Members King Kashue Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 the n portion is a very small portion of win.Nguyen is basically the Smith for Vietnamese. Indeed, it's incredibly common. In two years at UCLA, I've had at least a dozen students with that last name, always at least one per term. They've all said it n'Win, one syllable, almost swallowing the 'N' (I know the technical orthographical term for that but I can't remember it off hand)... Thing is, I can almost guarantee no one in this thread can pronounce it correctly (including myself). Vietnamese is a tonal language that even children of Vietnamese immigrants don't always pronounce correctly (again, at UCLA there are a lot of such folks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members der oxenrig Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 I dunno, but Vietnamese chicks can be HOT. (I know she's probably half, but she's still hot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 I dunno, but Vietnamese chicks can be HOT. I used to work at a Japanese Steak House when I was in high school. The only Japanese employees were the sushi chefs, all the teppanaki Chefs were Filipino and all the waitresses were Vietnamese. Two of the waitresses are still among the ten most beautiful women I've ever met in real life. Gorgeous women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 I've always heard it pronounced as new-yen' that is with the accent on the second syllable. Yes, it is definitely Vietnamese. Sort of like Smith, a very common name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassesofalessergod Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 gwynne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim-Bass Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 it's pronounced 'hey-u' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted July 28, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 I worked with a Vietnamese guy named Ving The Nguyen. He probably spent ten hours while I was there teaching me and the other guys the pronunciation (I hate to mispronounce a name). It was: "Vin Dtah nWIN" The g's are so soft it's like you only think it. Like a Martini so dry you're only thinking about vermouth.... Ving's wife made the best spring rolls ever. 23 years later and I can still remember how scrumptious they were. Mmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Kashue Posted July 28, 2007 Members Share Posted July 28, 2007 Like a Martini so dry you're only thinking about vermouth... Nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members misterhinkydink Posted July 29, 2007 Members Share Posted July 29, 2007 From some of the Chinese at work, I would guess at something likeng-(like ing without the i)ng-EYE-un Ng is pronouned 'ung'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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