Vietnamese family name

How to pronounce Võ

Võ
Without marks
vo
Syllables
1 · võ
Tone
ngã (tilde · broken rising)
Also a common word
Vo (name)

Võ, 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 wayvờ o vo ngã võ

võVo (name)

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

  • v = d = gi
  • ngã = hỏi

North · Hà Nội

said as written

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

“vo” without the marks

14 other real words are spelled vo apart from the marks. Only the marks tell them from võ.

  • vợwife
  • vôto enter, to go in
  • vỡto break, shatter
  • vỏshell, peel, bark
  • vởnotebook
  • vớsock
  • vỗto clap, pat
  • vòjar
  • vờto pretend
  • voto wash (rice)
  • vồmallet
  • vơto grab, gather up

Read Võ? 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 võ

  • rõclear, distinct
  • gõto knock, to type
  • ngõalley, lane
  • bõold manservant
  • mõwooden temple block
  • chõsteamer (pot)
  • đõhollow-log beehive
  • nõpenis (vulgar)

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Spelling to know

hỏi or ngã?

Two different marks in writing (hook / tilde). In the South they sound the same: only knowing the word tells you which.

ngủ · phở · sữa · mũi

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Võ?

Block by block: o → v → vo → ngã → võ. Tone: ngã (tilde · broken rising). Read each block aloud, then compare with the recording, in a Southern or a Northern voice.

What tone is Võ?

ngã (tilde · broken rising)

Is Võ said differently in the South and the North?

South · Sài Gòn: v = d = gi, ngã = hỏi. North · Hà Nội: said as written.

What does “vo” mean without the marks?

Without the marks, vo can be several words: vợ (wife), vô (to enter, to go in), vỡ (to break, shatter), vỏ (shell, peel, bark), vở (notebook), vớ (sock), vỗ (to clap, pat), vò (jar), vờ (to pretend), vo (to wash (rice)), vồ (mallet), vơ (to grab, gather up). The marks decide which one.

Is Võ also a common word?

Vo (name)

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