Let’s talk about people, jobs and professions. These words and phrases will help you when talking about yourself and others, or when you’re planning to apply for a new job abroad.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Vietnamese“.

People & Professions in Vietnamese

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People

EnglishVietnamesePronunciation
(Audio)
human (being) / personloài người
một người
vi-sing_human-beingperson
people / humansnhiều người
loài người
vi-sing_peoplehumans
womanđàn bàvi-sing_woman
manđàn ôngvi-sing_man
childtrẻ emvi-sing_child
girlcon gáivi-sing_girl
boycon traivi-sing_boy

Professions

EnglishVietnamesePronunciation
(Audio)
professionnghềvi-sing_profession
employee / workernhân viênvi-sing_employeeworker
clerk / officialthư ký
nhân viên văn phòng
vi-sing_clerkofficial
colleaguecộng tác viênvi-sing_colleague
pensioner / retireenhân viên nghỉ hưuvi-sing_pensionerretiree
unemployed person / jobseekerthất nghiệp
người tìm việc
vi-sing_unemployed-personjobseeker
doctorbác sỹ
tiến sỹ
vi-sing_doctor
journalistnhà báovi-sing_journalist
engineerkỹ sưvi-sing_engineer
bosssếpvi-sing_boss
directorgiám đốcvi-sing_director
managerquản lývi-sing_manager
secretarythư kývi-sing_secretary
driverlái xevi-sing_driver
farmernông dânvi-sing_farmer
bakerngười nướng bánhvi-sing_baker
salesman, saleswomannhân viên bán hàng, nhân viên bán hàng nữvi-sing_salesman-saleswoman
nursey távi-sing_nurse
policeman, policewomancảnh sát, cảnh sát nữvi-sing_policeman-policewoman
cook / chefđầu bếp
bếp trưởng
vi-sing_cookchef
teacher, female teachergiáo viên, giáo viên nữvi-sing_teacher-female-teacher
shoemaker [Sg]thợ làm giàyvi-sing_shoemaker
shoemakers [Pl]những thợ làm giàyvi-plur_shoemaker
watchmaker [Sg]thợ làm đồng hồvi-sing_watchmaker
watchmakers [Pl]những thợ làm đồng hồvi-plur_watchmaker

Work & Application

EnglishVietnamesePronunciation
(Audio)
(to) worklàm việcvi-sing_to-work
work / joblàm việc
công việc
vi-sing_workjob
workplacenơi làm việcvi-sing_workplace
employment / occupationviệc làm
nghề nghiệp
vi-sing_employmentoccupation
officevăn phòngvi-sing_office
factorynhà máyvi-sing_factory
construction sitecông trường xây dựngvi-sing_construction-site
salarylươngvi-sing_salary
(to) earnkiếm tiềnvi-sing_to-earn
(to) look for a jobtìm việcvi-sing_to-look-for-a-job
(to) find a jobtìm việcvi-sing_to-find-a-job
job interviewphỏng vấn việc làmvi-sing_job-interview
CVCVvi-sing_cv
educationgiáo dụcvi-sing_education
experiencekinh nghiệmvi-sing_experience

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