Difficulty with vowels
I am still having trouble hearing the differences of some of the Vietnamese vowels. I have attempted to write the phonetic transcription for each vowel, though some of them sound the same which is where the trouble lies.
A /a/ as in cot
 /ə/ as in asleep
Ă /ae/ as in back
O /Ɔ/ as in thaw
Ô /o/ as in snow
Ơ /-not exactly sure on this one.
E /ɛ/ as in bed
Ê /e/ as in paid
U /u/ as in shoe
Ư /u/ same but without rounding lips.
I /i/ as in bead
I have a lot ò trouble with Ơ and Â. If someone could look over what I have and maybe make corrections or if you have tips to better hear the differences. Thanks!
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Corrections · 6
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Hi Kelli, I'm Thao. I'm a native Vietnamese speaker. I live in Hanoi, Vietnam. I am interested in learning English and I can also help you learn Vietnamese. I think "ơ" sound is pronounced like /ə/ sound in English. And "â" is pronounced with a higher tone than "ơ". You can follow this to improve your pronunciation and learn more https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKqkQmZ7GtOtBqfX3ecv-JQ
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"Ơ" i think it's pronun quite the same as your /ə/
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https://www.youtube.com/user/AnnieVietnamese I think she is good tutor.
I am willing to correct you this, dont hesitate to ask!
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Is there an "Answers" page for the Vietnamese language? There may be better resources there than this English Notebook page.
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I think Ơ and  are differrent . but i don't know how to show you .
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