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This blog is created for the purpose of an in-depth study on Vietnam for the subject: Tourism, Culture and Society
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Books used: Vietnam on the move by Lady Borton Vietnam Today: A Guide to a Nation at a Crossroads by Mark A. Ashwill National Geographic Traveller: Vietnam by James Sullivan |
Monday, December 6, 2010
, 9:21 PM
⇨Their Languages Vietnamese language is the main language spoken, followed by English. Some elderly or educated people are able to speak French and Chinese( due to the result of the French Colonization and Chinese domination.) The Vietnamese language five diacritical marks differentiate these tones: flat tone no mark high rising ' (sac) low falling ` (huyen) falling-rising, constricted ? (hoi) high-rising broken ~ (nga) low-falling, short constricted . (nang) 27 consonants: b, c, ch, d (equivalent to the English Z), Ç, g, gh, gi, h, k, kh, l, m, n, ng, ngh, nh, ph (equivalent to F), q, r, s, t, th, tr, v and x 12 vowels: a, e, i, o, u, y and these derivatives a(, a^, e^, o^, o+, u+ Labels: Languages |