How to pronounce Nguyen: Phonetic Pronunciation: nWEN Hear audio pronunciation Origin: Vietnamese Notes: The inogolo "anglicized pronunciation" is pronounced as 1 syllable with a short "n" before the "WEN". Other common anglicized pronunciations of Nguyen are just like the English words "win" or "when".
Hear a native Vietnamese pronunciation of Nguyen in the southern dialect here: (audio license)
Hear a native Vietnamese pronunciation of Nguyen in the northern dialect here: (audio license) Web links: