Vietnamese/Vowels
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Vowels | Phoneme | English equivalent sounds |
a | /aː/ | fat |
ă | /a/ | cut |
â | /ə/ | person |
e | /ɛ/ | pet |
ê | /e/ | may |
i or y | /i/ | bee |
o | /ɔ/ | saw |
ô | /o/ | spoke |
ơ | /ə:/ | hurt |
u | /u/ | boo |
ư | /ɨ/ | good |
Detailed example
- a like 'a' in "father": ba, cha
- ă like 'a' in "father", except said very quickly: chăn
- â like 'u' in "hut", except shorter: sân, chân
- e like 'eah' in "yeah": che, me
- ê like the Canadian English "eh": cà phê, cá chê
- i like 'ee' in "see" or "deed": pin, xin
- o like "awwwww...", but not quite as long: lý do, quả nho
- ô like the first component of the diphthong 'ow' in "low": á-lô, cái ô
- ơ like â, except longer: bơ, bài thơ
- u like 'oo' in "hoop": Na Uy, Mùa Thu
- ư like 'oo' in "book", with a hint of the 'i' in "lick": lá thư, giống như