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Vietnamese Pronunciation
Vietnamese is pronounced vee-et-nah-MEES, IPA /viˌɛtnɑˈmis/.
vee-et-nah-MEES
US /viˌɛtnɑˈmis/
Syllables: vee · et · nah · MEES (4 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
adjective and noun: Belonging to Vietnam, or the language spoken there.
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Vietnamese in a Sentence
- The Vietnamese place on the corner does a good pho.
- He speaks Vietnamese at home and English at work.
- Vietnamese coffee is brewed slowly with condensed milk.
Common Mispronunciations of Vietnamese
Not vee-ET-nuh-meez
The ending -ese takes the main beat in nationality words, so the loud part is MEES at the very end.
Not vyet-nuh-MEEZ
The opening vee is its own syllable rather than a glide into the next one. That gives four parts, not three.
Tip: The final sound is a hissed s here, unlike Japanese and Chinese, which buzz. Dictionaries record both for all three.
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