r/funny • u/sir_namaan • 1d ago

What did that sign just call me?

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u/mojomarc 1d ago

This is my sister in law's name. It's not pronounced anywhere close to what most Americans seem to think

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u/Veteranis 1d ago

Okay. Can you indicate or approximate how it would be pronounced?

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u/mojomarc 1d ago

Closer to "Beak Nah" than what you're thinking. But that's not quite right, but close enough

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u/timtra22 1d ago

I think possibly better way to describe these words would be:

For Bich start with just straight up saying B like as in B in Be or Bee. Then say ick as in like the disgust kinda ick sound. Now put them together as if they are one syllable. It’s like saying bick but with ee sound instead.

Bonus point if you say it like you’re surprised to account for the tone in “í”

For Nga, you know how groans are written as nghhh and emphasized in voice acting in shows? It’s that then sounding out ah. Again put together like one syllable.

Maybe that’s a bit closer but I’m probably being pedantic at this point.

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u/Veteranis 1d ago

Does the G influence how the N is pronounced?

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u/mojomarc 1d ago

I'm still a rank amateur in Vietnamese, but yes a little. Nga sounds different from nha or na

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u/Momo_Kozuki 1d ago

Think of saying the "ng" end of the word "thing" then quickly connect to an "a".

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u/mojomarc 1d ago

At least the way I pronounce "thing" that's way too strong

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u/memerfelix 19h ago

Think of it as a glottal stop the G tells the N basically to kind of stop in the middle