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MaiLan
03-31-2008, 21:16
Phonetics (pronunciations) for key Vietnamese food terms

Herbs

Cilantro - Ngo (n-gaw)
Culantro - Ngo gai (n-gaw gai)
Dill - Thi la (tee lah)
Fish mint - Diep ca (zeep kah)
Mint (regular spearmint) - Hung (hoong)
Mint (spicy spearmint) - Hung cay (hoong kay)
Red perilla - Tia to (tee-ah toh)
Rice paddy herb - Ngo om (n-gaw awm)
Sorrel - Rau chua (rau chu-ah)
Thai basil - Hung que (hoong quay)
Vietnamese balm - Kinh gioi (kin zoy)
Vietnamese coriander - Rau ram (rau rahm)
Wild betel leaf - La lot (lah loht) .

MaiLan
03-31-2008, 21:16
Ingredients

A - C

Annatto (achiote) seeds - hat dieu (haht dee-u)
Banana leaves - la chuoi (lah chu-oy)
Beef - thit bo (teet baw)
Caramel sauce - nuoc mau/nuoc hang (nook moh/nook hahng)
Cellophane noodles - mien (mee-en)
Chicken - ga (gah)
Chicken broth - nuoc leo ga/nuoc dung ga (nook leh-ao gah/nook zung gah)
Chile, dried flakes or whole - ot kho (uht koh)
Chile, fresh - ot (uht)
Chinese egg noodles - mi (mee)
Chinese five-spice powder - bot ngu vi huong (boht n-goo vee hoong)
Chinese sweet sausage - lap xuong (lahp su-oong)
Cinnamon - que (quay)
Cinnamon, ground - bot que (boht quay)
Cinnamon, sticks - que chi (quay chee)
Cloves - dinh huong (ding hoong)
Coconut milk - nuoc cot dua (nook koht zu-ah)
Coconut water - nuoc dua (nook zu-ah)
Cornstarch - bot bap (boht bahp)
Crab - cua (ku-ah)
Curry powder - bot ca-ri (boht kah-ree)

D - M

Dried shrimp - tom kho (tohm koh)
Eggs - trung (troong)
Fine rice noodles - banh hoi (baan hoy)
Fish - ca (kah)
Fish sauce - nuoc mam (nook mahm)
Flat rice noodles - banh pho (baan fuh)
Flour, wheat - bot mi (boht mee)
Galangal - rieng (ree-eng)
Galangal, ground - bot rieng (boht ree-eng)
Garlic - toi (toy)
Ginger - gung (goong)
Herbs - rau thom (rau tuhm)
Hoisin sauce - tuong hoi xin (toong hoy seen)
Lemongrass - xa (sah)
Lime - chanh (chaan)
Maggi Seasoning sauce - Maggi (mah-gee)
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) - bot ngot (boht n-gawt)
Mung beans - dau xanh (doh saan)

O - R

Onion - hanh tay (haan tay)
Oyster sauce - dau hao (zau hao)
Peanuts - dau phung/dau lac (doh phoong/doh lahk)
Peanuts, roasted - dau phung rang/dau lac rang (doh phung raang/doh lahk raang)
Pepper - tieu (tee-u)
Pork - thit heo (teeth heh-ao)
Rice flour, regular - bot gao te (boht gao teh)
Rice flour, glutinous - bot gao nep (boht gao nehp)
Rice paper - banh trang (baan trahng)
Rice wine - ruou de/ruou trang (ru-ooh deh/ru-ooh trahng)
Rice, raw glutinous/sticky- gao nep (gao nayp)
Rice, raw long-grain - gao te (gao teh)
Rice, cooked long grain - com (kuhm)
Rice, steamed glutinous/sticky - xoi (soy)
Rock sugar, yellow - duong phen (doong fen)
Round rice noodles - bun (boon)

S - Z

Salt - muoi (mu-oy)
Scallion - hanh la/hanh hoa (haan lah/haan hwa)
Sesame oil - dau me (zoh meh)
Sesame seeds - me/vung (meh/voong)
Sesame seeds, toasted - me rang/vung rang (meh raang/voong raang)
Shallot - hanh tim (haan teem)
Shiitake (Chinese black) mushrooms - nam dong co/nam huong (num dong koh/num hoong)
Shrimp - tom (tohm)
Shrimp sauce - mam ruoc/mam tom (mahm ru-ook/mahm tohm)
Soy sauce - nuoc tuong/xi dau (nook toong/see yoh)
Squid - muc (mook)
Star anise - dai hoi/hoi huong or tai hoi (dai hoy/hoy hoong or tai hoy)
Straw mushrooms - nam rom (num ruhm)
Sugar - duong (doong)
Tamarind - me (meh)
Tapioca starch - bot nang (boht nahng)
Turmeric - nghe (n-geh)
Turmeric, ground - bot nghe (boht n-geh)
Vinegar - giam (zum)
Wood ear mushrooms - nam meo/moc nhi (num meh-ao/mohk ny-ee)

emdangmarikinas
04-05-2008, 08:30
thanks six

HBS
04-21-2008, 01:53
Hay hay lắm Lan ui .

julia
12-18-2011, 22:42
Hi, Lan

Bạn cho mình hỏi cách học phiên âm này ở đâu vẩy

Thanks