Tonal language

Vietnamese speech dataset

We source Vietnamese speech data to order: speaker recruitment, recording, transcription and annotation, delivered with the consent documentation that makes the dataset usable rather than merely delivered.

Two pairs of studio headphones hanging on a perforated metal stand

What makes Vietnamese hard to collect

Vietnamese has six tones, marked in writing by a heavy load of diacritics. The three major dialect regions (north, central, and south), realize tones quite differently, and mixing them in one batch gives the acoustic model contradictory tone cues.

This is the part that cannot be templated. Every language has a specific failure mode, and a project that does not plan for it produces data that looks complete and trains badly.

Language profile

LanguageVietnamese
Primary regionSoutheast Asia
Writing systemLatin (diacritics)
Collection difficultyTonal language
Also searched asVietnamese speech corpus

What we deliver for Vietnamese

  • Collection to your specification

    Scripted or unscripted, in the language, domain and conditions your task needs. Specified separately where the variants need different contributor pools.

  • Labels to your convention

    Orthographic, phonetic or categorical, with the guideline written before production and shared with you for review.

  • Contributor metadata

    The attributes that let you slice the set rather than take it whole. The ones your task turns on, not a fixed list.

  • Consent documentation

    Signed contributor consent covering the intended use, plus collection methodology and the annotation guideline.

  • Pilot batch

    A small batch first, which you can reject. Misalignments surface after a few hours rather than at delivery.

  • Delivery in your format

    File format, structure, segmentation and metadata schema set to your pipeline's requirements.

More on Vietnamese

  • Vietnamese ASR datasets

    ASR dataset

    What has to be settled before transcription starts, and why speaker count matters more than hours.

  • Vietnamese TTS datasets

    TTS dataset

    Recording one voice properly, and the script decisions that decide whether the result is usable.

  • Vietnamese Voice datasets

    voice dataset

    Identification, verification and cloning need different data, and the consent has to match the purpose.

  • Multilingual projects

    Data category

    Running Vietnamese as part of a multi-language delivery, and what changes.

Questions we get about Vietnamese

How many distinct speakers can you provide for Vietnamese?

It depends on the specification and the timeline, and we will give a real number rather than a target. Speaker recruitment is usually the step that sets the schedule for Vietnamese, so the answer to this question is also the answer to how long the project takes.

Can you annotate to a custom guideline?

Yes, and for Vietnamese we would recommend it. The default conventions for this language leave several decisions open, and those decisions are exactly where annotators diverge. Send us your guideline, or we will draft one and you can review it before production.

Do you offer a sample before we commit?

Yes. Select a free sample in the request form and describe what you need. A pilot batch is the cheapest way to establish whether the quality bar is reachable before committing to a full run.

What if Vietnamese is not something you can source?

Then we will tell you rather than take the order. We would rather decline a project than deliver something that does not meet the specification.

Other languages in Southeast Asia

  • Indonesian

    Southeast Asia · Latin

    • Code-switching
  • Thai

    Southeast Asia · Thai

    • Tone system
  • Filipino

    Southeast Asia · Latin

    • Code-switching
  • Khmer

    Southeast Asia · Khmer

    • Script conversion
  • Burmese

    Southeast Asia · Myanmar

    • Script conversion
  • Malay

    Southeast Asia · Latin

    • Code-switching

Request Vietnamese speech data

Tell us the language, the hours, and what the data needs to look like. You will get a real number and a real timeline, not a range. If we cannot source it well, we will tell you that instead.

  • Pilot batch before the full run, so problems surface early.
  • Consent documentation delivered with the data.
  • No medical or clinical data. No recorded telephone calls.

We reply within two business days. Your details are used only to answer this request. See our privacy policy.

  1. You send the spec Language, hours, recording conditions, and the deadline.
  2. We reply within two business days A real number and a real timeline, not a range.
  3. You approve a pilot batch A small run first, so problems surface before the full order.
  4. Full run, then delivery with documents Audio, transcripts, and the consent record for every speaker.
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