Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary

Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is a small paperback Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese dictionary for travelers and learners who want quick word lookups without an app. It is best as a carry-along reference, not as a structured learning course.

You get two sections (Vietnamese to English, and English to Vietnamese) in a compact 3 x 4.5 inch format with 640 pages. Entries show Vietnamese in quốc ngữ and also a romanized pronunciation, which can help when you are unsure how to say a word or when you want to point to the Vietnamese spelling.

It is handy for building vocabulary and checking meanings on the go, and the layout is designed for quick scanning. The tradeoff is that it will not teach you conversation or listening skills, and a pocket dictionary can feel limited if you want lots of usage examples or deeper grammar. See the product details on Tuttle’s website.