Vietnamese family name

How to pronounce Dương

Dương
Without marks
duong
Syllables
1 · dương
Tone
ngang (no mark · level)
Also a common word
yang

Dương, block by block

Each line adds one piece. Read it aloud, then tap a card to compare: a consonant plays the way it is spelled at school (ph = “phờ”).

Spelled the Vietnamese school wayươ ngờ ương dờ ương dương

dươngyang

Every tone

The same letters without a tone (the root), then with each tone the spelling allows: some are words, some only possible syllables.

Southern or Northern?

South · Sài Gòn

  • d = gi = v

North · Hà Nội

  • d = gi = r

Same sound, different spelling: the accent changes the sound, never the written word.

“duong” without the marks

8 other real words are spelled duong apart from the marks. Only the marks tell them from dương.

  • đườngroad
  • dưỡngto nourish, to raise
  • dượnguncle (aunt's husband)
  • dườngit seems, apparently
  • đuốngDuong (river name)
  • đuôngcoconut palm weevil grub
  • dướngpaper mulberry
  • đương(progressive marker: -ing)

Read Dương? Then you can read these

Same rhyme, same tone: only the first consonant changes. That's how the app teaches reading, from words you know to every word that sounds like them.

Like dương

  • xươngbone
  • thươngto love, be fond of
  • gươngmirror
  • hươngfragrance
  • phươngdirection
  • tươngsauce
  • nươngmountain field
  • cươngreins

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Spelling to know

ươ or ưa?

One vowel: written ươ when a final follows (nước), ưa when there is none (mưa).

nước · đường · mưa · cửa

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Dương?

Block by block: ươ → ng → ương → d → dương. Tone: ngang (no mark · level). Read each block aloud, then compare with the recording, in a Southern or a Northern voice.

What tone is Dương?

ngang (no mark · level)

Is Dương said differently in the South and the North?

South · Sài Gòn: d = gi = v. North · Hà Nội: d = gi = r.

What does “duong” mean without the marks?

Without the marks, duong can be several words: đường (road), dưỡng (to nourish, to raise), dượng (uncle (aunt's husband)), dường (it seems, apparently), đuống (Duong (river name)), đuông (coconut palm weevil grub), dướng (paper mulberry), đương ((progressive marker: -ing)). The marks decide which one.

Is Dương also a common word?

yang; ocean

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