18 Words to Make You Fall in Love with the Vietnamese Language
Learning Vietnamese is not a speedy process, due to the complexity of its six tones and twelve vowels. But it can be as beautiful as it is challenging. Here are 18 words to persuade you how beautiful, charming, diverse and funny the language can be.
ƠI
Pronounce it like this: Oi
YÊU
Pronounce it like this: Eew
NHỚ
Pronounce it like this: Nho
LỆ
Pronounce it like this: Like “les” in French, with a silent ‘s’
QUÁ
Pronounce it like this: Q-woaa
NHÉ
Pronounce it like this: Nh-eee
ĐI
Pronounce it like this: D (like the letter)
THƯƠNG
Pronounce it like this: Thuong
CHẾT LIỀN
Pronounce it like this: Ch-et lii-en
CƠM MUỐI
Pronounce it like this: Com mu-oi
TRẺ TRÂU
Pronounce it like this: Tr-e tr-ow
ẦU Ơ
Pronounce it like this: Ow er
BÓ TAY
Pronounce it like this: Bo tay
DẠ
Pronounce it like this: Zaaa
THƯƠNG
Pronounce it like this: Th-uong
ẤY
Pronounce it like this: Eiii
DUYÊN
Pronounce it like this: Z-uen
BUÔNG
Pronounce it like this: Buong
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