Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Vietnamese language resources - IPA


Just the tricky consonants from Wikipedia:IPA for Vietnamese.

Implosive

ɓ Voiced bilabial implosive bạn you

ɗ Voiced alveolar implosive đuôi tail

Nasal

ɲ Palatal nasal nhà house

ŋ Velar nasal ngà ivory "... the sound of ng in English sing."

Retroflex

ʂ Voiceless retroflex sibilant (southern dialects) sữa milk

ʈ͡ʂ Voiceless retroflex affricate

Fricative

ɣ Voiced velar fricative ghế chair

x Voiceless velar fricative không not 

Sibilant

ʐ Voiced retroflex sibilant rô diamond

ʒ Voiced palato-alveolar sibilant (English) vision