Pronuciation - Rules

Part 1: The Opening tape

Part 2: The Alphabet: A-B-C-D-E-F-G,H-I-J-K-L-M, N-O-P-Q-R-S-T, U-V-W-X-Y-Z. (26 characters)

1. The vowel (nguyen am): A-E-I-O-U

2. The semi-vowel (ban nguyen am): R-W-Y

3. The consonants (phu am):

Group A: from the lips: M-V-F-B-P

Group B: from behind the teeth: CE-S-X-D-L-N-T-J-GE-SH-CH

Group C: from the throat: G-H-C-Q-K-NG

Part 3: The liaisons (luat noi chu)

1. Consonant + Vowel: (link) EX: an apple, come on, wash it, like it, love it, make it.

2. Vowel + vowel:
        Y = The air, Study English, see it, I am. I love sea air
        W = Go away, who is, do it. What nice blue earings
     Herry and I agree you are to inherit the antique hatstand.
     Helen was free at seven, and she hurried to meet Joe at the opera house.
     Holly admires my nephew Hugh a lot. He's a handsome boy, and so intelligent too.

3. Consonant + consonant:

Blend them: same group

Ex: I’ve been (lips-lips), Back home (teeth-teeth), Late twice (throat-throat).

A little pause: different group

Ex: I sleep late, She run fast.

4.

T+Y(U) = CH        Ex: Not you, meet you.

D+Y(U) = J           Ex: need you, schedule, did you.

S+Y (U) = SH       Ex: miss you, are you sure?

Z+Y(U) = ZH        Ex: Where’s your, close your door, who's your ...

Part 4: The international phonetic symbols (IPS) Ky hieu phien am quoc te.

Part 5: Pronunciation of “ED”

/t/: after a voiceless sound.

                Ex: crossed, fixed

/d/: after a voiced sound.

                Ex: robbed, tamed

/id/: after T and D

                Ex: wanted, visited, needed, handed, intended, imitated.

Notes:

syllables (n) âm tiết
stressed syllable
unstressed syllable
rthythm (n) nhịp điệu