The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Vietnamese language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. There are two major standards, one of Hanoi and one of Ho Chi Minh City. Each makes distinctions that the other does not; the central dialects, which make the distinctions of both, are represented here. Following the examples are common alternate transcriptions for sounds in IPA, for comparison.

See Vietnamese phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Vietnamese.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} The front vowels ([i], [e], [ɛ], [j]), which are based on the letters e, i, and y.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} The non-front vowels, which are based on the letters a, o, u.
3. ^ /aː/ may be pronounced [æ].
4. ^ This is a dipping tone. It is similar to ã ə̃ ([  ̃ ] (nasalized mark). The dipping tone differs only in being angular in shape but is not widely supported by IPA fonts.
5. ^ ^{a b} Before a final /p, t, c, k/, the six tones of Vietnamese are reduced to two.