I mean no offense, I am just curious- this is a common Vietnamese last name, correct? I was just curious, because I have seen the name many times before...but I didn't know how to properly pronounce it. Thank you.
2006-11-22 08:40:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I asked someone with this name and I was told "win" (no G sound), but since several people here are including it, it may be a regional thing where in some places they pronounce the G. Just as in English "often" is pronounced both with and without the T sound.
I see that some people are including the initial N as well - even more variations.
2006-11-22 08:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The pronunciation in English is roughly 'nuhwen' and is pronounced as one syllable. See: http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Nguyen to hear it pronounced.
To hear the name pronounced in Vietnamese see the following link:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Nguyen.ogg
2006-11-22 11:24:32 · answer #2 · answered by kjmt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a Vietnamese girl in our class with that last name, and she liked it to be pronounced: "NWayne", like wayne, but with a half silent N at the front.
However, one of my exes who was half Chinese half Vietnamese had Nguyen as a middle name, and it was pronounced "yeen" by the Chinese parents.
2006-11-22 08:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're right, this is a Vietnamese name and it's very common. I used to work with a Vietnamese guy who was named like this and I remember that is pronounced like "nwen", very simple right!?
Hope this answered your question.
2006-11-22 08:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by NightFighter117 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wieng sounds sort of like wing. When people ask me I just say win because if I tell them the correct pronunciation they make me say it over and over again each time more loud and slow than the time before. It's quite annoying.
2006-11-22 08:48:46 · answer #5 · answered by jULiE 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told by a vietnamese friend who had this last name that it is pronounced "win".
2006-11-22 08:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by markalan1973 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wynn, it's the Vietnamese equivalent of Jones or Smith
2006-11-22 08:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nguyen is pronounce Gwen, as in the singer.
2006-11-22 08:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by Lovely B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I worked at a library and new a person with this last name it was pronounced winn, but my sister worked with another person and said he pronounced it nwin. i guess it sounds different for everyone who has this last name.
2006-11-22 08:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by rosiejac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Win
2006-11-22 08:49:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋