19
Aug
2009
How to Pronounce Pho
When people first start going to pho restaurants, one of the most oftenly heard blunders is the pronunciation of the word pho. Many people pronounce this like “foe,” as in “friend or foe.” This is incorrect. The proper pronunciation sounds like “fuh”, leading to many amusing situations when combined with other words.
Wikipedia corroborates this and even has an audio file you can listen to:
Phở (Vietnamese pronunciation: [fə̃ː] (
listen); in English, written pho and typically pronounced /ˈfʌ/[1])
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