->07/16/15 (Friday) - Pronunciation

Question 1

a

Answer 1

• as in “father”

miền nam - south; longer aaah

Question 2

ă

Answer 2

• as in “hat”

năm - five (short)

Question 3

â

Answer 3

• as in “but”; uuh
  dân - citizen
  (short)

Question 4

e

Answer 4

• (bet) slightly LOWER than in English
  –> ehr like you’re grossed out
  yeaaa
• đẹp - beautiful

Question 5

ê

Answer 5

• “A”; “they”

- đêm - night

Question 6

o

Answer 6

• aww (like in “saw”)

- ngon - tasty

Question 7

ô

Answer 7

• oh (making a sphere in your mouth)

- bốn - four

Question 8

ơ

Answer 8

• oh; uuh

- mơ - dream (moo uhh)

Question 9

u

Answer 9

• chụp - snap (pronounce u like oo)

Question 10

ư

Answer 10

• đứt - break - like when you pronounce the french “e”; euh…

Question 11

y

Answer 11

• Mỹ - America - mee

Question 12

gi?

Answer 12

• z

Question 13

kh?

Answer 13

• hhh like in bach..

- khu - region - huu