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A question that I get asked all the time is, "How do you say Nguyễn?" Coming from a diacritic, tonal language, the Vietnamese last name Nguyễn is often anglicized for ease in pronunciation, which has led to many interesting English interpretations of how to say it. When getting into the "proper" pronunciation of our name, here are some key explainers to understand:

⭐️ A tonal language is one where tone and pronunciation are used to convey different meanings for a word. For example, Vietnamese has a total of six tones and these different pitches when applied to different syllables can change the meanings of many words.
⭐️ A diacritic mark is a sign, like an accent or cedilla, which indicates a difference in pronunciation from the same letter when unmarked or differently marked (i.e. Nguyen vs Nguyễn)

How do you pronounce the Vietnamese last name Nguyễn?