việc

Meanings

1. work, task

   noun

   work, job, task, matter

   Có việc means to have something to do: Mai em có việc. I'm busy tomorrow.

   • Hôm nay em có nhiều việc quá.

     I have so much to do today.

   • Anh đang tìm việc.

     I'm looking for a job.

   A1

2. the act of

   particle

   Before a verb, việc turns the action into a noun, like English '-ing': việc học tiếng Việt, learning Vietnamese. It belongs to writing and careful speech; in conversation the verb alone is usual.

   • Việc nấu ăn mỗi ngày tốn nhiều thời gian.

     Cooking every day takes a lot of time.

   • Việc học tiếng Việt không khó như em nghĩ.

     Learning Vietnamese isn't as hard as I thought.

   A2formalto recognizeGrammar: The doing of something: việc + verb