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Vietnamese with Ease 1 is a beginner coursebook for adults who want practical language for everyday situations. Lessons cover topics such as greetings, ordering food, directions, introductions, family, time, and dates, with English support for key instructions and explanations.

Colloquial Vietnamese is a 14-unit course book for complete beginners who want a traditional, step-by-step route into the language. It works for self-study or classroom use and starts with sounds and tones before moving through practical situations such as airports, hotels, restaurants, markets, phone calls, and travel plans.

Vietnamese for Beginners is a 288-page textbook for English-speaking beginners who want a structured start. It can be used for self-study or with a teacher. Across 14 chapters, it covers pronunciation, everyday dialogues, grammar, vocabulary, and reading.

Beginners’ Vietnamese is a structured self-study book for complete beginners and people returning to basic Vietnamese. It uses English explanations and focuses on the language needed for practical, everyday situations.

Tiếng Việt Cơ Sở Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài Quyển 1 is a 240-page pre-elementary textbook for learners starting Vietnamese. It is the first book in Nguyễn Việt Hương's series and works best as a structured course text for classroom or guided self-study.

Actually Understand Vietnamese is a listening-first YouTube channel for beginners and intermediate learners. Most videos use Southern Vietnamese and are labeled by difficulty, with playlists for total beginners, A1-A2 learners, and intermediate study.

Vitamese is a small Southern Vietnamese learning website for learners who want more contact with everyday speech. It suits beginners through upper-intermediate learners who prefer listening and reading practice over a fixed course.

Langiri is a browser-based library of short Vietnamese videos for learners who want listening practice through comprehensible input. Native speakers cover everyday situations, vocabulary, culture, stories, and conversations. The catalog uses its own Introductory to Advanced labels rather than CEFR levels.

Langiri currently offers 15% discount.

This free YouTube playlist contains seven short Easy Vietnamese street interviews filmed in Ho Chi Minh City. It suits learners who know some basics and want to hear spontaneous everyday speech rather than follow a formal course.

Lazy Vietnamese is a free YouTube channel built around comprehensible input. It suits learners who want to hear understandable Vietnamese without spending most of the video on English explanations, especially beginners and early-intermediate learners.

SVFF is a Vietnamese language school for learners who want the Southern dialect used in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta. You can study online from any time zone or arrange in-person lessons in Ho Chi Minh City. It suits complete beginners through advanced learners, especially people who need practical conversation with Southern-speaking family, friends, or colleagues.

Let’s Speak Vietnamese is a live school for learners who want regular teacher-led study. You can learn online or in person through 1-on-1, private-group, or school-organized group classes. Its main pathway runs from A1 to C2, with a separate program for children aged 5 to 14.

123Vietnamese is a language school for learners who want live instruction. You can study one-to-one or in groups of three to five, online or in person in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Hai Phong. It mainly serves adults living, working, or preparing to spend time in Vietnam.

Go Vietnamese is a Da Nang language school for learners who want live instruction rather than a self-study program. You can take one-to-one lessons, join groups of two to six, or study online. Its curriculum ranges from pronunciation and short crash courses to beginner, intermediate, and advanced communication courses.

Tieng Viet Oi is a Vietnamese teaching center for adults who want live instruction. You can study online or face to face in one-to-one lessons, a private group, or a scheduled school group. It covers learners from beginner to advanced.

Langi is a browser-based Southern Vietnamese resource built around graded mini-stories, news, and structured lessons. It is aimed at self-directed learners from A1 to B2 who want to strengthen reading and listening with the Ho Chi Minh City dialect.

Langi currently offers 10% discount.

Preply is a tutor marketplace for learners who want live, private Vietnamese lessons instead of a fixed self-study course. You compare independent tutor profiles, introduction videos, reviews, prices, and calendars, then book someone who fits your goals.

Preply currently offers 50% off your first lesson.

Flexi Classes is a website for live Southern Vietnamese lessons with native teachers. It suits adults who want real speaking practice and a structured path but need more scheduling freedom than a weekly course. Classes last 60 minutes and are offered in groups of up to five or as private 1-on-1 lessons.

Flexi Classes currently offers 5 free group classes.

FluentSaigon is a browser-based study tool for travelers and early learners who want practical Southern Vietnamese for use in Saigon. It focuses on everyday situations such as greetings, food, transport, shopping, dates, and emergencies rather than offering a complete language course.

FluentSaigon currently offers 20% discount first purchase.

Actually Understand Vietnamese is a listening-first YouTube channel for beginners and intermediate learners. Most videos use Southern Vietnamese and are labeled by difficulty, with playlists for total beginners, A1-A2 learners, and intermediate study.

PhoSpeak is a mobile Vietnamese course for learners who want practical speaking and listening for daily life. It starts from zero knowledge and suits travelers, expats, and heritage learners. Its 16 modules cover situations such as food, transport, shopping, hotels, hobbies, and dating, using Northern Vietnamese pronunciation.

Lingora is a beginner Vietnamese app with separate Northern and Southern A1 courses. It suits you if you want a structured path and detailed explanations rather than a simple phrase list.

EchoMeo is a self-study website for Vietnamese vocabulary, short lessons, and graded reading. It suits learners who want daily practice and visible progress rather than a grammar-heavy course. Material is labeled A1 to C2, but the site works best as a supplement.

Basic Vietnamese is a free online textbook by Tung Hoang for true beginners and low-novice learners. It works as a self-study course or classroom companion, starting with sounds before moving into everyday language.

Elementary Vietnamese is a 320-page beginner coursebook for adults who want a serious, classroom-style path into the language. Its 14 lessons move from everyday dialogues into vocabulary, grammar, usage, drills, exercises, cultural notes, narratives, and authentic material. No previous knowledge of Vietnamese is required.

Vietnamese Vocabulary Core 1k is a free shared Anki deck for learners who want ready-made vocabulary review. It is based on the Vietnamese course in Ling, but this deck is a review tool rather than a full course.

Basic Vietnamese is a free, community-made Anki deck for learners who prefer building skills through complete sentences rather than isolated words. It is best suited to self-directed beginners who want a substantial bank of material for regular review.

Vietnamese Grammar by Soi is a free Anki deck built from the grammar and word-usage sections of Binh Nhu Ngo's Elementary Vietnamese. It is aimed at beginners who want short, repeatable reviews rather than a complete course.

This free Anki deck is for learners who want a large Northern Vietnamese vocabulary bank with audio. It was adapted from a community Memrise course and suits people who already use Anki and want ready-made material for regular review rather than a guided course.

This free Anki deck is for learners who want a large Northern Vietnamese vocabulary bank without building cards from scratch. It was converted from eriinnye's Memrise course and contains nearly 6,000 cards, so it suits anyone comfortable with steady daily reviews more than someone looking for short, guided lessons.