The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese!

Reading & Writing Vietnamese offers an easy way to learn how to speak, read and write in Vietnamese. Often a difficult language to learn, this book is specially designed for beginners with no previous experience in studying or speaking the language guides learners through all the sounds of Vietnamese, including consonants, vowels and tones, the Vietnamese alphabet and more.

This easy-to-use workbook includes lessons comes with free native-speaker audio recordings that allow you to practice hearing and speaking the sounds and basic vocabulary and phrases, as well as flash cards to download and print from home.

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

A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Vietnamese—whether you’re 5 or 100!

This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Vietnamese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using the Vietnamese alphabet—with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly—along with the English meaning.

The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics, like meeting someone new and using public transportation, to culture-specific topics, like celebrating Vietnamese holidays and eating Vietnamese food.

This colourful picture dictionary includes:

• Over 750 colour photographs
• 1,500 culture-specific Vietnamese words and phrases
• 38 different topics—from social media and counting to Vietnamese food and holidays
• Example sentences showing how the words are used
• Free online audio recordings by native Vietnamese speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences to download or stream
• An introduction to Vietnamese pronunciation and grammar
• A bidirectional index to allow you to quickly look up words

Vietnamese Picture Dictionary makes language learning more fun than traditional phrasebooks. This resource is perfect for beginners of all ages—curious kids, visual learners and future travellers to Vietnam.

The timeless charm and wisdom of Vietnamese folktales in parallel English and Vietnamese versions!

These ten delightful stories bring Vietnam’s rich culture and traditions vividly to life. This volume is perfect for story time and read-alouds, and for anyone who loves the imaginative leaps and moral lessons in traditional myths and legends.

This essential anthology includes:

• Thach Sung and the Cracked Earthen Pot — A greedy man learns that it’s better to be satisfied with what you have than to yearn for the unattainable.
• The Carp and the Dragon’s Gate — A fish turns into a dragon, showing that with hard work and perseverance seemingly impossible goals can be achieved.
• The Toad Is Sir Sky’s Uncle — A brave toad saves the world from drought, showing that we should never judge someone by their looks.
• And seven more fascinating tales!

Sure to delight readers of all ages, Vietnamese Folktales for Children is perfect for parents who want their children to absorb the wisdom of Vietnamese folk stories while becoming familiar with the Vietnamese language along the way.

Boost your language skills and discover contemporary Vietnam by reading real-life articles from Vietnamese newspapers, available in both Vietnamese and English!

This innovative language book features 28 authentic articles from Vietnamese newspapers, one contemporary short story, and two original poems — each presented side-by-side in parallel Vietnamese and English texts. The articles are graded for beginners, intermediate learners, and advanced students, and are accompanied by vocabulary lists, grammar and cultural notes, exercises, and access to online native-speaker audio recordings. Perfect for classroom use or independent study, this book offers an immersive way to learn about Vietnam through its vibrant culture and everyday life.

Inside, readers will explore topics such as:

• Stunning caves with underground lakes, wavelike ceilings, stalactites, and stalagmites
• A popular Ho Chi Minh City food stall where two sisters serve BBQ pork to night owls
• Young people moving to a city with efficient public transport and attractive amenities
• Former US and Vietnamese fighter pilots who fought in the Vietnam War and now meet regularly
• And many more fascinating stories about contemporary life in Vietnam!

Compiled and written by Professor Binh Ngo, a seasoned Vietnamese language instructor at Harvard University, this book is designed to deepen your understanding of both the language and the culture. It’s a valuable addition to Tuttle’s innovative series of language learning books, offering an engaging and enjoyable way to improve your language skills.

A great story can lead a reader on a cultural and linguistic journey—especially if it’s in two languages!

Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners introduces 40 traditional Vietnamese folktales with bilingual Vietnamese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each story is followed by cultural notes, vocabulary lists, and a set of discussion questions and exercises for further comprehension.

Online audio recordings by native speakers help readers improve their pronunciation and inflection, while a Vietnamese-English glossary provides an easy way to reference unfamiliar terms. Illustrations by award-winning Vietnamese illustrators Nguyen Thi Hop and Nguyen Dong help to bring these traditional tales to life.

This book is a great supplementary reader for self-study learners or in Vietnamese language courses, but will be enjoyed by anyone who wishes to learn about Vietnamese folktales and culture.

Learn Vietnamese the fun way—through the country’s rich literary history!