Vietnamese alphabetical order {Vietnamese alphabet} is a acup â b c d d-with-line-through-middle e ê g h i k l m n o oö o' p q r s t u u' v x y. Vowels are a acup â e ê i o ô o' u u' y. Consonants are b c d d-with-line-through-middle g h k l m n p q r s t v x. Diphthongs and triphthongs are ch gh gi kh ng ngh nh ph qu th tr. French Jesuit missionaries developed it, and it became common when Vietnam became a French colony [1864].
Vietnamese came from Cambodian and Mon (Thailand) languages, or from Lao and Thai languages, and has 70 million speakers.
friend {ba.n, Vietnamese}.
ball {bóng, Vietnamese}.
fish {cá, Vietnamese}.
market {cho'.}.
temple Buddhist/pagoda {chùa}.
show/performance/game/exhibition {cuô.c}.
wedding {cu'o'i}.
oriental medicine {d-with-line-through-middle ông ý}.
surname {ho., Vietnamese}.
flower {hoa, Vietnamese}.
beauty contest {hoa haô.u}.
no {không}.
orchid {lan}.
ceremony/festival/holiday/group {lê hô.i}.
mother {me., Vietnamese}.
nail/claw/hoof {móng}.
1/a/an/each {mô.t, Vietnamese}.
male person {nam}.
year {nåm}.
bank {ngaôn hàng}.
woman/female people {nu'}.
lotus {sen}.
monk Buddhist {su', Vietnamese}.
lunar new year festival {tê't}.
hair {tóc}.
buffalo/water buffalo {trâu}.
business/affairs/job/incident {viê.c}.
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