Vietnamese Phonology

Question 1

a

Answer 1

/aː/ far, xa (“far”)

Question 2

ă

Answer 2

/a/ ancora, mắt (“eye”)

Question 3

â

Answer 3

/ə/ o /^/ đất (“earth”)

Question 4

e

Answer 4

/ɛ/ festa, xe (“vehicle”)

Question 5

ê

Answer 5

/e/ pesce, hên (“lucky”)

Question 6

i, y

Answer 6

/i/ imbuto, hình (“image”), yêu (“love”)

Question 6

o

Answer 6

/ɔ/ organo, lo (“worried”)

Question 7

ô

Answer 7

/o/ oltre, cô (“she”)

Question 8

ơ

Answer 8

/ə:/ trơn (“slippy”)

Question 9

u

Answer 9

/u/ uncinetto, bún (“noodle”)

Question 10

ư

Answer 10

/ɨ/ vocale avanzata e mediana tra /u/ ed /i/

Question 11

b/p

Answer 11

/b/ burro, ba (tre)

Question 12

c/k/q

Answer 12

/k/ calma, ca (cantare)

Question 12

ch

Answer 12

/c/ plosiva palatale sorda (via di mezzo tra /ʈʂ/ e t), cho (cantare)

Question 13

d/gi

Answer 13

/z/ dao(“knife”), giá(“price”)

Question 14

đ

Answer 14

/d/ đi(“go”)

Question 15

g, gh

Answer 15

/g/ ghiro, ga (stazione)

Question 16

h

Answer 16

/h/ hat, hên(“lucky”)

Question 17

kh

Answer 17

/x/ juan, khói(“smoke”)

Question 18

l

Answer 18

/l/ lái(“drive”)

Question 19

m

Answer 19

/m/ mẹ(“mum”)

Question 20

n

Answer 20

/n/ nền(“floor”)

Question 21

ng, ngh

Answer 21

/ŋ/ sing, ngồi(“sit”), nghe(“hear”/”listen”)

Question 22

nh

Answer 22

/ɲ/ ragno, nhanh(“fast”)

Question 23

ph

Answer 23

/f/ phở(“pho”)

Question 24

qu

Answer 24

/kw/ queen, quen(“familiar”)

Question 25

r

Answer 25

/r/ ruolo, rau(“vegetable”)

Question 26

s

Answer 26

/s/(Northern), (/∫/(Central, Southern)), sữa (latte)

Question 27

t

Answer 27

/t/ tối(“dark”)

Question 28

th

Answer 28

/tʰ/ thank, thích(“like”)

Question 29

tr

Answer 29

/ʈʂ/ trên (above)

Question 30

v

Answer 30

/v/ voto, vẽ(“draw” disagnare)

Question 31

x

Answer 31

/s/ sandalo, xa (lontano)