học kì

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

học kỳ

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 學期, composed of 學 (“study”) and 期 (“period”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ki˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ kɪj˨˩]

Noun edit

học kì

(education) a term (part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year)
Synonym: kì

học kì một/hai ― the first/second semester

Usage notes edit

Vietnamese primary and secondary schools only enforce semesters, so English semester is an appropriate translation. For higher or non-Vietnamese schools, English trimester could be used.