missmae wrote:Then your wife explained it totally wrong to you. Maybe she said its similar to "Come on" but honestly it's not. It is "Kam oen" (not the American A but the soft British a like in ANOTHER). And "On" is exactly as the "O" in other, very soft...
confusing i know but i would stop saying come on because its not correct
Confusing alright, she has lived in VN all her life, and is a highly regarded Deputy Principal, I would like to say 'Kam oen ', maybe that's just the way the pronounce it in Central VN???? I've heard other VN's here say ' come on ", as well, some can even understand some of my Viet pronunciation, ( even though it sounds completely wrong to me ).