Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners 1

Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners 1 is a bilingual reader from Tuttle Publishing for beginner to intermediate learners and heritage learners who want more reading practice without giving up an English safety net.

You get 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with Vietnamese and English on facing pages, followed by vocabulary lists, cultural notes, and discussion questions with exercises. There is also a Vietnamese English glossary, which helps when you want to stay in Vietnamese longer and stop checking the English every line.

Audio is a big part of the package. Tuttle provides free online recordings by native speakers on their site, so you can listen first, read along, then replay to copy pronunciation and rhythm. Start from the official book page on Tuttle Publishing and use the dedicated audio download page. One drawback is that folklore vocabulary can get specialized and the difficulty is not carefully graded, so complete beginners may need to go slowly and lean on the notes.