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| 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
|
- 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
