after' and this may be used in the same way.
'Post natal depression affects many women.'
In english, getting ready is a widely used expression for preparing yourself for all manner of activities.
For school specifically you could be performing the actions revising or doing homework.
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