Vietnamese/Alphabet

Vietnamese Alphabet

The Vietnamese alphabet consists of 29 letters in the following order:

A

Ă

Â

B

C

D

Đ

E

Ê

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

Ô

Ơ

P

Q

R

S

T

U

Ư

V

X

Y

a

ă

â

b

c

d

đ

e

ê

g

h

i

k

l

m

n

o

ô

ơ

p

q

r

s

t

u

ư

v

x

y

Compared to the English alphabet, Vietnamese does not use F, J, W, or Z, but it does use Ă, Â, Đ, Ê, Ô, Ơ, and Ư. In addition, Vietnamese also has 5 tone marks that are written as markings on the letters but they are not independent letters in their own right.

Vietnamese alphabet and pronunciation

Vietnamese has many dialects; the below chart lists the Northern pronunciations in standard textbooks.