Vietnamese/Vowels

Vietnamese Vowels



 * 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
 * }
 * o ||/ɔ/ ||saw
 * ô ||/o/ ||spoke
 * ơ ||/ə:/ ||hurt
 * u ||/u/ ||boo
 * ư ||/ɨ/ ||good
 * }
 * u ||/u/ ||boo
 * ư ||/ɨ/ ||good
 * }
 * ư ||/ɨ/ ||good
 * }

examples

 * 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 trê
 * 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