Reading & Writing Vietnamese : Learn to Read, Write and Pronounce Vietnamese Correctly Online Audio & Printable Flash Cards

Tran, Tri C.

ISBN 10: 0804853347 / ISBN 13: 9780804853347

Published by Tuttle Publishing, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reading & Writing Vietnamese : Learn to Read, Write and Pronounce Vietnamese Correctly Online Audio & Printable Flash Cards
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804853347
• ISBN 13: 9780804853347
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese! <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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. <br /><br />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

About the Author

Tri C. Tran, PhD. is a lecturer of Vietnamese at the University of California, Irvine. He has a Ph.D and a M.A. (Romance Linguistics and Literatures), and a B.A. (Spanish Linguistics) from UCLA. He also teaches Spanish and French language and linguistics, Romance linguistics, English as a Second Language and English Academic Writing. His publications include Vietnamese language texts and a bilingual dictionary for students of linguistics. He is the author of Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners.