tin học
noun
Hanoi [tin˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [tin˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
tin học means computer science; informatics.
Meanings of tin học in English
Noun
- computer science; informatics
- secondary education rudimentary high school training for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and computer science (which roughly covers numeral systems, algorithms and coding) ≈ tin
- training for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office at a private class, which grants certificates upon finishing
- học tin họcto study informatics / to learn Windows and Office
- tin học bằng A"MS Office Level A", a certificate for elementary Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- tin học bằng B"MS Office Level B", a certificate for advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel or elementary Access
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tin học could be written as 信學. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
A Vietnamese coinage, from tin (“news; information”) + -học (“-ics; -logy; -graphy”), hypothetically equivalent to a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 信學 (SV: tín học).
Frequently asked questions
What does tin học mean in English?
tin học (noun) means "computer science; informatics".
How do you pronounce tin học?
IPA: Hanoi [tin˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: tin — level tone (ngang), học — heavy tone (nặng).