Vietnamese Dipthongs

Question 1

ai

Answer 1

‘ai’ as in Thai

More clear ai sound, then ay, mouth a little more open

Question 2

ao

Answer 2

‘ao’ as in Mao (A is stronger - AU U is stronger)

Question 3

au

Answer 3

‘a-oo’ like owl (U is stronger - AO A is stronger)

Question 4

âu

Answer 4

‘oh’

Question 5

ay

Answer 5

long ‘aye’ like a pirate “Aye! Matie!”
or I-ce cream

Mouth a little more closed that ai, has a slight “uh” sound at the beginning. Mouth a little more closed

Question 6

ây

Answer 6

like ‘aye’ above but with a slight ‘uh’ at beginning

Question 7

eo

Answer 7

‘eh-ao’ as in meow (think be-ow -fat)

Question 8

êu

Answer 8

‘ay-oo’

Question 9

iu

Answer 9

long ‘ew’ as in few
ee-ew

Question 10

iêu

Answer 10

‘ee-yoh’ and/or ‘i-yoh’ “eeee Yo!”

Question 11

oa

Answer 11

‘wa’ as in wacky (but more nasal)
like a baby wa! wa!

Question 12

oe

Answer 12

‘weh’ like weigh
(quite nasal)

Question 13

ôi

Answer 13

‘oy’ like toy

Question 14

ơi

Answer 14

like ôi but with a slight ‘uh’ at beginning

Question 15

ua

Answer 15

‘oo-waw’

Question 16

uê

Answer 16

uh-way
(like way but with a slight ‘u’ at beginning)

Question 17

uô

Answer 17

‘oo-uh’

Question 18

uy

Answer 18

‘u-weeh’ (focus more on the y than in ui)

Question 19

ưa

Answer 19

‘ew-a’ like a French person saying “ew-a”

Question 20

ưu

Answer 20

‘er-oo’
moving from the long mouth to the rounded, basically

ewoo/uwoo

Question 21

ươi

Answer 21

like “ew-oi” similar to “Eew boy!” if you dropped the b

Question 22

ia

Answer 22

ee - ah

Question 23

iê

Answer 23

ee-aye

Question 24

oi

Answer 24

oh aye (very nasal)

Question 25

oai

Answer 25

w ah ee (nasal)

Question 26

ươ

Answer 26

ew-oh

Question 27

ui

Answer 27

ew ee (focus more on the u than in ui)

Question 28

uôi

Answer 28

ew-o-iee