This book is about Vietnamese grammar. It is necessary for people such as Vietnamese children who begin school without their mother language in foreign countries to learn Vietnamese. This is also for foreigners who would like to learn Vietnamese. The more different languages people know, the more different souls to comprehend other cultures. It is the authors interesting pleasure to learn foreign languages, such as American and French, and to introduce Vietnamese to others for mutual cultural exchange and mutual empathy.

Vietnamese has been known to be one of the most difficult languages. However, most do not realize that the difficulty largely lies in pronunciation. Vietnamese grammar and sentence structures are actually simple to master.This book offers a new practical and effective way of learning and communicating in Vietnamese, through essential grammar understanding and sentence pattern practicing.All patterns focus on spoken Southern Vietnamese and are introduced from the easiest to the more difficult ones. In this book, you'll find: A full comprehensive pronunciation guide and concisely introduces you to the most essential grammar points for the beginner level. Most basic sentence patterns, explained and illustrated with 80 example sentences. 80 self-practice questions with answer key, allows you to test your understanding after each introduced pattern. A Vietnamese-English word list with 200+ common vocabulary words that are introduced throughout the book. An additional learning resource for this book is a 30-minute audio recording, of Vietnamese pronunciation (vowels, consonants, tones) and all sentence patterns' example and practice sentences. It is available for purchase at elingos.com/shop Being a Vietnamese language teacher and a language learner myself, I really admire all the self-study learners. I hope this book will prove to be helpful for your Vietnamese learning journey.

These special features teach you to speak Vietnamese quickly: -Key to pronunciation: simplified phonetic spelling -Basic sentence patterns: a unique approach to sentence construction -Everyday conversations: varied situations -Outline of grammar: clear explanations for rapid understanding -Bilingual dictionary: over 4000 words Special offer: Free cassette in Vietnamese to the buyer of this language book. Starts you speaking Vietnamese almost overnight!

Vietnamese: An Essential Grammar is a concise and user-friendly reference guide to modern Vietnamese. It presents a fresh and accessible description of the language in short, readable sections. Features include: Clear and up-to-date examples of modern usage. Special attention to those points which often cause problems to English-speaking learners. Vietnamese / English comparisons and contrasts highlighted throughout. The final section covers pronunciation, providing an introduction to the syllable structure of Vietnamese, and highlighting common errors made by English-speaking learners. Accompanying audio tracks for this chapter are available at www.routledge.com/9781138210707. Vietnamese: An Essential Grammar is ideal for learners involved in independent study and for students in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes of all types.

This is a complete course for absolute beginners. The course includes audio accompaniment, as well as a video series of pronunciation tutorials. To obtain the FREE audio and video files, please email info@learnvietnamesewithannie with proof of book purchase. In this course, you will learn around 300 fundamental words and structures that will allow you to have simple conversations about familiar topics, and to interact successfully in places like shops and restaurants. The language taught is spoken Southern Vietnamese, exactly as used by native speakers on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. Over the course of 20 chapters, you will follow the story of Nam and Ha, two young people who meet at a language school in Ho Chi Minh City. Their story, illustrated in comic-book form, forms a linking structure that facilitates the effective memorization of the language items.Each chapter includes a glossary, with English translations of all the new words and phrases present in the chapter. In addition, a section entitled 'language insights' gives clear and concise explanations of word usage and grammar. The accompanying audio and video files will enable you to hone your listening skills, master your pronunciation, and thoroughly memorize the words, phrases, and structures that you need.