LEARN VIETNAMESE

August, 08th 2014

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WHAT DOES YOUR NAME MEAN?

VIETNAMESE ALPHABET

VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATION

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

REVIEW

WHAT DOES YOUR NAME MEANS?

My name is HA

I am HEAVY

but ADVENTUROUS

WHAT ABOUT “H-A-J-I-M-E ????

H: Hello A: agree J: Japanese I: I M: miracle E: energy-> Hello, I am Hajime Kimura. I am JapaneseMy energy never looses. That is a miracle, isn’t it? Do you agree.?

VIETNAMESE ALPHABET

A – Á - - Bê/B - Xê/C Ớ ờ ờ

Dê/D - Đê/Đ - E – Ê – Giê/Gờ ờ ờ

Hát/H t – I ng n – Ca – (E) l - (Em) mắ ắ ờ ờ

(En) n - O – Ô – – Pê/Pờ Ơ ờ

Cu/Quy – (E) r - Ét sì/S - Tê/T - Uờ ờ ờ

– Vê/V - Ích xì/x - I dài/ I-c -rétƯ ờ ờ ờ

29 LETTERS IN TOTAL

VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATIONSOUND SYSTEM

VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATION

RELAX AND PRACTICE

PRACTICE 1

Write down each individual sound that you hear:

1. X – I – N CH-A-O XIN CHAO

2. T – ÔI TÔI

3. L - A LA

4. H -A CH - I M - E HA CHI ME

5. T- ÔI TÔI

6. L - A LA

7. NG - IƯƠ NG IƯƠ

8. NH – Â - T NHÂT

9. B – A - N BAN

VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATIONTONES

o Vietnamese is a tonal language with 6 tones. o Without tones, your sentences are hard to be understood

No accent, mid level tone Không d uấ A Ma – ghost

High rising tone D u s cấ ắ ˊ Á Má - mother

Low falling tone D u huy nấ ề ` À Mà – but

Low falling with rising tone D u h iấ ỏ ˀ Ả M - graveả

High creaking with rising tone D u ngãấ ~ Ã Mã – horse

Low falling with heavy tone D u n ngấ ặ . Ạ M - rice seedlingạ

VIETNAMESE PRONUNCIATIONTONES

o The relationship among 6 tones is described as below

PRACTICE 2Speak out loud the following phrases

PRACTICE 2Speak out loud the following phrases

USEFUL EXPRESSIONSEnglish Vietnamese Phrases

Hi/Hello Xin chào

I am Hajime/My name is Hajime Tôi là Hajime/ Tên tôi là Hajime

Thank you Cám nơ

Good bye T m bi tạ ệ

How much is it? Cái này giá bao nhiêu?

What time is it M y gi r i?ấ ờ ồ

Where is the hospital? B nh vi n đâu?ệ ệ ở

Help! C u tôi v iứ ớ

REVIEW

o Recall what you have learnt since the beginning

o Write a short introduction about yourself in

Vietnamese

o Learn what H-A-J-I-M-E stands for in Vietnamese?

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