A0 · نقطة الصفر فصل 2

The Latin Script with a Twist

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Unlock the unique beauty of the Vietnamese alphabet through its distinctive diacritics and sounds.

  • Identify all modified vowels with hats and hooks.
  • Master the unique consonant sounds and their combinations.
  • Recognize how final consonants change the flow of words.
Unlock the script, master the sound.

ما ستتعلمه

Mastering the Vietnamese alphabet and diacritics. Understanding vowel and consonant combinations.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly write and pronounce words containing diacritics like â, ê, and ô.

نصائح وحيل (4)

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Use a Keyboard App

Download a Vietnamese keyboard app to type hats easily.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hats (â, ê, ô)
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Keyboard Shortcut

Use Telex mode: o+w=ơ, u+w=ư.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hooks (ư, ơ)
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Keyboard Shortcut

Type 'dd' for 'đ' on most Vietnamese keyboards.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The D with a Stroke (đ)
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Listen closely

Listen to native speakers to hear the aspiration in 'th'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Compound Consonants (ch, nh, th)

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

miss/aunt xe vehicle đi to go nhà house nghe to listen nam south/man

Real-World Preview

home

Greeting a neighbor

Review Summary

  • Vowel + circumflex
  • Vowel + hook
  • đ
  • Consonant + h
  • ng/ngh
  • Consonant at end

أخطاء شائعة

In English, 'd' is 'd'. In Vietnamese, 'd' is 'z' and 'đ' is the 'd' you know.

Wrong: d instead of đ
صحيح: đi (to go)

Before 'i', you must add an 'h' to the 'ng' to keep the sound.

Wrong: ngi instead of nghi
صحيح: nghi (to think)

Without the hook, the vowel sounds completely different.

Wrong: Missing the hook
صحيح: ư (not u)

Next Steps

You have done an amazing job mastering the script! Take a break, and get ready for your first real conversations.

Write out the alphabet 3 times

تدريب سريع (10)

Correct the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

My name is An: 'Ten la An'.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Needs hat and tone.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hats (â, ê, ô)

Fill in the missing letter.

___ợi (to wait)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: đ
The word is 'đợi'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The D with a Stroke (đ)

Which is the correct sound for 'th'?

How do you pronounce 'th'?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Aspirated T
Th is an aspirated T.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Compound Consonants (ch, nh, th)

Choose the correct word.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
The word is 'tôi'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hats (â, ê, ô)

Fill in the correct vowel.

T_n bạn là gì?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
The word is 'tên'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hats (â, ê, ô)

Which is a nasal?

Which is a nasal ending?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: m
m is a nasal.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Final Consonants (m, n, p, t, c, ch, ng, nh)

Which is a real word?

Select the real word.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: đường
'đường' means road.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The D with a Stroke (đ)

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Toi cu di.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Cứ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hooks (ư, ơ)

Fill in the correct final consonant.

Cơm (rice) ends in ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: m
Cơm ends in m.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Final Consonants (m, n, p, t, c, ch, ng, nh)

Which is correct?

Which word means letter?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Thư is letter.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Vowels with Hooks (ư, ơ)

Score: /10

أسئلة شائعة (6)

No, they change the vowel sound.
Use a Vietnamese keyboard.
A diacritic mark.
Use 'w' in Telex.
It distinguishes it from the letter 'd'.
Yes, it is a hard 'd'.