What is the phonetic pronunciation of the name Phuong in English? Is it pronounced like foo-ong, or like poo-ong? Or some other way?
Also, is there any special nicknames that vietnamese give to white people in vietnam?
Thanks
2007-03-09 04:09:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As has been pointed out, "foo-ong" is the correct pronunciation.
The kids call me Anh My (pronounced ahn me) which translated means Mr. American. The adults call me Em or Anh Rick depending if they are older or younger than I am.
2007-03-10 07:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by rick m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pronounced foo-ong.
My co-worker also tells me "white people" in Vietnamese is "my" (pronounced mee), and "trang" (pronounced trang). He can't think of any nicknames.
Funny nickname story: At my last job, there was this very Vietnamese-looking Vietnamese guy named Tommy Tran. Funny guy, but he had a head shaped like an evil gremlin in the Gremlins movie. We used to call him "Hoch" (short for Ho Chi Minh).
2007-03-09 12:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by jasohn1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you asked for Vietnamese speaking ppl only...but why dont you ask this question in Yahoo International and click on Vietnam, Im sure someone is bound to speak english. But I guess you could find someone here who speaks Vietnamese too.
2007-03-09 12:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by RED SONIA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right, you can pronounce "Foo-ong" , It sounds clear.
Also I heards some VN call some white people such as - me trang - means "white american" (only before 1975)
2007-03-10 04:19:25 · answer #4 · answered by Neighbour 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋