How do you say “foreign language” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "foreign language" in Vietnamese?

"Foreign language" in Vietnamese is ngoại ngữ (foreign language).

“Foreign language” in Vietnamese is ngoại ngữ (foreign language).

Vietnamese words for “foreign language”

ngoại ngữnoun
Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ ŋɨ˨˩˦]ngoại heavy ngữ creaky rising
foreign language
for “foreign language” meaning: A language that is not widely or officially spoken in a particular place.
- Tôi đang học hai ngoại ngữ.I'm learning two foreign languages.

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