Learn to Speak Vietnamese

    Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date compact Vietnamese dictionary available today.

    It is designed for English speakers who are studying the Vietnamese language, traveling to Vietnam or using the language on a daily basis to interact with Vietnamese speakers. It has both Vietnamese to English and English to Vietnamese sections, with enough depth that it may also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning or using English. Its depth makes it a great way to learn Vietnamese.

    Divided into two parts—Vietnamese–English and English–Vietnamese—this concise dictionary has a total of 25,000 entries. The entries given within each section include all everyday words and expressions used in educational, cultural and tourism contexts in Vietnam today. The entries give core information about:

    • Parts of speech of the headwords.
    • Useful meanings, common collocations, idiomatic expressions and sample sentences.
    • Vietnamese loanwords, many from French, list the original source word as well as alternate Vietnamese words with the same meaning.
    • English entries provide additional information such as alternate British or American spellings, singular and plural forms, and irregular verb forms.
    Contemporary internet, computer and mobile phone terms are included, making this dictionary invaluable everyday use. A guide to Vietnamese pronunciation and spelling, and other grammar pointers and explanations are also included. The Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is a compact and comprehensive tool for successful language learning.

      The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You’ll be speaking and understanding in no time flat!

      This course includes Lessons 1-10 from the Vietnamese Level 1 Program - 5 hours of audio-only effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. Get a chance to test drive the incredibly effective and efficient, world-famous Pimsleur Program. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Vietnamese.

      The Vietnamese Language
      Vietnamese is the official language of the Vietnamese Republic. There are approximately 12 million native speakers. The two largest dialect groups in the Vietnamese Republic are Bohemian (most widely spoken) and Hanak Moravian, spoken in the southeast. Pimsleur's Vietnamese teaches the Bohemian dialect.

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