Colloquial Vietnamese: The Complete Course for Beginners

✍ Scribed by Bac Hoai Tran; Ha Minh Nguyen; Tuan Duc Vuong; Que Vuong

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 289
• Series: Colloquial
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

For a full list of titles in the Colloquial series, please visit https://www.routledge.com/Colloquial-Series/book-series/SE0069

Colloquial Vietnamese: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Vietnamese as it is written and spoken today.

Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Vietnamese in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Vietnamese is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout.

Key features include:
• A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar
• An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises
• Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations
• Helpful cultural points explaining the customs and features of life in Vietnam.
• An overview of the sounds of Vietnamese

Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Vietnamese is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Vietnamese.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Colloquial Vietnamese: The Complete Course for Beginners
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Alphabet, tones and sounds
Unit One Xin chào: Hello
Unit Two Ở sân bay: At the airport
Unit Three Đến khách sạn: Arriving at the hotel
Unit Four Gọi điện thoại: Making a phone call
Unit Five Trên đường phố: On the streets
Unit Six Trong nhà hàng: In a restaurant
Unit Seven Ở chợ: At the market
Unit Eight Đi thăm thang canh Hà Nội và Huế: Visiting sights in Hanoi and Hue
Unit Nine Một ngày ở Huế: A day in Hue
Unit Ten Du lịch Đà Lạt và Sài Gòn: Touring Dalat and Saigon
Unit Eleven Khi thanh niên nói chuyện với nhau: When young people have a chat
Unit Twelve Lên Ke hoạch tuan sau: Making travel plans for next week
Unit Thirteen Một ngày ở bãi biển: A day at the beach
Unit Fourteen Trở về Hà Nội và chào tạm biệt: Returning to Hanoi and saying goodbye
Answer keys
Vietnamese–English glossary
English–Vietnamese glossary
Reference grammar

✦ Subjects

Vietnamese language