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nghề

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [ŋe˨˩]Huế [ŋej˦˩]Saigon [ŋej˨˩] browser voice
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nghề means profession; occupation.

Meanings of nghề in English

Noun

  1. profession, occupation
    • Một nghề cho chín còn hơn chín nghề.It's better to know one job deeply than knowing several jobs shallowly.

Words with nghề

Example sentences with nghề

  • Em gái của bạn làm nghề gì? What does your sister do?
  • Chị gái của bạn làm nghề gì? What does your sister do?
  • Mary kiếm sống bằng nghề dạy tiếng Anh. Mary teaches English for a living.
  • Catherine đang học nghề đầu bếp ở nước ngoài. Catherine is doing an apprenticeship abroad as a cook.
  • Bạn làm nghề gì? What do you do?
  • Tom có một người con trai làm nghề nha sĩ. Tom has a son who is a dentist.
  • Tom có một người con trai làm nghề nha sỹ. Tom has a son who is a dentist.
  • Ở Nhật Bản tiền công thường tuơng xứng với thâm niên trong nghề. In Japan wages are usually in proportion to seniority.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, nghề could be written as 艾, 芸, 藝. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 藝 (“trade, skill, profession”, SV: nghệ).

Frequently asked questions

What does nghề mean in English?

nghề (noun) means "profession; occupation".

How do you pronounce nghề?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋe˨˩]; Saigon [ŋej˨˩]. Tones: nghề — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.