expert@moonesl.vn| Type | Vowel | Usual spelling | Type | Consonant | Usual Spelling |
| MONOTHONGS
(NGUYÊN ÂM ĐƠN) |
/i/ | Ee feel
ea teach –e she we |
STOP
(ÂM CHẶN) |
/p/ | p promise |
| /ɪ/ | i thin | /b/ | b belt | ||
| /u/ | oo school
u rude ew new |
/t/ | t tell | ||
| /ʊ/ | u pull
oo foot |
/d/ | d did | ||
| /ʌ/ | u sunny | /k/ | c camp
k kind ck neck |
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| /ə/ | Không nhấn: arrive | /g/ | g goat | ||
| /ɛ/ | e spell | CONTINUANT SOUNDS | /f/ | f find
ph elephant |
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| /æ / | a hand | /v/ | v video | ||
| /ɔ/ | aw awful
augh caught |
/θ/ | th thing | ||
| /ɑ/ | o top
a father |
/ð/ | th that
-the breathe |
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| DIPTHONGS (NGUYÊN ÂM ĐÔI) | /eɪ/ | a-e ace
ai brain –ay pay |
SIBILANT SOUNDS
(ÂM GIÓ) |
/s/ | s stop
ce/se place house c city (before e,i,y) |
| /oʊ/ | o- open
oa coat |
/z/ | z zoo
s reason |
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| /ɔɪ/ | oi coin
oy enjoy |
/ʃ/ | sh shut
ti patient |
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| /ɑʊ/ | ou shout
ow down |
/ʒ/ | An unusual sound
usually garage |
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| /aɪ/ | i(*) smile
y shy igh might |
/tʃ/ | ch chicken
tch catch t (+ure) future |
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| /dʒ/ | j jacket
dge bridge |
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| R-COLORED VOWELS (NGUYÊN ÂM ANH MỸ) | /ər/ | doctor | NASAL SOUNDS
(ÂM MŨI) |
/m/ | m modern |
| /ɜr/ | fur | /n/ | n need | ||
| /ɑr/ | start | /ŋ/ | ng sing | ||
| /ɔr/ | for | THE REST OF THE CONSONANTS | /l/ | l little | |
| /ɪər/ | ea near
ee cheer ere here |
/r/ | r really
re here |
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| /ɛər/ | air airport
are square |
/w/ | w wet
wh why |
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| /ʊər/ | sure | /j/ | y yet
u at front useful uniform |
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| /aʊər/ | our
power |
/h/ | h hit |