Colloquial Vietnamese is easy to use and completely up-to-date. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this course provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Vietnamese. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Vietnamese is: interactive - with lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice clear - providing concise grammar notes practical - with useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide complete - including answer key and special reference ...
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Colloquial Vietnamese is easy to use and completely up-to-date. Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, this course provides a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Vietnamese. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Vietnamese is: interactive - with lots of dialogues and exercises for regular practice clear - providing concise grammar notes practical - with useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide complete - including answer key and special reference section. By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations. These CDs, recorded by native speakers, are an invaluable component of the Colloquial course. They feature dialogues and texts from the book, and lots of interactive exercises to help you perfect your pronunciation and listening skills.
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Good. No dust jacket. Text in English, Vietnamese. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations. Colloquial. Audience: General/trade. Minimal wear. Unmarked edges and pages. Crease on front cover. Tight binding. Library number on spine. Library pocket. Sticker on back.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good. 318p. A softcover book in very good condition. Small scratch on front cover. Owner's stamps on endpapers and title page; otherwise clean and tight. Book only, does NOT include the cassettes or CDs.
Before you use ANY beginner's book on Vietnamese you should search the web for good free introductions to the sounds and work on that for 2-3 weeks. Vietnamese pronunciation is VERY difficult and you will need a few weeks to get used to them. None of the books on Vietnamese I've used have been good for initial sound practise so don't take all this as critique of this particular book. Consequently if you already have some rudimentary appreciation of the sounds this is a very good book to use. Each chapter has three dialogues with audio, tone practice with audio, and 20 (!) sets of grammar exercises. The exercises cover: translation, writing, building sentences, filling in missing words, etc. There are answers to all exercises in the appendix.It is this abundance of exercises that really sets this book apart from other books such as 'Vietnamese for Beginner's' and Teach Yourself, who have both fewer audio training and much fewer exercises. It is important that I mention that this book focuses on formal Vietnamese,i.e. respectful language, the sort of language you use when talking to businessmen, politicians and the like. If it is a more colloquial book you're looking for Catlett's 'Vietnamese for Beginner's' is more suitable. Lastly: don't forget to get the audio too !
