The site's Vietnamese is Hanoi's: six tones, the glottal catch on ngã and nặng, and the three consonant mergers the spelling refuses to make — d, gi and r all /z/, s and x both /s/, ch and tr both /c/. It is the accent of the news and the dictionary, and southerners find it clipped and a little cold.
Où: the Red River delta; the broadcast standard
Tout ce que le moteur d’orthographe sait transcrire, l’accent sait le déplacer. Ralentissez pour entendre la forme.
Even, syllable-timed and precise, with the six tones held cleanly apart. It sounds staccato to European ears because half the syllables end in an unreleased stop or a glottal cut.
Dans l’ordre où la bouche les applique. Chaque avant/après est écoutable — cliquez sur l’API. Le motif est la règle telle que le moteur l’exécute, pour les curieux.
a(?=[ɲc](?:[˥˦˧˨˩ˀ]|$| )) → ăQuand: before a final nh or ch
Comment: Cut the a short and let the tongue rise towards the palate as it ends.
The palatal codas pull the vowel forward and clip it: anh comes out close to 'ănh', sách close to 'săch'. The spelling writes a; the mouth says ă.
| Mot | Référence | Accent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| anh | older brother; you | ||
| sách | book | ||
| bánh mì | bread | ||
| làm | unchanged — the coda is not palatal |
Autres accents du Vietnamien : Saigon · tous les accents