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ABC in Vietnamese: A Bilingual Guide to Vietnamese Cuisine
By Jessie Duong Get Book
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Description
ABC in Vietnamese is a 30-page Vietnamese-English board book for young children, families, and absolute beginners. It introduces the Vietnamese alphabet through foods rather than a sequence of lessons, so it works best as a shared read-aloud or first vocabulary book.
Each of the 29 letters is paired with a Vietnamese dish, fruit, dessert, appetizer, or ingredient. The name is shown in Vietnamese and English alongside a colorful, muted illustration. This gives you a simple way to connect letter recognition with culturally specific food vocabulary, including items children may encounter at home or in Vietnamese restaurants.
The 7-by-7-inch board book is suited to small hands, and the limited text keeps each page easy to scan. The trade-off is depth. You do not get pronunciation audio, tone guidance, grammar teaching, sentences, or review activities. It is useful for naming foods and noticing the alphabet, but it is not a complete reading course, and experienced learners will move through it quickly.
Content
- Type: Readers
- Skills: Reading, Vocabulary
- Size: 30 pages
- Native audio: No
- Exercises: No
Price
- Price: $15.00 USD
- Cost: Paid
- Free trial: No
Details
- Format: Book
- Made for children: Yes
- Author: Jessie Duong
- Publisher: embebooks
- ISBN-13: 9798988987697
Pros
- Pairs all 29 Vietnamese letters with food vocabulary
- Vietnamese and English names for each entry
- Compact 7-by-7-inch board book for shared reading
- Culturally specific mix of dishes, fruits, desserts, and ingredients
Cons
- No audio or pronunciation guidance
- No sentences, grammar lessons, or exercises
- Only 30 pages, so experienced learners may outgrow it quickly
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