Vietnamese Alphabet

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e letters in the National language are traditionally pronounced as a, be, xe,…. but nowadays we also can pronounce as: a, bo, co,…
The vowel system in the Vietnamese language
There are 10 main vowels (included y):

The vowels (base on each column) have the similar (position of the tongue) and the different thing (the shape of your mouth)
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The first column: the position of tongue is close to lips and opening up from i to e

I/y  :

I and Y sounds similar – “ee” in English.
Example (in Vietnamese word): ly– glass

Ê:

Ê sounds like “eh” in English
Example (in Vietnamese) : lê – pear
E:

E sounds similar with “air” but soften “r”
Example: mẹ – mother
The second column: the position of tongue is in between and opening up from ư to a

Ư

Ư sounds similar with “er” but shorten sound
Example: từ từ – slow down
Ơ

Ơ sounds similar with “er” but soften “r”
Example: chợ – market

A

A sounds like “ah” in English
Example (in Vietnamese): Ba – three/ father (in Souther Vietnamese)

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• The third column: is the only rounded one, the position of tongue is back of throat and opening up from u to o
U

U sounds like “oo” in English
Example (in Vietnamese): chú – uncle

Ô

Ô sounds like “oh” in English
Example (in Vietnamese): Cô – Aunt/Miss (Formal pronoun)

O

O sounds like “aw” in English
Example (in Vietnamese): có –  (to) have
The system of consonants:
*Please note that, we read alternately from first column to the fifth one (left to right) , every letter twice.
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Please note that the final consonants c, ch, m, n, ng, nh, p, t
( in Vietnamese only have half sound)
Example:  Tám – Eight

*Please note that , in this audio we teach you how to speak a Vietnamese word properly  (Sắc = up tone)

Hence, we will close mouth when we pronounce “Tám”