The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of
Vietnamese!
Reading & Writing Vietnamese is an easy way to learn how to pronounce,
read and write all the complicated sounds of Vietnamese--including the
difficult-to-pronounce consonants, vowels and tones. It is specifically
designed for beginners with no previous experience in studying or
speaking the language.
This easy-to-use workbook has lessons teaching you how to pronounce each
consonant and vowel sound correctly and how to distinguish the tones. It
comes with free native-speaker audio recordings that allow you to
practice hearing and speaking the sounds and basic vocabulary and
phrases.
Author Tri C. Tran has over 20 years of experience as a Vietnamese
language teacher and has designed a series of lessons that are perfect
for beginners.
The book includes:
- A basic introduction to all the sounds of the language and how to read
and write them
- The system of Vietnamese tones--how to distinguish them and pronounce
them correctly
- Free audio recordings by native speakers help you accurately pronounce
Vietnamese
- Free downloadable flashcards to help you learn the Vietnamese alphabet
and basic vocabulary
- Extensive exercises (including dialogues, listening drills, building
sentences, fill-in-the blanks, readings, and multiple-choice) to
reinforce each lesson
- Interesting cultural information on Vietnamese customs, pastimes,
foods and everyday life
- An index of grammatical terms and a Vietnamese-English glossary
.