Vietnamese Lesson 4: Accents and How to Say a Vietnamese Word

10/07/11 • 14 min

Exercise 1 - Write the diacritics you hear: huyền, nặng, sắc, ngã, hỏi, nặng, hỏi, sắc, ngã Exercise 2 - Listen and write down the vowels and their accents: ô, ô, ồ, ổ, ỗ, ố, ộ, ồ ơ, ớ, ở, ợ, ờ, ỡ ề, ê, ể, ế, ễ, ệ , ê Steps to pronounce a Vietnamese word. E.g. CHÀO First pronounce the vowel separately then their combination if any. A-O-AO Second, pronounce the consonant or consonant clusters. CH Third, repeat the vowel or vowel combination then articulate both together. AO-CHAO Fourth, add the accent if any. HUYỀN Last, after you add the accent, you need the say the whole word with the accent. CHÀO.

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