KEY SYMBOLS OF MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
(NHỮNG BIỂU TƯỢNG CHÍNH CỦA TẾT TRUNG THU) Bánh Trung Thu – Mooncakes Mooncakes are usually round, symbolizing the full moon and family reunion. The fillings vary from mixed nuts, mung bean, lotus seed paste to salted egg yolks. During the festival, people exchange mooncakes as a way to wish for happiness and togetherness. Bánh …
Vietnamese combined consonants & Examples
In today’s lesson, we’ll go over Vietnamese combined consonants and give you simple word examples to help with pronunciation. CONSONANT SOUND EXAMPLE CH /ch/ chó (dog) GH /gh/ ghế (chair) GI /gi/ giá (price) KH /kh/ khỉ (monkey) NG /ng/ ngủ (to sleep) NGH /ngh/ nghe (to listen) NH /nh/ nhà (house) PH /ph/ phở …
Vietnamese Alphabet
Xin chào, In today’s lesson, we’ll go over the Vietnamese Alphabet and give you simple word examples to help with pronunciation. Let’s begin! LETTER SOUND EXAMPLE A /a/ cá (fish) Ă /ă/ never stands alone; always part of a word like “ăn” Â /â/ never stands alone; used in words like “cần” B /b/ ba …