| blackboard | 黑板 | h t ban |
| chalk | 粉筆 | fn bt Lit. powder pen |
| class | 班 | ban (group of people) |
| course | 堂 | ton |
| desk | 抬 書檯 |
toi |
| homework | 功課 | gUng fo |
| principal | 校長 | hau dzœng |
| report card | 成績表 | sIng dzIk biu Lit. achievement chart |
| term | 學期 | hok kei |
| student | 學生 | hok san |
| teacher | 老師 | lou si |
| graduate | 畢業 | bt yip |
| study | 讀 | dUk |
| 溫 | wn (sü) (revise lessons) |
| school | 學校 | hok hau |
| kindergarten | 幼稚園 | yu dzi yün |
| primary school | 小學 | siu hok (ages 6 to 12) Lit. small learn |
| secondary school | 中學 | dzUng hok (ages 12 to 19) Lit. middle learn |
| university | 大學 | dai hok Lit. big learn |
| degree | 學位 | hok wi |
| diploma | 文憑 | mn pn |
| certificate | 證書 | dzIng sü |
| high school diploma | 中學文憑 | |
| Bachelor's Degree (BA) | 學士 | hok si |
| Master's Degree (MA) | 碩士 | sek si |
| Doctorate (PhD) | 博士 | bok si |
See also Languages.
| subject | 科 | fo |
| algebra | 代數科 | doi sou (hok) Lit. substitute math |
| anthropology | 人類學 | yn löü hok Lit. mankind study |
| biology | 生物學 | sn mt hok Lit. living things study |
| calculus | 微積分學 | mei dzIk fn |
| chemistry | fa hok Lit. transformation study |
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| commerce | sœng fo |
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| computer science | din lou |
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| economics | gIng dzi |
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| engineering | gUng tsIng |
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| geography | dei lei (hok) Lit. land study |
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| geology | dei dzt hok |
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| history | lIk si |
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| linguistics | yü yin hok Lit. language study |
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| math | sou hok |
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| med student | yi fo sn |
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| music | 音樂 | ym ok |
| physics | mt lei (hok) |
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| religious studies | dzUng gau |
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| science | fo hok Lit. subject study |
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| sociology | se wui hok |
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| statistics | tUng gai (hok) Lit. overall calulation |
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| urban planning | sIng si kwi wat |
For any science ending in 學 hok, you can form the name of the corresponding scientist by adding 家 ga.
| lingustics | yü yin hok |
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| linguist | yü yin hok ga |
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