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Vietnamese Vowels
The English equivalent of Vietnamese Vowel Sounds
Vowel | English equivalent sounds |
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a /aː/ | The "a" in cat |
ă /a/ | like 'a' in "father", except said very quickly: chăn (ah) |
â /ə/ | like 'u' in "hut", except shorter: sân |
e /ɛ/ | like 'eah' in "yeah": che |
ê /e/ | like the Canadian English "eh": cà phê |
i or y /i/ | The "e's" in bee (the letter E sound) |
o /ɔ/ | The "aw" in saw (ah, not hard A) |
ô /o/ | The "o" in spoke |
ơ /ə:/ | like â, except longer: bơ |
u /u/ | The "oo" in boo |
ư /ɨ/ | like 'oo' in "book", with a hint of the 'i' in "lick": thư |