Basic Vowels
a
(a )
, e
(e )
, i
(i )
, o
(o )
, u
(u )
, y
(i (long) )
Modified Vowels
ă
(a (short) )
, â
(uh (closed) )
, ê
(ay )
, ô
(oh )
, ơ
(uh (open) )
, ư
(uu (unrounded) )
The 6 Tone Marks
a
(level · Ngang (flat))
, à
(falling · Huyền (grave))
, á
(rising · Sắc (acute))
, ả
(dipping-rising · Hỏi (hook))
, ã
(broken · Ngã (tilde))
, ạ
(heavy falling · Nặng (dot below))
Consonants: B – L
b
(b )
, c
(k/c )
, d
(z (North) / y (South) )
, đ
(d (hard) )
, g
(g )
, h
(h )
, k
(k )
, l
(l )
Consonants: M – X
m
(m )
, n
(n )
, p
(p (rare) )
, q
(kw )
, r
(r/z )
, s
(s/sh )
, t
(t )
, v
(v )
, x
(s )
Consonant Clusters
ch
(ch )
, gh
(g (before e/i) )
, gi
(z (North) / y (South) )
, kh
(kh (breathy) )
, ng
(ng )
, ngh
(ng (before e/i) )
, nh
(ny )
, ph
(f )
, th
(th (breathy) )
, tr
(ch/tr )