tin học

Vietnamese

Etymology

A Vietnamese coinage, from tin (“news; information”) +‎ -học (“-ics; -logy; -graphy”), hypothetically equivalent to a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 信學 (SV: tín học).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tin˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

tin học • (信學)

1. computer science; informatics
2. (secondary education) rudimentary high school training for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and computer science (which roughly covers numeral systems, algorithms and coding)

   Synonym: tin

3. training for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office at a private class, which grants certificates upon finishing

   học tin học ― to study informatics / to learn Windows and Office

   tin học bằng A

   "MS Office Level A", a certificate for elementary Windows, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

   tin học bằng B

   "MS Office Level B", a certificate for advanced Word, PowerPoint and Excel or elementary Access

   tin học bằng C

   "MS Office Level C", a certificate for advanced Excel, Access and Publisher