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09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read

drills

Speaking Practice: Pronunciation Drills for the Sounds That Give Vietnamese Developers Away

Four sounds that immediately mark you as a non-native English speaker in tech meetings: th, v/f, r/l, and short vowels. Targeted drills, shadowing scripts, and a 5-minute daily routine to fix each one.

05 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

english

Sound Like a Pro: Daily Pronunciation Drills for Vietnamese Developers

Targeted pronunciation exercises for the sounds Vietnamese speakers struggle with most — th, v/f, r/l, and short vowels — with tech-themed scripts and shadowing drills.