How To Pronounce Vietnam

In British English, Vietnam is pronounced /ˌvi.etˈnæm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌvi.etˈnæ̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌviː.etˈnɑːm/.

Vietnam has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.