Getting people to pronounce my name correctly has been my most difficult task. It is so sad that I have not been able to get any non-Vietnamese speaker to pronounce it correctly. Sorry, it is a little bit tricky. I created this page to explain how you should say my name. And I even provided the recordings for you. So, please practice.

In Vietnamese, my name is written as:

Nguyễn Việt Dũng

Here is some facts:

• Most Vietnamese names have three parts: Family name, middle name, and given name, written in this order.
• Vietnamese are called by their given name and not their family name alone.
• In Vietnamese, the D is pronounced Z, so the correct "English" pronunciation for Dung is Dzung. However, Dung (female name) is different from Dũng (male name).
• Vietnamese given names always have a meaning. Dũng means strong and courage while Dung means beautiful countenance.

Now I have some sounds for you:

• Full name in English order
• Full name in Vietnamese order
• First name
• Last name
• Middle name