Vietnamese Alphabet and Pronunciation

Vocabulary flashcards covering the letters and pronunciation guide of the Vietnamese alphabet from the lecture notes.

Phong ba bão táp không bằng ngữ pháp Việt Nam

A Vietnamese proverb translating to: 'The storms and tempests are nothing compared to Vietnamese grammar.'

Vietnamese Alphabet

An extended version of the Latin script containing 29 letters (12 vowels and 17 consonants).

Vietnamese Vowels

The 12 vowel letters in the Vietnamese alphabet: a, ă, â, e, ê, i, o, ô, ơ, u, ư, y.

Vietnamese Consonants

The 17 consonant letters in the Vietnamese alphabet: b, c, d, đ, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x.

Letter A

Pronounced /aː/, similar to 'a' in father.

Letter Ă

Pronounced /ʌ/, similar to 'u' in but.

Letter Â

Pronounced /ə/, similar to 'i' in bird.

Letter B

Pronounced /ɓ/, similar to 'b' in begin.

Letter C

Pronounced /k/, similar to 'k' in cat.

Letter D

Pronounced /z/, similar to 'z' in zoo.

Letter Đ

Pronounced /ɗ/, similar to 'd' in done.

Letter E

Pronounced /ɛ/, similar to 'e' in met.

Letter Ê

Pronounced /e/, similar to 'e' in may (but without the 'y' sound).

Letter G

Pronounced /ɣ/, similar to 'g' in gone.

Letter H

Pronounced /h/, similar to 'h' in hat.

Letter I

Pronounced /i/, similar to 'ee' in meet.

Letter K

Pronounced /k/, similar to 'k' in key.

Letter L

Pronounced /l/, similar to 'l' in love.

Letter M

Pronounced /m/, similar to 'm' in man.

Letter N

Pronounced /n/, similar to 'n' in net.

Letter O

Pronounced /ɔ/, similar to 'o' in hot.

Letter Ô

Pronounced /o/, similar to 'o' in go.

Letter Ơ

Pronounced /ɤ/, similar to 'er' in her.

Letter P

Pronounced /p/ or /bp/, similar to 'p' in pen.

Letter Q

Pronounced /kwˀ/, similar to 'qu' in queen.

Letter R

Pronounced /r/, similar to 'r' in red.

Letter S

Pronounced /ʃ/, similar to 'sh' in sheet.

Letter T

Pronounced /t/, similar to 't' in tea.

Letter U

Pronounced /u/, similar to 'oo' in food.

Letter Ư

Pronounced /ɨ/; no similar sound in English.

Letter V

Pronounced /v/, similar to 'v' in van.

Letter X

Pronounced /s/, similar to 's' in six.

Letter Y

Pronounced /i/, similar to 'ee' in bee.