Publisher's Synopsis
Dive into language learning with this comprehensive introduction to Vietnamese! This book teaches you all the basics of Vietnamese, including practical daily conversations, vocabulary, and grammar. It allows you to begin communicating effectively very quickly. All Vietnamese words and sentences are given in the usual form with phonetic equivalents for easy pronunciation, along with English translations. Suitable for classroom use or self-study, the book includes useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Vietnamese script, greetings and requests, basic sentence structure and vocabulary, verb conjugations, honorific forms, idiomatic expressions, and etiquette dos and don'ts. A useful dictionary of commonly-used Vietnamese words and phrases is provided at the back. Key features of this book include: 13 lessons designed for beginners with no prior experience. Basic sentence patterns and vocabulary used in daily conversations.