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How do you say “work” in Vietnamese?

“Work” in Vietnamese is làm việc (to work), công việc (work), việc làm (work).

Vietnamese words for “work”

  • làm việcverb
    Hanoi [laːm˨˩ viək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [laːm˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨]làm falling việc heavy

    to work

    for “work” meaning: To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

    • Tom làm việc tốt.Tom does good work.
  • công việcnoun
    Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ viək̚˨˩˨]công level việc heavy

    work

    for “work” meaning: Labour, occupation, job.

    • Công việc thế nào?How are things at work?
  • việc làmnoun
    Hanoi [viək̚˧˨ʔ laːm˨˩] · Saigon [viək̚˨˩˨ laːm˨˩]việc heavy làm falling

    work; employment

    for “work” meaning: Labour, occupation, job.

    • Tôi nhớ năm anh ấy bắt đầu có công ăn việc làm.I remember the year when he began working and earning money.
  • việcnoun
    Hanoi [viək̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [viək̚˨˩˨]việc heavy

    work; job; matter

    • Tôi xong việc rồi.I finished the work.
  • côngnoun
    Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧]công level

    peafowl; peacock; peahen

    for “work” meaning: A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.

    • Ba công nhân đã chết.Three workers died.
  • công trìnhnoun
    Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɨn˨˩]công level trình falling

    construction project; architecture; work

    • Công trình của Benedito có tiềm năng thúc đẩy lĩnh vực trí tuệ nhân tạo.Benedito's work has the potential to advance the field of artificial intelligence.
  • công sứcnoun
    Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨk̚˧˦] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨk̚˦˥]công level sức rising

    labour; work

  • làmverb
    Hanoi [laːm˨˩] · Saigon [laːm˨˩]làm falling

    to do; to make; to work

    • Họ làm cùng nhau.They work together.

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