In many English-speaking schools, the PTA is a group of parents and teachers who work together for that one school — raising money, helping at events, and talking with the school about what children need. It is a school-community group, not the school office and not the government.

In many English-speaking schools在很多英語系國家的學校裡the PTA PTAis a group of parents and teachers是家長和老師組成的一個團體who work together for that one school一起為那間學校做事 — raising money募款helping at events在活動上幫忙and talking with the school about what children need並跟學校討論孩子們需要什麼。It它is a school-community group是一個學校社群性質的團體not the school office and not the government不是學校辦公室，也不是政府單位。

The letters are usually said one by one: P-T-A. In the US and UK the name is very common.

The letters這幾個字母are usually said one by one通常一個一個唸: P-T-A。In the US and UK在美國和英國the name is very common這個名字非常普遍。

Though actually, Taiwan schools already have something close, often called 家長會; that is not always the same kind of volunteer club, so when people here say PTA they often mean the English-speaking-school kind, or they are borrowing the English letters as a handy name.

Though actually不過其實Taiwan schools台灣的學校already have something close已經有類似的東西often called 家長會通常叫做家長會; that不過那is not always the same kind of volunteer club不一定是同一種志工性質的社團so when people here say PTA所以這裡的人講PTA的時候they often mean the English-speaking-school kind常常是指英語系學校那種or they are borrowing the English letters as a handy name或只是借用這個英文縮寫當作方便的說法。