How to pronounce a & ă

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[@rubiks6]

Oh my goodness! Annie - I've been trying to learn Vietnamese for many, many years. I am hearing this for the first time! Thank you for giving attention to the basics.

[@jukkaahonen6557]

I'm glad I wasn't sipping my coffee when you said "banana on top" 😂. But anyway, thanks. This really clarified the meaning of the banana 🍌

[@chloeagape4853]

oh my lord THANK YOU bc no one was explaining this, even the native speakers i asked... they would just be like "idk, they're just different"

[@gavanmcinnes4725]

Annie you are always good for a laugh regardless if it’s a dog barking over your slang video and now waving a banana around. Keep up the good work

[@joshuabutler1890]

Thank you! That helps me with correct pronunciation.

[@serenaduong1955]

This makes so much sense!!! I’m Vietnamese but officially studying for about 1.5 years and I finally understand this. I think I was just taking a lucky guess this whole time 😂

[@0914Sam]

Thank you Annie to make this video, that's really help.

[@LearnVietnameseWithAnnie]

Glad it was helpful!

[@seoulmate1360]

I really like your videos for beginners!! Cheers to more videos in the future.

[@baolvsq]

Wow that makes so much sense thank you! 🎉

[@gb747gb]

Thank you!

[@christopherallen1138]

Thank you for the banana for scale

[@LeePhan79]

Ty

[@belgianviet]

I was so confused, thanks so much ❤

[@joharisamat5398]

Thank you Em nhà 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Ivan_The_Great]

Please, explain to me. Why the "cuộc" is written with "c" not "q" like in "Quốc"

[@harveylam4294]

In southern Vietnamese, these are two different syllable structures. This is similar to the distinction between "cúi" /kuj/ and "quý" /(k)wi/, where the letter serves as both a vowel and a semivowel.
"cuộc" phonetically is /kuək/, so it has the same centering diphthong as "cua" and "rùa". "quốc" treats as /kw/, so we read it as /(k)wək/, rhyming with "rất" and "mất". In northern Vietnamese, however, "cuốc" and "quốc" tend to be homophonous.

[@VietnameseVideos]

よく分かりました。

[@MaximTendu]

I used to call ă "a with a bowl on top", but from now on I'll definitely go bananas.
(I think the official name is breve, but the fruity nickname is ngon hơn).

[@bradhienzachary]

Thanks for that little tip! It works! 👍 Tại sao không có bao gồm phát âm chữ cái “â” ?

[@LearnVietnameseWithAnnie]

Dạ, lần sau nha anh!

[@bradhienzachary]

@@LearnVietnameseWithAnnie cám ơn

[@gotj2k]

thank youuuu!!! 🍌😊