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Vietnamese

Comparison table of Vietnamese letters and hangul

This is an unofficial translation. See the original in Korean on the National Institute of the Korean Language website.

Consonants

LetterHangul: before vowelHangul: before consonant or word-finalExamples
bㅂ b—Bao 바오 Bao, bo 보 bo
c, k, qㄲ kkㄱ kcao 까오 kkao, khac 칵 kak, kiêt 끼엣 kkiet, lăk 락 rak, quan 꽌 kkwan
chㅉ jjㄱ kcha 짜 jja, bach 박 bak
d, giㅈ j—duc 죽 juk, Dương 즈엉 Jeueong, gia 자 ja, giây 저이 jeoi
đㄷ d—đan 단 dan, đinh 딘 din
g, ghㄱ g—gai 가이 gai, go 고 go, ghe 개 gae, ghi 기 gi
hㅎ h—hai 하이 hai, hoa 호아 hoa
khㅋ k—Khai 카이 Kai, khi 키 ki
lㄹ r, ㄹㄹ ll—lâu 러우 reou, long 롱 rong, My Lay 밀라이 Millai
mㅁ mㅁ mminh 민 min, măm 맘 mam, tôm 똠 ttom
nㄴ nㄴ nNam 남 Nam, non 논 non, bun 분 bun
ng, ngh응 eungㅇ ngngo 응오 eung’o, ang 앙 ang, đông 동 dong, nghi 응이 eung’i, nghê 응에 eung’e
nh니 niㄴ nnhât 녓 nyeot, nhơn 년 nyeon, minh 민 min, anh 아인 ain
pㅃ ppㅂ pput 뿟 pput, chap 짭 jjap
phㅍ p—Pham 팜 Pam, phơ 퍼 peo
rㄹ r—rang 랑 rang, rôi 로이 roi
sㅅ s—sang 상 sang, so 소 so
tㄸ ttㅅ ttam 땀 ttam, têt 뗏 ttet, hat 핫 hat
thㅌ t—thao 타오 tao, thu 투 tu
trㅉ jj—Trân 쩐 Jjeon, tre 째 jjae
vㅂ b—vai 바이 bai, vu 부 bu
xㅆ ss—xanh 싸인 ssain, xeo 쌔오 ssae’o

Vowels

LetterHangulExamples
a아 aan 안 an, nam 남 nam
ă아 aăn 안 an, Đăng 당 Dang, măc 막 mak
â어 eoân 언 eon, cân 껀 kkeon, lâu 러우 reou
e애 aeem 앰 aem, cheo 째오 jjae’o
ě에 eêm 엠 em, chê 쩨 jje, Huê 후에 Hue
i이 iin 인 in, dai 자이 jai
y이 iyên 옌 yen, quy 꾸이 kku’i
o오 oong 옹 ong, bo 보 bo
ô오 oôm 옴 om, đông 동 dong
ơ어 eoơn 언 eon, sơn 선 seon, mơi 머이 meoi
u우 uum 움 um, cung 꿍 kkung
ư으 euưn 은 eun, tư 뜨 tteu

Diphthongs

LetterHangulExamples
ia이어 ieokia 끼어 kkieo, ria 리어 rieo
iê이에 iechiêng 찌엥 jjieng, diêm 지엠 jiem
ua우어 ueolua 루어 rueo, mua 무어 mueo
uô우오 uobuôn 부온 buon, quôc 꾸옥 kkuok
ưa으어 eueocưa 끄어 kkeueo, mưa 므어 meueo, sưa 스어 seueo
ươ으어 eueorươu 르어우 reueou, phương 프엉 peueong

Transcription of Vietnamese

This is an unofficial translation. See the original in Korean on the National Institute of the Korean Language website.

Follow the table and transcribe according to the following specificities.

  1.  
    • Combine ‘nh’ with the following vowel and write as one syllable. Write as syllable coda ㄴ n word-finally or before a consonant, but if the preceding vowel is ‘a’, write as 아인 ain in combination with the ‘a’.
      • Nha Trang 냐짱 Nyajjang
      • Hô Chi Minh 호찌민 Hojjimin
      • Thanh Hoa 타인호아 Tainhoa
      • Đông Khanh 동카인 Dongkain
  2.  
    • If the vowel that follows ‘qu’ is ‘a’, combine and write as 꽈 kkwa.
      • Quang 꽝 Kkwang
      • hat quan ho 핫꽌호 hatkkwanho
      • Quôc 꾸옥 Kkuok
      • Quyên 꾸옌 Kkuyen
  3.  
    • Combine ‘y’ with the following vowel and write as one syllable.
      • yên 옌 yen
      • Nguyên 응우옌 Eung’uyen
  4.  
    • Write word-medial ‘l’ as ㄹㄹ ll before a vowel.
      • klông put 끌롱뿟 kkeullongpput
      • Pleiku 쁠래이꾸 Ppeullaeikku
      • Ha Long 할롱 Hallong
      • My Lay 밀라이 Millai
    • However, treat the surname and given name in the name of people as separate words and do not apply this rule.
      • Thê Lư 테르 Tereu
      • Chê Lan Viên 쩨란비엔 Jjeranbien

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