Vietnam: Numbers and Days of the Week
Published on October 29th, 2009
Look at how to say the numbers one through 10 in Vietnamese. Then notice how the days of the week are pronounced. What do you notice about many of the days of the week in relation to the numbers?
Number
|
How To Say It
|
Day
|
How To Say It
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1 | Mawt | Sunday | Coo nyaht |
2 | Hye | Monday | Too hye |
3 | Bah | Tuesday | Too bah |
4 | Bone | Wednesday | Too too |
5 | Nahm | Thursday | Too nahm |
6 | Sow | Friday | Too sow |
7 | BAH-lee | Saturday | Too BAH-lee |
8 | Tahm | ||
9 | Cheen | ||
10 | MOO-ee |