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
