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Now, let's get started!! The very first thing to learn in any language is to learn the alphabet of that language. The alphabet is very similar to French and English. So, you will find it very easy in this section. The alphabet is: 
a b c d Ç e f g h k l m n o p q s u v x

 
      Tones in Vietnamese are signaled by the marking directly above the vowels.
 
Tone
Signal
Example
Level 
Rising
Falling
Falling rising
Low rising
Low constricted
unmarked
( ' )
( ` )
( ? )
( ~ )
( . )
la
 
 
 
Consonants
How it  sound
 Example
ch 
Ç
g, gh
gi
h
k
kh
l
m
n
ng,ngh
nh
ph
qu
r
s
t
th
tr
v
x
d
g
h
k
x
l
m
n
 
f
r
t
tr
v
s
ba 
ca 
cha 
da 
Çi
ga
gia
ha
ke
kha
la
ma
na
nga,nghe
nha
pha
qua
ra
sa
ta
tha
tra
va
xa
 
 
Vowels... How it sound Example Vowels... How it sound Example

ac 
ach 
ai 
am 
an 
ang 
anh 
ao 
ap 
at 
au 
ay 
æc 
æm 
æn 
æng 
æp 
æt 
âc 
âm 
ân 
âng 
âp 
ât 
âu 
ây 

ec 
em 
en 
eng 
eo 
ep 
et 
ê 
êch 
êm 
ên 
ênh 
êp 
êt 
êu 

ia 
ich 
iêc 
iêm 
iên 
iêng 
iêp 
iêt 
iêu 
im 
in 
inh 
ip 
it 
iu 

oa 
oac 
oach 
oai 
oam 
oan 
oang 
oanh 
oat 
oay 
oæc 
oæm 
oæn 
oæng 
oæt
oc 
oe 
oen 
oet 
oi 
om 
on 
ong 
op 
ot 
ô 
ôc 
ôi 
ôm 
ôn 
ông 
ôp 
ôt 
Ö 
Öi 
Öm 
Ön 
Öp 
Öt 

ua 
uân 
uât 
uâng 
uây 
uc 
uê 
uêch 
uên 
uênh 
ui 
um 
un 
ung 
uôc 
uôi 
uôm 
uôn 
uông 
uôt 
uÖ 
up 
ut 
uy 
uya 
uyên 
uyêt 
uynh 
uyt 
uyu 
Ü 
Üa 
Üc 
Üng 
ÜÖc 
ÜÖi 
ÜÖm 
ÜÖn 
ÜÖng 
ÜÖp 
ÜÖt 
ÜÖu 
Üt 
Üu 

yêm 
yên 
yêng 
yêt 
yêu