Letter Names and Pronunciation
| Letter | Name | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| A a | a | /aː˧/ |
| Ă ă | á | /aː˧˥/ |
| Â â | ớ | /əː˧˥/ |
| B b | bê; bờ | /ɓe˧/ |
| C c | xê; cờ | /se˧/ |
| D d | dê; dờ | /ze˧/ |
| Đ đ | đê; đờ | /ɗe˧/ |
| E e | e | /ɛ˧/ |
| Ê ê | ê | /e˧/ |
| G g | giê; gờ; ghê | /ʒe˧/ |
| H h | hắt; hờ | /hat˧˥/ |
| I i | i; i ngắn | /i˧/ |
| K k | ca | /kaː˧/ |
| L l | e-lờ; lờ | /ɛ˧ləː˧˩/ |
| M m | em-mờ;em mờ | /ɛm˧məː˧˩/ |
| N n | en-nờ; en nờ | /ɛn˧nəː˩/ |
| O o | o | /ɔ˧/ |
| Ô ô | ô | /o˧/ |
| Ơ ơ | ơ | /əː˧/ |
| P p | pê; pờ; bê phở (colloq.) | /pe˧/ |
| Q q | cu; quy; quờ | /ku˧/ |
| R r | e-rờ; rờ | /ɛ˧ʐəː˧˩/ |
| S s | ét sờ; xờ mạnh; xờ nặng | /ɛt˧˥/ |
| T t | tê; tờ | /te˧/ |
| U u | u | /u˧/ |
| Ư ư | ư | /ɨ˧/ |
| V v | vê, vờ | /ve˧/ |
| X x | ích xờ; xờ nhẹ | /ik˧˥/ |
| Y y | i dài; i-cờ-rét | /i˧zaːj˧˩/ |
Note: Naming b 'bê bò' and p 'bê phở' is to avoid confusion in some dialects or some contexts, the same for s 'xờ mạnh (nặng)' and x 'xờ nhẹ', i 'i ngắn' and y 'i dài'. Q, q is always followed by u in every word and phrase in Vietnamese, e.g. quang (light), quần (trousers), quyến rũ (to attract), etc.
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