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Vowels in Vietnamese phrasebook
Vowels in Vietnamese phrasebook
a
like 'a' in "laugh": ba (means "father").
ă
like 'a' in "father", except said very quickly: chăn (means "blanket").
â
like 'u' in "hut", except shorter: sân (means "yard" in front of back of a house).
e
like 'eah' in "yeah": tre (means "bamboo").
ê
like the Canadian English "eh": cà phê (means "coffee").
i
like 'ee' in "see" or "deed": thi (means "test/exam").
o
like 'o' in "dog": lý do (means "reason").
ô
like the first component of the diphthong 'ow' in "low" or 'o' in "go": á-lô ("Hello" on the phone).
ơ
like â, except longer, or 'u' in "mud": bơ (means "avocado" or "butter").
u
like 'oo' in "hoop": Na Uy (means "Norway").
ư
like 'oo' in "book", with a hint of the 'i' in "lick", or like saying "you" without moving your lips, keeping your mouth wide open: thư (means "mail" or "letter").
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