Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary

Tuttle Concise Vietnamese Dictionary is a small paperback Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese dictionary for learners, travelers, and anyone who needs quick lookups without going online.

It’s split into two sections (Vietnamese to English, then English to Vietnamese) and includes about 25,000 entries. Entries include parts of speech plus common collocations, idioms, and sample sentences, which helps when a direct word-for-word translation sounds unnatural.

You also get a short guide to Vietnamese pronunciation and spelling. What it does not give you is audio, tone practice, or structured lessons, so it works best as a companion to a course or textbook. If you want a phone-first tool, a digital dictionary app will feel faster than flipping through a 768-page book. Details are on Tuttle’s product page.