A Ă Â Vowels in Vietnamese | Southern Vietnamese Dialects | Learn Southern Vietnamese With SVFF

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Meet Your Instructors

Hello everyone, I'm Tâm, and I am a Vietnamese language teacher at SF Tiếng Việt. Alongside me is Hưng, who also teaches Vietnamese here. We are excited to guide you through this lesson on pronouncing and differentiating three important vowels in Vietnamese.

Understanding Vietnamese Vowels

In Vietnamese, vowels play a crucial role in the meaning of words. Today, we'll focus on:

• "a": A long vowel
• "ă": A short vowel
• "â": Another short vowel

Pronunciation Tips

To grasp the pronunciation:

• "a" is pronounced as a long vowel.
• "ă" and "â" are shorter in duration compared to "a".

For instance:

• Instead of elongating "a" as in "father," you pronounce "ă" and "â" more briefly.

Let's practice:

• "a" - like the "a" in "father"
• "ă" - a shorter "a" sound
• "â" - similar to "uh" in "but"

Repeat after me:

• "a"
• "ă"
• "â"

Great! Now let's use these sounds in words:

• An (eat)
• Ông (grandfather)
• Cam (orange)
• Cầm (hold)
• Bạ (acquaintance)
• Mạ (rice seedling)
• Mẹ (mother)
• Cạp (grab)

Practicing Sentences

Now, let's practice these sounds in sentences:

1. Lan ăn cam. (Lan eats an orange.)
2. Bác Nam bắt cá. (Uncle Nam catches fish.)
3. Tâm mua cặp. (Tâm buys a bag.)

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Advanced Practice: A Paragraph in Vietnamese

Let's dive deeper with a paragraph: "Nhà tôi có ba người. Ba tôi tên là Năm. Ba làm nhân viên văn phòng ở quận 6. Má tôi tên là Mai. Má bán cá ở ngoài chợ. Anh trai tôi tên là Tân. Anh Tân đang học đại học. Anh thích ăn cá má nấu và ăn cam trồng trước nhà. Tôi tên là Lan. Tôi đang học ở trường Chu Văn An."

Key Notes

• The vowel "a" can stand alone with a final consonant, as in "ba" (father) and "cá" (fish).
• The vowels "ă" and "â" must be followed by a final consonant, as in "chả" (pork roll) and "trân" (pearl).

Listening and Writing Practice

Now, let's practice recognizing these sounds. Listen and write down the words you hear:

1. Một (one)
2. Hai (two)
3. Cà (tomato)
4. Lắm (very)
5. Bốn (four)
6. Mát (cool)
7. Năm (five)
8. Cạp (grab)

Conclusion

That's all for today! We hope you enjoyed the lesson. Keep practicing, and you'll master these vowel sounds in no time. See you in the next lesson!

Tạm biệt và hẹn gặp lại! (Goodbye and see you again!)

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