School subjects -学校科目 (xué xiào kē mù)
Mathematics - 数学(shù xué)
Geography - 地理学(dì lǐ xué)
Political Science - 政治学(zhèng zhì xué)
History - 历史(lì shǐ)
Art - 艺术(yì shù)
Science - 科学(kē xué)
Computer Science - 计算机科学(jì suàn jī kē xué)
Biology - 生物学(shēng wù xué)
Chemistry - 化学(huà xué)
Physics - 物理学(wù lǐ xué)
Economics - 经济学(jīng jì xué)
Social Studies - 社会研究(shè huì yán jiū)
Health - 健康(jiàn kāng)
Psychology - 心理学(xīn lǐ xué)
Physical Education - 体育(tǐ yù)
Music - 音乐(yīn yuè)
Languages - 语言(yǔ yán)
Chinese - 汉语(hàn yǔ) English - 英语(yīng yǔ) Spanish - 西班牙语(xī bān yá yǔ) Korean - 朝鲜语(cháo xiǎn yǔ) Japanese - 日语(rì yǔ)
语 refers to the language and 文 is more likely to mean written one.
What you might hear :
What subjects do you like?你喜欢什么学科? (nǐ xǐhuān shénme xuékē?)
What are you studying?你念什么?(nǐ niàn shénme?)
I study ....我学 … 。(wǒ xué…。) I have… class 我有…课。(wǒ yǒu… kè。)
Where do you go to school/college? 你在哪念书?(nǐ zài nǎ niànshū?)
Which school are you in? 你在哪个学校念书?(nǐ zài nǎge xuéxiào niànshū?)
Which grade are you in? 你念几年级?(nǐ niàn jǐ niánjí?)
Good to know :
The word 念 is used for taking courses and formal book learning.
The word 学 means study in the sense of learning or acquiring a skill.
学游泳。(xué yóuyǒng)- learn to swim 学画画。(xué huà huà)- learn to draw 学做饭。(xué zuò fàn)- learn to cook
Both 念 and 学 can be used when referring "to study a main subject at school ","to major in”.
“I'm studying Computer Engineering at University." 我在大学念/学计算机工程。(wǒ zài dàxué niàn/xué jìsuànjī gōngchéng。)
读 also works here.


















