# nghỉ việc meaning in Vietnamese: to quit (a job) (A2)

> nghỉ việc means “to quit (a job), to leave (a job)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/nghi-viec/ · Updated 2026-10-21

**nghỉ việc**: quit a job

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: nghi viec

## 1. quit a job (verb)

to quit (a job), to leave (a job)

Leaving a job for good; a day off is *nghỉ làm*. Speech often says just *nghỉ*: *Chị nghỉ ở công ty đó rồi*, I've left that company.

- Tháng sau anh nghỉ việc ở công ty này. — Next month I'm leaving this company.
- Saigon: Sao chị nghỉ việc vậy? | Hà Nội: Sao chị nghỉ việc thế? — Why did you quit your job?

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