Vietnamese Essential Dictionary (Collins)

Collins Vietnamese Essential Dictionary is a small, carryable Vietnamese–English and English–Vietnamese paperback dictionary for quick lookups while studying, traveling, or working.

You get around 30,000 translations in a two-way format, laid out for fast scanning. It also includes short grammar notes for both Vietnamese and English, which can help when you are unsure about basic sentence patterns or word forms.

This works best as a reference book you keep in your bag or on your desk, not as a step-by-step learning program. There is no audio, no tone or pronunciation coaching, and limited space for deep examples, so advanced learners may outgrow it. You can check the current listing and details on Collins' product page.