réamhscoil
The Irish word for preschool is réamhscoil.
réamhscoil is an adjective used to describe things relating to the years before a child enters primary school.
Meaning: relating to years before primary school (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of réamh- meaning pre- and scoil meaning school.
Did you know?
- The word scoil shares a common ancestor with the English word 'school', both deriving from the Greek 'schole', which originally meant 'leisure'.
- In some regions, a naíonraí is specifically associated with the 'immersion' method, where children speak only Irish to achieve native-level fluency before primary school.
- The term réamh- can also be used to describe 'forewords' or 'prefaces' in books, treating the preschool years as the 'introduction' to a child's education.
Examples in context
- Tá áthas orm go bhfuil mo pháiste ag freastal ar bunscoil na naíonáin.I'm glad that my child is attending preschool.
Example conversation
Saoirse and Conor are talking about their daughter's education.
- SaoirseAn bhfuil sí ag dul i réamhscoil?Is she going to preschool?
- ConorTá, tá sí ag tús an t-samhlaigh.Yes, she is starting in September.
- SaoirseIs iontach é an réamhscoil don foghlaim.Preschool is wonderful for learning.
- ConorTá tú ceart, a Saoirse.You are right, Saoirse.
