Section 1: Vietnamese Alphabet

The Vietnamese Alphabet consists of 29 letters, using the modern Latin writing system.

The writing of the letters is also called ‘Chữ Quốc ngữ’, which means National Writing Script.

 

The Alphabet:

The Vietnamese Alphabet
A – a Ă – ă Â – â B – b C – c
D – d Đ – đ E – e Ê – ê G – g
H – h I – i K – k L – l M – m
N – n O – o Ô – ô Ơ – ơ P – p
Q – q R – r S – s T – t
U – u Ư – u V – v X – x Y – y

 

How to pronounce these letters?

There are two ways to pronounce letters in the Vietnamese alphabet. One way focuses on the NAME of the letter, while the other deals with the SOUND the letter makes.

 

Listen to the following audio files that pronounce the Vietnamese alphabet in two ways:

1. Name of the letters


2. Sound of the letters

 

Examples of words (In Northern Accent)

Pronunciation of Vietnamese Alphabet
Chữ (Letter) Ví dụ 1 (Example 1) Ví dụ 2 (Example 2)
A – a Cha Số ba
Ă – ă Ăn Con rn
 – â Mn Gu bông
B – b Bà Tờ báo
C – c Cam Con cáo
D – d Dê Thả diều
Đ – đ Điểm Bóng đèn
E – e M Em bé
Ê – ê ch Cà phê
G – g Gà gái
H – h Hai Bông hoa
I – i Tim Con kh
K – k Kem Kính mắt
L – l Lợn Lọ hoa
M – m Mây Con mèo
N – n Nồi Chai nước
O – o C Mật ong
Ô – ô S Ô tô
Ơ – ơ Bơ Lá c
P – p Pin Pi-a-nô
Q – q Quả Quyển sách
R – r Rùa Rau củ
S – s Sao sấu
T – t Tím Tôm hùm
U – u Mũ Đu đ
Ư – ư Thư Sư t
V – v Váy Con voi
X – x Xay Xe đạp
Y – y Yếm Y

 

Let’s have some practice:

LUYỆN TẬP 1:

 

LUYỆN TẬP 2:

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