Why does the 'yen' in 'Nguyen' have to be pronounced differently than 'Yen'?

[Ricemarine]

So, pretty much... the 'yen' in Nguyen isn't the same as saying the name "Yen."...

Soo.......
for those that want to guess, how would you pronounce Yen? .

 

[deejayshakur]

boo 0/10

 

[Legendary]

Yen = Japanese
Nguyen = Vietnamese

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: Legendary
Yen = Japanese
Nguyen = Vietnamese

yen = chinese too

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: deejayshakur

Originally posted by: Legendary
Yen = Japanese
Nguyen = Vietnamese

yen = chinese too

yuan?

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: deejayshakur

Originally posted by: Legendary
Yen = Japanese
Nguyen = Vietnamese

yen = chinese too

yen = vietnamese too ...

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: deejayshakur

Originally posted by: Legendary
Yen = Japanese
Nguyen = Vietnamese

yen = chinese too

yen = vietnamese too ...

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we all know all asians can traced back to china in some way or another