Vietnamese Phonics

What your child learns

• Joining a starting sound and a rhyme: b + o = bo
• The six Vietnamese tones and their marks
• Two-letter starting sounds (ch, nh, ng, th, tr, kh, gh) and longer rhymes
• Sounding out words the way Vietnamese first grade does

How to play

1. Look at the picture and listen to the word (tap the picture to hear it again).
2. Drag the start sound, rhyme and tone tiles into the boxes of the same colour (or tap a tile, then a box). Tap a tile to hear it.
3. When the word is complete, listen to it sounded out: "bờ – o – bo – huyền – bò".

For parents

• Sounds and words are always read in Vietnamese; instructions follow the voice you choose.
• Early levels use words without tone marks; tones and two-letter sounds come later.
• Sounds that are pronounced the same (c/k, s/x, ch/tr, d/r in the northern accent) are never used as tricks against each other.