Sounds of the Vietnamese Language (A)

Jaime Alfredo Cabrera, Eastern International University, Vietnam, November 2014

The 150 Phonemes of the Vietnamese Phonetic Alphabet

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The Vietnamese Phonetic Alphabet

1. 21 Initial Consonant Sounds

2. 20 Final Consonant Sounds

3. 85 Single-Vowel Sounds

4. 24 Double-Vowel Sounds

Source: Kirby, J. Illustration of the IPA (Hanoi Vietnamese), Journal of the International Phonetic Association (2011) 41/3. DOI: 10.1017/S0025100311000181. Online at http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~jkirby/docs/kirby2011vietnamese.pdf.

21 INITIAL CONSONANT SOUNDS

THE VIETNAMESE PHONETIC ALPHABET

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Initial Consonants (1-7)

Initial Consonants (8-14)

Initial Consonants (15-21)

20 FINAL CONSONANT SOUNDSTHE VIETNAMESE PHONETIC ALPHABET

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Final Consonant Sounds (1-6)Velar Fronting

Final Consonant Sounds (7-12)Labial-Velar Finals

Final Consonant Sounds (13-20)Labial-Velar Finals

85 SINGLE-VOWEL SOUNDSTHE VIETNAMESE PHONETIC ALPHABET

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Single-Vowel Sounds (1-8)Monopthongs 1

Single-Vowel Sounds (9-14)Monopthongs 2

Single-Vowel Sounds (15-22)Monopthongs 3

Single-Vowel Sounds (23-30)Monopthongs 4

Single-Vowel Sounds (31-36)Monopthongs 5

Single-Vowel Sounds (37-44)Monopthongs 6

Single-Vowel Sounds (45-52)Monopthongs 7

Single-Vowel Sounds (53-60)Monopthongs 8

Single-Vowel Sounds (61-68)Monopthongs 9

Single-Vowel Sounds (69-77)Monopthongs 10

Single-Vowel Sounds (78-85)Monopthongs 11

24 DOUBLE-VOWEL SOUNDS (DIPTHONGS)

THE VIETNAMESE PHONETIC ALPHABET

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Double-Vowel Sounds (1-8)Dipthongs 1

Double-Vowel Sounds (9-15)Dipthongs 2

Double-Vowel Sounds (16-24)Dipthongs 3

End of the Presentation

Jaime Alfredo Cabrera, Eastern International University, Vietnam, November 2014

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