Vietnamese Consonant Pronunciation

Consonant Audio Guide

Difficult Consonant Pairs

D vs Đ

D: /z/ (North) or /j/ (South) - da (skin)

Đ: /ɗ/ (implosive) - đá (stone)

TR vs CH

TR: /ʈ/ - trà (tea)

CH: /c/ - chà (rub)

NG vs NGH

NG: /ŋ/ - nga (fall)

NGH: /ŋ/ - nghĩ (think)

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