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

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...