việt ngữ

việt ngữ

Việt ngữ là ngôn ngữ chính thức của Việt Nam.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Vietnamese language: The national and official language of Vietnam, belonging to the Austroasiatic language family. It is the mother tongue of the Vietnamese people (the Kinh) and is characterized by its use of a Latin-based script (Quốc Ngữ) and tonal system.
    • Vietnamese (as a subject of study): Refers to the academic discipline or course focused on the study of the Vietnamese language, including its grammar, literature, and usage.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Cô ấy dạy việt ngữ tại một trường đại học ở nước ngoài. (She teaches Vietnamese at a university abroad.)
    • Tôi đang học việt ngữ để hiểu văn hóa Việt Nam. (I am studying Vietnamese to understand Vietnamese culture.)
    • Khoa việt ngữ của trường có nhiều giáo sư nổi tiếng. (The university's Vietnamese language department has many famous professors.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "việt ngữ" is often used in formal, academic, or official contexts, such as in the names of university departments, research institutes, or formal publications (e.g., - Journal of Vietnamese Language Studies).
  • In everyday conversation, the more common term for the language is simply "tiếng Việt". "Việt ngữ" carries a slightly more formal or scholarly tone.
Variants and Related Words

  • Tiếng Việt (n): Vietnamese language. This is the most common and neutral term used in daily life.

    • Tiếng Việt khó nhưng thú vị. (Vietnamese is difficult but interesting.)

  • Quốc ngữ (n): The modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet.

    • Quốc ngữ được phát triển bởi các giáo sĩ phương Tây. (The national script was developed by Western missionaries.)
Synonyms
  • Vietnamese: The English equivalent for the Vietnamese language.
  • Vietnamese language: The formal English term.
Related Terms

  • Hán Việt (n): Sino-Vietnamese; vocabulary of Chinese origin used in the Vietnamese language.

    • Nhiều từ việt ngữ có nguồn gốc Hán Việt. (Many Vietnamese words have Sino-Vietnamese origins.)

  • Việt Nam học (n): Vietnamese studies; an academic field encompassing the study of Vietnamese language, history, and culture.

    • Anh ấy theo đuổi ngành Việt Nam học. (He is pursuing Vietnamese studies.)