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Vietnamese Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...
Hello Polyglots 😀
The Vietnamese alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) is the modern Latin writing script for Vietnamese. It uses the Latin script based on Romance languages.
The Vietnamese alphabet contains 29 letters.
In today's lesson, you will learn how to write the different letters of the Vietnamese alphabet, how to pronounce these letters whether it is through the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), or through a video with the pronunciation of the letters by a native speaker.
You will also find at the end of this lesson a virtual keyboard to be able to type each special character of this language.
Vietnamese Alphabet and IPA Pronunciation
| Letter | Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| A a | a | /aː˧/ |
| Ă ă | á | /aː˧˥/ |
| Â â | ớ | /əː˧˥/ |
| B b | bê; bờ | /ɓe˧, ɓəː˧˩/ |
| C c | xê; cờ | /se˧, kəː˧˩/ |
| D d | dê; dờ | /ze˧, zəː˧˩/ |
| Đ đ | đê; đờ | /ɗe˧, ɗəː˧˩/ |
| E e | e | /ɛ˧/ |
| Ê ê | ê | /e˧/ |
| G g | giê; gờ | /ze˧, ɣəː˧˩/ |
| H h | hát; hờ | /hat˥, həː˧˩/ |
| I i | i; i ngắn | /i˧, i˧ ŋan˧˥/ |
| K k | ca | /kaː˧/ |
| L l | e-lờ; lờ | /(ɛ˧)ləː˧˩/ |
| M m | em-mờ; mờ | /(ɛm˧)məː˧˩/ |
| N n | en-nờ; nờ | /(ɛn˧)nəː˧˩/ |
| O o | o | /ɔ˧/ |
| Ô ô | ô | /o˧/ |
| Ơ ơ | ơ | /əː˧/ |
| P p | pê; pờ; bê phở (colloq.) | /pe˧, pəː˧˩/ |
| Q q | cu; quy; quờ | /ku˧, kwi˧, kwəː˧˩/ |
| R r | e-rờ; rờ | /ɛ˧ɹəː˧˩, ʐəː˧˩/ |
| S s | ét-xì; sờ; sờ sẻ | /ɛt˦˥si˧˩, ʂəː˧˩/ |
| T t | tê; tờ | /te˧, təː˧˩/ |
| U u | u | /u˧/ |
| Ư ư | ư | /ɨ˧/ |
| V v | vê, vờ | /ve˧, vəː˧/ |
| X x | ích xì; xờ; xờ xe | /ik˦˥si˧˩, səː˧˩/ |
| Y y | i dài; i-cờ-rét | /i˧zaːj˧˩, i˧kəː˧ɹɛt˦˥/ |