{"id":7743,"date":"2018-11-15T02:55:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T02:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.govietnam.tours\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:21:05","slug":"vietnamese-difficult-language-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.govietnam.tours\/vietnamese-difficult-language-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Vietnamese a Difficult Language to Learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vietnamese alphabet, as literally known as “national language script”, is the modern writing system for the Vietnamese language. We must admit that pronouncing Vietnamese can be hard and arduous since it has six tones and numbers of strange vowel sounds that don\u2019t exist in English. However, trust me, this language is much easier to learn than you may think. Here are some reasons that will completely change your thought. If you are about to go for a Vietnam local tour package<\/a>, it is cool to say some simple Vietnamese sentences by yourself, right?<\/p>\n

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The Similarity between Vietnamese & English<\/span><\/h2>\n

Despite some minor differences, these two languages still have something in common. Below is a table of both consonants and vowels, which shows the Vietnamese alphabet, and some examples of how those letters sound if you put them in a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Vietnamese Alphabet<\/strong><\/td>\nEnglish Sound<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Pronunciation Example<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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a<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0251\u02d0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘a’ as in\u00a0far<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘a’ as in\u00a0bat<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00e2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u025c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘i’ as in\u00a0bird<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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b<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0253<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘b’ as in\u00a0boy<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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c<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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k<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘c’ as in\u00a0cop<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ch<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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t\u222b, c<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ch’ as in\u00a0match<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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z, j<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘z’ as in\u00a0zigzag<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘y’ as in\u00a0yard<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u0111<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0257<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘d’ as in\u00a0do<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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e<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘e’ as in\u00a0get<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00ea<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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e<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘a’ as in\u00a0mate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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g<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0263<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘g’ as in\u00a0gab<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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gh<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0263<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘g’ as in\u00a0gab<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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gi<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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z, j<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘z’ as in\u00a0zigzag<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘y’ as in\u00a0yard<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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h<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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h<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘h’ as in\u00a0horse<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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i<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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i<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘i’ as in\u00a0evening<\/strong> (north) or in\u00a0in<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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k<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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k<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘c’ as in\u00a0cop<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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kh<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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kh, x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ch’ as in the German\u00a0Bach<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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l<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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l<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘l’ as in\u00a0live<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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m<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘m’ as in\u00a0mango<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘n’ as in\u00a0nine<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ng<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u014a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ng’ as in\u00a0thing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ngh<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u014a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ng’ as in\u00a0thing<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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nh<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0272, nj<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ny’ as in\u00a0canyon<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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o<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0254<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘o’ as in\u00a0ought<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u00f4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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o<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘o’ as in\u00a0note<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u01a1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u025c:<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘u’ as in\u00a0urban<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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p<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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p<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘p’ as in\u00a0pink<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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ph<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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f<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘f’ as in\u00a0fix<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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qu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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kw<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘qu’ as in\u00a0queue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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r<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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z, \u0279<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘z’ as in\u00a0zoo<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘r’ as in\u00a0rabbit<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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s<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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s, \u222b<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘s’ as in\u00a0sick<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘s’ as in\u00a0chef<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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t<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘t’ as in\u00a0toe<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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th<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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th<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘th’ as in\u00a0think<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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tr<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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t\u222b, \u0288\u027d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘ch’ as in\u00a0watch<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘tr’ as in\u00a0truck<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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u<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u028a<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘oo’ as in\u00a0boost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\u01b0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u0268<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘oo’ as in\u00a0boost<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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v<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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v, j<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘v’ as in\u00a0vain<\/strong>\u00a0(north), ‘y’ as in\u00a0yes<\/strong>\u00a0(south)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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x<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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s<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘s’ as in\u00a0sand<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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y<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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i<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

‘i’ as in\u00a0ink<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Do you believe that Vietnamese tenses are so easy that foreigners can learn in two minutes? Just take a look at this tip: Easy Vietnamese Tenses<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0111\u00e3<\/em><\/strong> = in the past<\/p>\n

m\u1edbi<\/em><\/strong> = in the past, more recent than \u201c\u0111\u00e3\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0111ang<\/em><\/strong> = right now, at this very moment<\/p>\n

s\u1eafp<\/em><\/strong> = soon, in the near future<\/p>\n

s\u1ebd<\/em><\/strong> = in the future<\/p>\n

(There are some others, but these 5 can support you in almost all situations.)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take the basic verb \u201c\u0111i b\u1ed9\u201d (to walk by foot) for example, and stick one of these 5 typical words in front of it:<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111i<\/em><\/strong> b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I walk to school.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I walked to school.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i m\u1edbi<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I just walked to school, I recently walked to school.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i \u0111ang<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I am walking to school (right now)<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i s\u1eafp<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I am going to walk to school, I am about to walk to school.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i s\u1ebd<\/em><\/strong> \u0111i b\u1ed9 t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng = I will walk to school.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4ng ty t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c tour du l\u1ecbch tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc = School tour company<\/a><\/p>\n

Well done! You are now able to express yourself in Vietnamese! It is fairly simple, right?<\/p>\n

Many Vietnam school tours<\/a> offer learning language and culture experiences.<\/p>\n

The Differences between Vietnamese & English<\/span><\/h2>\n

Say No to Plural Form of Vietnamese Nouns<\/span><\/h3>\n

One fish and two fish, a shelf but some shelves, one bacterium, and numbers of bacteria. It is exactly a horrible nightmare for those who study irregular forms of English plural nouns. In contrast, luckily, foreigners can get rid of this unwanted problem since Vietnamese has no plurals. In other words, the singular and plural forms of nouns are the same! If you want to express the meaning more specifically and clearly, you just need to add quantifiers like \u201cone\u201d or \u201csome\u201d in front of the word. For example, \u201cm\u1ed9t gi\u00e1 s\u00e1ch\u201d (a shelf) v\u00e0 \u201cm\u1ed9t v\u00e0i gi\u00e1\u201d s\u00e1ch (some shelves).<\/p>\n

\"Vietnamese<\/a><\/p>\n

The Vietnamese Language Has No Genders<\/span><\/h3>\n

It can be seen that Vietnamese has no grammatical gender. If you have ever learned French or German (except for English), you can sigh with relief because gender, often irregular and illogical, is truly a challenge for learners. Now you can forget about the concept of \u201cmasculine\u201d or \u201cfeminine\u201d words, which make your Vietnamese learning journey much easier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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