Vietnamese Picture Dictionary

Vietnamese Picture Dictionary is a Tuttle hardcover picture dictionary for beginners, kids, and visual learners who want practical Vietnamese words fast without a full course.

You get 1,500 words and phrases organized by everyday themes, with lots of photos and short example sentences. Each entry is shown in Vietnamese script with a romanized line to help you pronounce it, plus the English meaning. There’s also a quick intro to pronunciation and basic grammar, and a two-way index for looking things up.

The best extra is the companion audio. You can stream or download native-speaker recordings from Tuttle’s audio page, which makes it easier to copy sounds and tones while you study the pictures.

What it does not do is teach you step by step or give you practice exercises, so you will still want a course or tutor for grammar and speaking. A small number of readers have also complained about mistakes, so if something looks odd, double-check with another reference.