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4X4 · 07-02-2008, 04:36 PM

LOL

The Vietnamese word "phở" is properly pronounced with a falling-rising tone, as if asking a question. Its final vowel is not a long "o," but instead rhymes, at least to Anglophone ears, with the "u" in the English word "but". So the final pronuncuation can be phonetically indicated as "fuh?" in English.

Additionally, some restaurant names are unintentional (or in some cases, intentional) forms of word play on phở and f***, as in "Phở Kim Long", "What the Phở?" [4][5] and even "Phở King"

07-02-2008, 04:36 PM	#44
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	LOL The Vietnamese word "phở" is properly pronounced with a falling-rising tone, as if asking a question. Its final vowel is not a long "o," but instead rhymes, at least to Anglophone ears, with the "u" in the English word "but". So the final pronuncuation can be phonetically indicated as "fuh?" in English. Additionally, some restaurant names are unintentional (or in some cases, intentional) forms of word play on phở and f***, as in "Phở Kim Long", "What the Phở?" [4][5] and even "Phở King"