Skólinn og námið — school and studies

The school ladder

framhaldsskólinn is upper secondary school — ages 16 to 19, between grunnskóli and university. My daughter starts upper secondary school this autumn.

Dóttir mín byrjar í framhaldsskóla í haust.

In the classroom

word	meaning
stærðfræðin	mathematics
heimavinnan	the homework
bekkjarfélaginn	the classmate

Exam verbs

falla is to fail an exam — falla á prófi: He failed the exam in the spring.

Hann féll á prófinu í vor. It is also the formal to fall. endurtaka is to repeat — a year, a course, or simply a sentence: gætirðu endurtekið þetta? merkja is to mark or label: Mark the right answer on the paper.Merktu rétta svarið á blaðinu.