"I am an elementary school student."

Translation:小学生です。

June 8, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Airichann

Interpret it however you want, but the app is developed by americans. The first kanji literally means little so its basically school for little kids


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/giovannigiotto

school for "smol" student hahah


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AndresVale12711

To add to this, middle school (or the one next to this one,i dont remember the name ) has the kanji for middle , and university has the kanji for big


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JAugustus

Not every country calls them elementary school students


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RobbPorter

I don't understand the down votes for this comment? This is a simple fact, not hate speech.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/RastaGanga33

Everything is hate peaches. Peaches everywhere.


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    Hey, my country doesn't!


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AaronAtkin17

    That's a valid point, but they do need to pick some terminology to use for the English translation. I'm sure they just try to use what they believe to be the most common or widely used term. They aren't going to be able to cater to everyone's vocabulary.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/HiroyukiWa2

    私は小学生です。


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MysticWysteria

    What is the ひらがな for this?


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MiTaReX

    If I'm not mistaken, it is: しょうがくせいです。 Shōgakuseidesu.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MUchiGrazi

    Please help: when should we use 年生 and when shoul it be only 生 ?? Thanks


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/chartsman

    年 is the counter for years so if you mention in which year of school the student is, you should use this kanji after the number.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/karenesss

    Assuming everyone will understand what elementary and middle school and where grades two and four etc fit into that is unfair.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KimberlyHarding

    I agree, I had to guess what elementary was. In Australia we have primary, middle and secondary school.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/DaemonBeats

    When splitting years in Japanese schooling, I reckon you start over at year 1 when you move up to middle school? Or does it just keep counting up?


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Matt_the_Robot

    You start over indeed! And then again when you move up to high school.


    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/EnchantressEmi

    すごい、I did not expect the voice to be updated to a Child's

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