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50 essential Vietnamese words for school

50 Vietnamese words worth knowing, picked from the topics School and learning, Science and technology, Arts and creation and translated into English.

School and learning 17 words

VietnameseEnglish
điểmgrade
tiết họclessonTeaching session
sáchbook
trường trung học phổ thônghigh school
thước kẻruler
kì thực tậpwork placement
trường họcschool
bài thi viếtwritten test
học sinhpupil
học bổngscholarship
bàn họcdesk
phòng họcclassroomClassroom at school
bài tập về nhàhomework
sự nỗ lựceffort
kì thiexam
sách giáo khoatextbook
môn tự chọnoptional subject

Science and technology 17 words

VietnameseEnglish
chất khígas
âm thanhsound
mặt trăngmoon
axitacid
lựcforce
khối lượngmass
kim loạimetal
trọng lượngweight
tiaray
tổngsum
phép tínhcalculation
loàispecies
phép đomeasurement
mô hìnhmodel
sốnumber
bằng chứngproof
mặt trờisun

Arts and creation 16 words

VietnameseEnglish
nghệ thuậtart
tác phẩm giảforgery
nốt nhạcnote
tư thếpose
vai diễnrole
câu thơline of verse
albumalbum
sáng tạoto create
múadance
thang âmmusical scale
bảo tàngmuseum
operaopera
vở kịchplay
tiểu thuyếtnovel
lời kểnarrative
sân khấustage

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