A few articles have appeared over the last couple of weeks on pronunciation and why it’s ok to have a foreign accent. Such as: Memrise: How to play the accents game Language Fluency: Dare to… What if you speak Vietnamese with a foreign accent?
While I’ve already put together a guide about whether you should choose to learn Northern or Southern Vietnamese, I didn’t explain why it’s important. Firstly there are pronunciation differences. But as long as you have… Why choosing between Northern and Southern Vietnamese is important
The question in every Vietnamese beginner’s mind: should you learn northern or southern Vietnamese? Of course within those broad groups, there is more variation. But at this stage there is a choice to be made… Should you learn northern or southern Vietnamese?