Anh văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 英文 (“written English”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ van˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔan˧˧ jaŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    Anh văn

    1. (education) English, especially English taught at a private English-language school
      học Anh văn ― to learn/study English

    Usage notes

    For English as a language in itself rather an educational subject, use tiếng Anh, or less frequently, Anh ngữ. tiếng Anh is also used officially in primary/secondary school textbook titles (e.g. Tiếng Anh 7 (“7-grade English”)) and thus as a primary/secondary subject.

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