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Tiếng Việt Cơ Sở Dành Cho Người Nước Ngoài Quyển 1
A beginner textbook that builds Vietnamese pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and everyday communication through dialogues and varied exercises.
Learning Vietnamese
By Bắc Hoài Trần Get Book
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Description
Learning Vietnamese is a 192-page paperback course for complete beginners. It works for self-study or classroom use and gives you a traditional, step-by-step alternative to learning only through an app.
The book has 13 chapters, starting with pronunciation and tones. Later chapters use two everyday dialogues, vocabulary sections, pattern practice, and exercises. Vietnamese text is paired with phonetic guidance and English meanings, while grammar, sentence structure, honorifics, idioms, etiquette, and cultural notes add context.
Free online native-speaker recordings let you hear the dialogues, vocabulary, patterns, and selected exercises. Printable flashcards and a small dictionary at the back support review. The course builds a broad beginner foundation, but it cannot provide live conversation or corrective feedback. The publisher also does not state a regional dialect, so it is a weaker fit if you need a specifically Northern, Central, or Southern course.
Content
- Type: Course
- Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation
- Size: 13 chapters
- Native audio: Yes
- Exercises: Yes
Price
- Price: $15.99
- Cost: Paid
- Free trial: Yes
Details
- Format: Book
- Author: Bắc Hoài Trần
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Published: 2022
- ISBN-13: 9780804854467
Pros
- Structured dialogue, vocabulary, pattern practice, and exercise sequence
- Free native-speaker audio covering all 13 chapters
- Phonetic guides and English meanings accompany Vietnamese text
- Includes cultural notes and a compact dictionary
Cons
- Limited to beginner material
- No live conversation or corrective feedback
- The publisher does not identify a regional dialect
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