Beginners’ Vietnamese (Dana Healy)

Beginners’ Vietnamese by Dana Healy is a Teach Yourself course for adults who want a structured, start-from-zero Vietnamese book you can work through on your own.

You get short everyday dialogues, clear English explanations, and practice activities designed to build up step by step. The course also includes pronunciation support through accompanying audio, so you can hear the Vietnamese and shadow along instead of guessing from the text.

Audio access is handled through the Teach Yourself Library: you can stream it on the Teach Yourself site or use the app, and the “enhanced ebook” version also bundles the audio. It’s a solid fit if you like learning from a book and want something you can revisit for review.

What it does not give you is real feedback. There’s no teacher, corrections, or live conversation practice built in, so you’ll likely want a tutor or language partner alongside it once you can form basic sentences.