# nghỉ học meaning in Vietnamese: to miss class (A1)

> nghỉ học means “to miss class, to be off school” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nghi-hoc/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**nghỉ học**: miss class

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nghi hoc

## 1. miss class (verb)

to miss class, to be off school, to skip school

- Saigon: Hôm nay em bị bệnh nên nghỉ học. | Hà Nội: Hôm nay em bị ốm nên nghỉ học. — I'm sick today, so I'm staying home from school.
- Mai được nghỉ học rồi! — No school tomorrow!

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