Yersin Dalat University takes its name from the French scientist Alexandre John Emile Yersin – the first person to discover the city of Dalat.
This scientist’s name is not unfamiliar to Vietnamese people, but each person has a different way of reading it.
In order to correctly read the name of this scientist, which is also the name of Yersin University in Dalat, the school instructs how to read as follows: The word Yersin is a proper noun in French so we pronounce it correctly in French, that is: “I E Xanh”, these words are read one after another, without interruption. Note, the word “sin” in French is a nasal sound that is not clearly pronounced, so when reading we lightly glide over the word “Green”.
With this explanation, we hope that teachers, students and guests will have the most correct way to read the name Yersin University of Dalat.