How to pronounce Vietnamese
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The most difficult part of learning Vietnamese is definitely the proper pronunciation. This differs greatly to many Western languages and makes it very hard for most people to get the right tone. If you pronounce a word in the wrong way, it might have a totally different meaning.
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The Vietnamese language has six different tones:
Tone | Vietnamese | Accent mark | Example |
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level | ngang (không dấu) | none | ma (ghost) |
sharp rising | dấu sắc | ́ | má (mother) |
hanging | dấu huyền | ̀ | mà (where/which) |
falling rising, asking | dấu hỏi | ̉ | mả (grave) |
high rising, tumbling | dấu ngã | ̃ | mã (horse) |
heavy | dấu nặng | ̣ | mạ (rice seeding) |
In the table below you can find all the vowel combinations.
Vowel combination | Phonetic sound |
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ai | [aːj] |
ay | [aj] |
ây | [əj] |
ao | [aːw] |
au | [aw] |
âu | [əw] |
eo | [ɛw] |
êu | [ew] |
ia | [iə̯] |
iê | [iə̯] |
iêu | [iə̯w] |
iu | [iw] |
oa | [wɑ] |
oai | [wɑi] |
oă | [wa] |
oe | [wɛ] |
oi | [ɔj] |
ôi | [oj] |
ơi | [əːj] |
ua | [uə̯] |
ưa | [ɨə̯] |
uô | [uə̯] |
ươ | [ɨə̯] |
ươu | [ɨə̯w] |
ui | [uj] |
uôi | [uə̯j] |
uâ | [wə] |
uê | [we] |
uơ | [wɤ] |
uy | [wi] |
uyê | [wiə] |
ưi | [ɨj] |
ươi | [ɯəi] |
ưu | [ɨw] |
In this table we present to you all the consonant combinations.
Consonant combination | Phonetic sound | Examples and how it sounds like |
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ch | [c] | cho as in chip |
gi | [z] | giá as in zoo |
gh | [g] | ghen as in goal |
kh | [x] | khói as in loch |
ng | [ŋ] | ngồi as in sing |
ngh | [ŋ] | nghe as in wing |
nh | [ɲ] | nhanh as in canyon |
ph | [f] | phở as in fine |
qu | [kw] | quen as in queen |
th | [th] | thích as is top |
tr | [ʈʂ] | trơn as in church |
The right intonation of the words is essential to understanding and communicating in Vietnamese. Studying all the basics of pronunciations will help you get around and the locals will understand you better.
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