How do you say “job” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "job" in Vietnamese?

"Job" in Vietnamese is công việc (work), việc (work), nghề (profession).

“Job” in Vietnamese is công việc (work), việc (work), nghề (profession).

Vietnamese words for “job”

công việcnoun
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viək̚˨˩˨]công level việc heavy
work
for “job” meaning: A task.
- Tôi có hai công việc.I have two jobs.
việcnoun
Hanoi [viək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [viək̚˨˩˨]việc heavy
work; job; matter
- Tôi đã nhảy việc.I changed jobs.
nghềnoun
Hanoi [ŋe˨˩] · Saigon [ŋej˨˩]nghề falling
profession; occupation
for “job” meaning: An economic role for which a person is paid.
- Nghề giao hàng nguy hiểm hơn sĩ quan cảnh sát về mặt thống kê.Delivery jobs are statistically more dangerous than being a police officer.

Related Vietnamese words

cương vịnoun
post; job; position
nghề ngỗngnoun
occupation; job
việc làmnoun
work; employment
thuêverb
to rent or to lease; to hire
công ăn việc làmnoun
đầu cơverb
to speculate; to seize an opportunity

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.