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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.

This is the second volume in Nguyễn Việt Hương’s elementary Vietnamese series for non-native learners. It is best suited to people who already have basic Vietnamese and want a structured next step rather than a complete beginner’s first book.

This is the fourth book in Nguyễn Việt Hương's Vietnamese course for foreign learners. It is labeled upper-intermediate and assumes you already have a working command of everyday Vietnamese. The book has 10 themed lessons and 2 review units.

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.

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.

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.

Lilian Vietnamese is a free YouTube channel built around comprehensible input. It suits beginners who need speech that is easier to follow than regular native media, while two newer intermediate videos give developing learners a little more challenge.

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.

LTL Language School runs paid Vietnamese programs in Saigon and Hanoi, plus 1-on-1 online lessons. It suits adults who want live teaching and the option to make language study part of a stay in Vietnam. Saigon teaches Southern Vietnamese, while Hanoi teaches Northern Vietnamese.

iSpeak Vietlingo is a Hanoi-based Vietnamese school for expats, travelers, newcomers, professionals, and overseas learners who want live guidance. You can study in person in Hanoi or online, with private and group options. The school also lists survival, business, and children's programs.

This university-run language school serves foreigners who want structured Vietnamese instruction rather than self-paced study. You can attend classes in central Ho Chi Minh City or join scheduled online courses, with options ranging from introductory through advanced study.

Vietnamese Language Studies is a Ho Chi Minh City school for learners who want live teaching rather than a self-study course. You can study privately, join a small group, or take classes online, with options ranging from complete beginner work to advanced language and culture.

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.

LTL Language School runs paid Vietnamese programs in Saigon and Hanoi, plus 1-on-1 online lessons. It suits adults who want live teaching and the option to make language study part of a stay in Vietnam. Saigon teaches Southern Vietnamese, while Hanoi teaches Northern Vietnamese.

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.

Wordwall Exercises is a free collection of beginner Southern Vietnamese practice games from Learn Vietnamese Easy. It is best used for quick review after you have learned a topic elsewhere, not as a complete course.

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. Each topic combines a reference sheet with Vietnamese text, English meanings, pronunciation guides, and recordings by a native Saigon speaker. Randomized flashcard quizzes provide instant feedback at three difficulty levels. The free tier includes four topics, while Pro unlocks the remaining topics and quiz levels. The regional focus and explanations of local word choices make it useful if you specifically want a Saigon accent. However, the topics are designed for short travel interactions and can be studied in any order, so you do not get a progressive curriculum. There is also no live conversation practice or personalized pronunciation feedback.

FluentSaigon currently offers 20% discount first purchase.

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.

Pimsleur Vietnamese is a beginner course built around 30 guided audio lessons in the contemporary Hanoi dialect. It suits adults who want practical speaking and listening practice, especially for travel and everyday exchanges, and who prefer learning aloud rather than studying grammar tables.

Pimsleur currently offers 7-day free trial.

PolyChat is a self-study app for Vietnamese learners who want a guided course plus plenty of short practice. It publishes an A1-C2 path with lessons covering vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, pronunciation, and speaking. It is available on iOS and Android, with web access too.

PolyChat currently offers 30-day free trial.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vietnamese Sentences Level 5 Long is a free Anki deck built around longer Vietnamese sentences rather than isolated words. It makes most sense for learners who can already handle basic phrases and want denser sentence review. Level 5 describes sentence length in LTL's series, not a published CEFR level.

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 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.

Vietnamese Practice Deck is a free shared Anki deck for learners who want a large set of beginner-friendly material to review. It contains 1,569 cards: 1,069 vocabulary items and 500 Vietnamese sentences with English support. It works best if you already use another resource for pronunciation and explanations.