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Why is the 'N' in Nguyen silent?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by VanityHalfBlack, Mar 15, 2013.

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  1. mvpcrossxover

    mvpcrossxover Member

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    it's not silent.

    non-viet can't pronounce Ng
     
    #41 mvpcrossxover, Mar 15, 2013
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  2. heypartner

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    Win Win Win Win
    Win Win Win Win

    as in Yes.
     
    #42 heypartner, Mar 15, 2013
  3. TurtleBonzi

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    #43 TurtleBonzi, Mar 15, 2013
  4. BigBird

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    so it's not pronounced nu-ju-yen? damn i messed up
     
    #44 BigBird, Mar 15, 2013
  5. codell

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    #45 codell, Mar 15, 2013
  6. SwoLy-D

    SwoLy-D Member

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    Well, congrats for the photobomb, DD. :eek:

    The Garcías outnumber the Smiths in the phone book... :eek: at least in the U.S. and A.
     
    #46 SwoLy-D, Mar 15, 2013
  7. CCorn

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    I was saying most popular, not common.


    Must be lots of polygamy in Taiwan.
     
    #47 CCorn, Mar 15, 2013
  8. DudeWah

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    Hao Da Pho do you guys not know Nguyen to stop; we supposed to be a Pham.
     
    #48 DudeWah, Mar 15, 2013
  9. VanityHalfBlack

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    Rockets Nguyen rockets Nguyen!!!! Keep this thread alive rockets going to finals!!!!
     
    #49 VanityHalfBlack, Mar 15, 2013
  10. Jontro

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    Didn't know she was Vietnamese.

    Arnguyen
    [​IMG]
     
    #50 Jontro, Mar 15, 2013
  11. Kam

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    No love for trannies?

    Except that one fellow.
     
    #51 Kam, Mar 15, 2013
  12. SwoLy-D

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    Anyone see Peter Pan this weekend on Disney? I used to have a crush on Nguendy. :eek:

    Probably Dracula and all those people from... [drumroll]... TRANsylvania.
     
    #52 SwoLy-D, Mar 18, 2013
  13. Precision340

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    nguyen-ing!!
     
    #53 Precision340, Mar 18, 2013
  14. gnozahs

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    So wait. Is it pronounced wen or guyen? I have had a professor with the last name Nguyen for a semester and I still don't know how to pronounce it lol.
     
    #54 gnozahs, Mar 18, 2013
  15. James Gabriel

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    This is turning into Nguyensanity.
     
    #55 James Gabriel, Mar 18, 2013
  16. subtomic

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    This is how I learned to pronounce it:

    Pair "when" with a word that ends with ing - like walking

    Say the ing word with "when" (without a pause between the 2 words) - walking when - and listen how the ng sound flows into "when"

    Now take the ng sound and put it before when

    It's probably not a perfect pronunciation but it will get you in the ballpark
     
    #56 subtomic, Mar 18, 2013
  17. Rodman23

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    cause they wanted to sneak up on us in nam
     
    #57 Rodman23, Mar 18, 2013
  18. mvpcrossxover

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    This man has it right for you non-viet out there.
     
    #58 mvpcrossxover, Mar 18, 2013
  19. SwoLy-D

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    When she admitted to cheating on him with Sir Lancelot, King Arthur was pissed at Nguyennivere. :eek:
     
    #59 SwoLy-D, Mar 18, 2013
  20. VanityHalfBlack

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    Or if you see Nguyen under electricians or mechanics in the yellow pages, LOL yellow pages, 80% they will screw you over. Don't trust a Nguyen to fix your stuff!!
     
    #60 VanityHalfBlack, Mar 18, 2013
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