How to Say “Learn” in Vietnamese

học
[hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
The English verb 'learn' is translated into Vietnamese as học. Wiktionary also lists học tập.
Meaning: to acquire knowledge or ability (verb)

Ways to say it

“learn” in Vietnamese
Vietnamese IPA
học [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] (Huế, narrow)
học tập [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ təp̚˧˨ʔ] (Hà Nội, narrow)
[hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ təp̚˨˩ʔ] (Huế, narrow)

The most common and versatile way to say 'learn' is học. If you want to emphasize the act of equipping oneself with practical knowledge for a specific purpose, you can use the phrase trang bị kiến thức. In academic or formal settings, where the focus is specifically on studying or researching, the term nghiên cứu is used.

Which one should you use?

While học is the standard verb for 'to learn', học tập is a more formal or literary term often used to describe the general process of studying or academic pursuit.

How does it change in a sentence?

To indicate different tenses using học, you can add particles before the verb: use đang học for the continuous aspect (is/are learning), đã học for the past tense (learned) and sẽ học for the future tense (will learn).

Did you know?

  • In common slang, học vẹt literally means 'parrot learning' and is used to describe rote memorization without actually understanding the material.
  • The word học can be combined with lỏm to create học lỏm, which means to learn something by eavesdropping or observing secretly without formal instruction.
  • The word học is a very early loan from Chinese and was adopted into Vietnamese before the same character became the basis for the Korean word hak and the Japanese word gaku.

Examples in context

  • Bạn sống và học.
    You live and learn.
    This sentence shows the use of học in a common idiom.
    Tatoeba #13271031 by leucammieuvu, translation #810562 by CM
  • Học tiếng Pháp đi.
    Learn French.
    This sentence demonstrates using học to give a command to learn a language.
    Tatoeba #13657195 by leucammieuvu, translation #7966960 by CK
  • Claudio muốn học C++.
    Claudio wanted to learn C++.
    This sentence shows học being used to express an intention to learn a programming language.
    Tatoeba #13510633 by leucammieuvu, translation #11689423 by Amastan
  • Tôi đang học tiếng Việt
    I am learning Vietnamese
  • Tôi đang nghiên cứu về văn học Việt Nam
    I am studying Vietnamese literature
  • Tôi cần trang bị kiến thức để thành công trong công việc
    I need to learn to succeed in my career
  • Tôi muốn học hỏi từ bạn
    I want to learn from you
  • Tôi đang rèn kỹ năng giao tiếp
    I am learning to improve my communication skills
  • Chúng tôi cùng nhau học tập để đạt kết quả tốt
    We study together to achieve good results
  • 66 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Hùng asks Chi about her new hobby.

  1. Hùng

    Chi đang học gì vậy?
    What are you learning, Chi?
  2. Chi

    Em đang học vẽ.
    I am learning to draw.
  3. Hùng

    Thật là thú vị!
    That is so interesting!
  4. Chi

    Dạ, em rất thích học cái này.
    Yes, I really like learning this.

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