How do I pronounce "nuoc cham"?

Question

How do I pronounce "nuoc cham", the vietnamese dipping sauce? For instance, is it "nook" (rhymes with "book") or is it "nuke" (as in

"nuke it in the microwave"?) Or another way; do I pronounce the "o"? And I think the "cham" part... "cham", as rhyming with the name "Tom", am I right? Anyway, please be specific as to get the pronunciation across, or give me a word that it rhymes with. Thanks! :)

Answer 1

never, heard of "nuoc mam"

Answer 2

I just asked my Vietnames friend and he said it is pronounced nuoc (like Look) cham (like Tom). So it would be like "Nook chom"

Answer 3

It is pronounced nuoc cham.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

original in Vietnamese is nước chấm [nước chấm] and you can pronounce similar like "nook tram"

Answer 5

It is difficult to find English words that rhyme with "nuoc", but here is my best effort: a combination of "earn" and "earth".

"cham" is actually "cha^'m", with the ' there indicating that you have to raise your pitch of the word.  The vietnamese language has ', `, ., ?, and ~, changing the pitch of each word.

"cham" seems to rhyme best with "champ".

Good luck!

Answer 6

Nước chấm

There is no equivalent English sound for ước.  "Nook" doesn't even come close.  You must listen to a Viet pronouncing that word for you.  Chấm is "chum" and your voice must go up.  Note one thing.  ch sounds a bit different in Vietnamese from English.

Answer 7

i'm pretty sure it's nook cham (am like um)