School in Vietnamese || 112 Words to Boost Your Vocabulary
School Vocabulary in Vietnamese // 112 Words to Learn (PLUS FREE QUIZ)
Whether you graduated already or are still going to class everyday, school is a topic that comes up pretty often.
Here, you’ll learn plenty of useful words about school in Vietnamese.
Talk about your own school, introduce your favourite subjects and explain what we can find in your pencil case… you’ll know how to do all that and more by the end of this article.
Let’s start!
School in Vietnamese | General Vocabulary
School in Vietnamese | Verbs
School in Vietnamese | School Subjects
School in Vietnamese | School Stationery
University in Vietnamese | University Specific Words
School in Vietnamese | QUIZ BONUS
School in Vietnamese | FAQ
School in Vietnamese | General Vocabulary
First things first!
School in Vietnamese is Trường học
And the three most important type of persons you will see in a school:
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Headmaster | Hiệu trưởng |
| Teacher | Giáo viên |
| Student | Học sinh |
Here is your first batch of general vocabulary to learn, nothing too difficult if you are just starting to learn Vietnamese.
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Alphabet | Bảng chữ cái |
| Chair | Cái ghế |
| Chalkboard | Bảng đen |
| Classroom | Lớp học |
| Dictionary | Từ điển |
| Lesson | Bài học |
| Recess | Giải lao |
| School bell | Chuông trường học |
| School desk | Bàn học |
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During lessons (Bài học) and after studying for some time, the teacher (Giáo viên) might give the students (Học sinh) some tests to evaluate if everything was learned properly.
Do you remember what kind of tests you had in class?
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Dictation | Chính tả |
| Essay | Bài luận |
| Exam | Kiểm tra |
| Exercise | Luyện tập |
| Homework | Bài tập về nhà |
You better not use cheatsheets (Bảng gian lận)!
Otherwise this will show in your report card (Thẻ báo cáo)
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Grade | Lớp học |
| Good grade | Điểm tốt |
| Bad grade | Điểm kém |
| Mistake, error | Nhầm lẫn, lỗi |
| Cheat sheet | Bảng gian lận |
| Report card | Thẻ báo cáo |
Finally, one thing we all waited for and couldn’t come any faster, was school vacation of course (Kỳ nghỉ ở trưởng)!
School in Vietnamese | Useful Verbs
Before we go on with even more vocabulary to learn, let’s take a break and have a look at some verbs.
These verbs can be use in any other situation, that is not school related.
Feel free to now use them in your day to day life, to enhance your sentences and better your speaking skills.
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| To teach | Dạy |
| To learn / To study | Học |
| To learn by heart | Học thuộc lòng |
| To be in school | Ở trường |
| To go to school | Đi học |
| To make mistakes | Phạm sai lầm |
| To correct (an error) | Sửa |
| To be present | Hiện tại |
| To be absent | Vắng mặt |
| To give a grade | Để cho điểm |
| To learn by heart | Học thuộc lòng |
| To take an exam | Đi thi |
| To be on vacation | Đi nghỉ |
School in Vietnamese | Subjects
As usual, let’s start with the most important word here:
(School) Subject in Vietnamese is Những môn học ở trường
What is/was your favourite school subject? Let us know in the comments!
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Accounting | Kế toán |
| Algebra | Đại số học |
| Architecture | Kiến trúc |
| Arts | Nghệ thuật |
| Astronomy | Thiên văn học |
| Biology | Sinh học |
| Business | Kinh doanh |
| Chemistry | Hóa học |
| Finance | Tài chính |
| Foreign languages | Ngoại ngữ |
| Geography | Địa lý học |
| Geology | Địa chất học |
| Geometry | Hình học |
| History | Lịch sử |
| Law | Luật |
| Litterature | Văn học |
| Mathematics | Số học |
| Medicine | Y học |
| Pedagogy | Sư phạm |
| Philosophy | Triết học |
| Physical education | Thể dục / Giáo dục thể chất |
| Physics | Vật lý học |
| Politics | Chính trị học |
| Psychology | Tâm lý học |
| Sociology | Xã hội học |
| Zoology | Động vật học |
School in Vietnamese | Stationery
You need all sorts of materials to go to school and study properly.
Let’s see how to express the basic stationery in Vietnamese:
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Book | Sách |
| Bullet point pen | Viết bi |
| Calculator | Máy tính |
| Chalk | Phấn |
| Colouring pen | Bút chì màu |
| Compasses | La bàn |
| Eraser | Cục gôm |
| Folder | Thư mục |
| Fountain pen | Cây viết mực |
| Glue | Keo |
| Marker | Bút đánh dấu |
| Notebook | Sổ tay |
| Paper | Giấy |
| Paper clip | Ghim giấy |
| Pen | Cây Viết / Bút |
| Pencil | Viết chì |
| Pencil case | Hộp bút |
| Pencil sharpener | Đồ chuốt viết chì |
| Ruler | Cây thước |
| Schoolbag | Cặp sách |
| Scissors | Cây kéo |
| Staple | Kim kẹp giấy |
| Stapler | Kẹp giấy |
| Sticky tape | Băng keo cuộn |
| Textbook | Quyển tập |
University in Vietnamese | General Vocabulary
We cannot end this article without mentioning some vocabulary more specific to university in Vietnamese.
But first:
University in Vietnamese is Đại học
| English | Vietnamese |
|---|---|
| Academic degree | Bằng cấp học thuật |
| Academy | Học viện |
| Classmate | Bạn cùng khóa |
| Diploma | Bằng cấp |
| Faculty (section) | Khoa |
| Graduate | Tốt nghiệp |
| Laboratory | Phòng thí nghiệm |
| Lecture | Bài học |
| Lecture hall | Giảng đường |
| Report | Báo cáo |
| Scholarship | Học bổng |
Congratulations on reaching the end of this long vocabulary article!
If you feel like you absorbed those new words already, or if you knew them already, have a try at our vocabulary quiz!
Test your knowledge and comment your results.
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School in Vietnamese // FAQs
How do you say School in Vietnamese?
School in Vietnamese is Trường học.
How do you say University in Vietnamese?
University in Vietnamese is Đại học.
How do you say Teacher in Vietnamese?
Teacher in Vietnamese is Giáo viên.
How do you say Student in Vietnamese?
Student in Vietnamese is Học sinh.
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