This book teaches you all the basics of Vietnamese, including practical daily conversations, vocabulary, and grammar. It allows you to begin communicating effectively very quickly. All Vietnamese words and sentences are given in the usual form with phonetic equivalents for easy pronunciation, along with English translations.

Suitable for classroom use or self-study, the book includes useful notes and explanations on pronunciation, the Vietnamese script, greetings and requests, basic sentence structure and vocabulary, honorific forms, idiomatic expressions, and etiquette dos and don'ts. A useful dictionary of commonly-used Vietnamese words and phrases is provided at the back.

Key features of this book include:

• 13 lessons designed for beginners with no prior experience.

• Basic sentence patterns and vocabulary used in daily conversations.

• Vietnamese and phonetic versions of all Vietnamese texts with English translations.

• Cultural notes to help you understand Vietnamese customs and norms.

• Free native-speaker audio recordings and printable flashcards available online.

Everything you need is in this book, making it the all-in-one guide of what the apps don't offer!

About the Author

Bac Hoai Tran holds an M.A. in English with a concentration in linguistics. He has been a lecturer at UC Berkeley since 1992 and is the author of Conversational Vietnamese and Anh Ngu Bao Chi. He has translated many Vietnamese short stories that have appeared in The Stars,The Earth,The River and other anthologies. He is the author of Survival Vietnamese and co-author of Colloquial Vietnamese and Living with English.