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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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.
What tone does dấu sắc stand for?
hanging
sharp rising
What tone does dấu huyền stand for?
level
hanging
What tone does dấu hỏi stand for?
hanging
falling rising / asking
What tone does dấu ngã stand for?
heavy
high rising / tumbling
What tone does dấu nặng stand for?
heavy
sharp rising
What tone does không dấu stand for?
sharp rising
level
What does ma mean?
horse
ghost
What does má mean?
mother
where
What does mà mean?
ghost
where
mả - how is this accent mark called?
dấu hỏi
dấu huyền
mã - what's the name of this accent mark?
dấu ngã
không dấu
What tone does dấu sắc stand for?
sharp rising
What tone does dấu huyền stand for?
hanging
What tone does dấu hỏi stand for?
falling rising / asking
What tone does dấu ngã stand for?
high rising / tumbling
What tone does dấu nặng stand for?
heavy
What tone does không dấu stand for?
level
What does ma mean?
ghost
What does má mean?
mother
What does mà mean?
where
mả - how is this accent mark called?
dấu hỏi
mã - what's the name of this accent mark?
dấu ngã
What tone does dấu sắc stand for?
sharp rising
hanging
What tone does dấu huyền stand for?
hanging
level
What tone does dấu hỏi stand for?
falling rising / asking
hanging
What tone does dấu ngã stand for?
high rising / tumbling
heavy
What tone does dấu nặng stand for?
heavy
sharp rising
What tone does không dấu stand for?
sharp rising
level
What does ma mean?
horse
ghost
What does má mean?
mother
where
What does mà mean?
where
ghost
mả - how is this accent mark called?
dấu hỏi
dấu huyền
mã - what's the name of this accent mark?
dấu ngã
không dấu
What tone does dấu sắc stand for?
sharp rising
What tone does dấu huyền stand for?
hanging
What tone does dấu hỏi stand for?
falling rising / asking
What tone does dấu ngã stand for?
high rising / tumbling
What tone does dấu nặng stand for?
heavy
What tone does không dấu stand for?
level
What does ma mean?
ghost
What does má mean?
mother
What does mà mean?
where
mả - how is this accent mark called?
dấu hỏi
mã - what's the name of this accent mark?
dấu ngã
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