Ahhh... so that's how you say it. I have to agree with one of the others above, that "Fa" is close (for those who don't know how to read the phonics).
Hi Cuong
You sure do a great job at responding to the comments and visitors of this website.
I just wanted to say thank you for putting up this website. I am white and grew up in a vietnamese neighborhood and have always appreciated the culture. I was getting frustrated at the way people pronounced pho, and I am pleased you are trying to correct everyone.
Dan
Hi John: like I said, to me and my guess is, to a lot of people, it does not help if you put "fa", "fuh", "fo", "f..." whatever, and expect someone to know what it is supposed to sound. To me the best way is still to hear it. Thanks for dropping in with your comment.
Hi Dan: Thanks so much for your kind words. I love responding to visitors to LovingPho.com as you can tell, which, by the way, was one of my goals when creating the site in the first place. For a white guy to have such insight and appreciation for other cultures, I salute you! I am happy just to be able to help those who care to pay any attention to pho pronunciation. If I can help just a few people to be able to order their pho in Vietnamese, then I can rest in peace 😉
I like pho but I prefer bbq chicken and watermelon. Collard greens are cool but I'd rather eat a triple stack burger with extra mayo. I'm from da hood baby doll and we be gang bangin' on the corner of my mini market next to Duong Phuoc auto repair where he sells his pho in the parking lot. Word! I be telling my baby daddy to get me some pho from the auto repair dude with extra ketchup and bbq sauce.
Thanks for clearing this up for me! I've just learned how to make it and now I can pronounce it too 🙂 One weakness of the various Anglo descriptions I've heard is - I'm Australian, some speak with an English or Scottish or Irish or Canadian or one of various US accents, and simply hearing what it *actually* sounds like is very useful without having to figure it out.
Andrew O: Yes exactly my original intention that I wanted to offer this to those who need to hear it. One cannot learn a language by merely reading letters and words; one has to hear it and speak it. I'm glad you got something out of it. Isn't the Internet wonderful? Cheers.
That is a crazy way to spell it. Should be spelt 'Far' or 'Fah'.
Pho - people may pronounce as 'Poe' or 'Foe'.
