Anh văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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.

See also

• Hoa văn