The Letters
A a | Ă ă | Â â | B b | C c | D d | Đ đ |
a | á | ớ | bê / bờ | xê / cờ | dê / dờ | đê / đờ |
E e | Ê ê | G g | H h | I i | K k | L l |
e | ê | giê / gờ | hát / hờ | i | ca / kờ | (e) lờ |
M m | N n | O o | Ô ô | Ơ ơ | P p | Q q |
(e) mờ | (e) nờ | o | ô | ơ | pê / pờ | cu / quờ |
R r | S s | T t | U u | Ư ư | V v | X x |
(e) rờ | ét xì / sờ | tê / tờ | u | ư | vê / vờ | Ích xì / xờ |
Y y | Letter | Disclaimer: The pronunciation on the bottom is only for how the letter itself is said, the letter may sound different within an actual word | ||||
i cờ rét | North (Bắc) / South (Nam) |
Now that we have the alphabet in front of us, we can see that the letters are mostly familiar looking to an English speaker, but slightly wackier. A lot of the letters can be directly tied to their English counterparts, however, there are many pitfalls that you might end up running into if you aren’t careful.