Essential Vietnamese : speak Vietnamese with confidence / Phan Van Giuong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Giuong, Phan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnamese language--Conversation and phrase books.

Vietnamese language.

Vietnamese language--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a compact and user-friendly Vietnamese Phrasebook and guide to the Vietnamese language, Essential Vietnamese contains basic Vietnamese vocabulary and grammar necessary for communicating in Vietnamese.Learning Vietnamese and engaging in Vietnamese conversation is made easier, more accessible, and more enjoyable in this new Vietnamese phrase book, Essential Vietnamese. One of the best resources to learn Vietnamese, this book presents practical language of everyday interactions by incorporating fundamental sentences used when meeting people, starting con

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Pronunciation guide; Basic grammar; 1. The Basics; 1.1 Personal details; 1.2 Today or tomorrow?; 1.3 What time is it?; 1.4 One, two, three...; 1.5 The weather; 1.6 Here, there...; 1.7 What does that sign say?; 1.8 Legal holidays; 1.9 Telephone alphabets; 2. Meet and Greet; 2.1 Greetings; 2.2 Asking a question; 2.3 How to reply; 2.4 Thank you; 2.5 I'm sorry; 2.6 What do you think?; 3. Small Talk; 3.1 Introductions; 3.2 I beg your pardon?; 3.3 Starting/ending a conversation; 3.4 A chat about the weather; 3.5 Hobbies; 3.6 Invitations

3.7 Paying a compliment3.8 Intimate comments/ questions; 3.9 Congratulations and condolences; 3.10 Arrangements; 3.11 Being the host(ess); 3.12 Saying good-bye; 4. Eating Out; 4.1 At the restaurant; 4.2 Ordering; 4.3 The bill; 4.4 Complaints; 4.5 Paying a compliment; 4.6 The menu; 4.7 Alphabetical list of drinks and dishes; 5. Getting Around; 5.1 Asking directions; 5.2 Traffic signs; 5.3 The car; The parts of a car; 5.4 The petrol station; 5.5 Breakdowns and repairs; 5.6 Bicycles/mopeds; The parts of a bicycle; 5.7 Renting a vehicle; 5.8 Hitchhiking; 6. Arrival and Departure; 6.1 General

6.2 Customs6.3 Luggage; 6.4 Questions to passengers; 6.5 Tickets; 6.6 Information; 6.7 Airports; 6.8 Trains; 6.9 Taxis; 7. A Place to Stay; 7.1 General; 7.2 Hotels/motels/ guesthouses; 7.3 Complaints; 7.4 Departure; 7.5 Camping; Camping equipment; 8. Money Matters; 8.1 Banks; 8.2 Settling the bill; 9. Mail, Phone and Internet; 9.1 Mail; 9.2 Telephone; 9.2 Internet/email; 10. Shopping; 10.1 Shopping conversations; 10.2 Food; 10.3 Clothing and shoes; 10.4 Cameras; 10.5 At the hairdresser; 11. Tourist Activities; 11.1 Places of interest; 11.2 Going out; 11.3 Booking tickets

12. Sports Activities12.1 Sporting questions; 12.2 By the waterfront; 13. Health Matters; 13.1 Calling a doctor; 13.2 What's wrong?; 13.3 The consultation; 13.4 Medications and prescriptions; 13.5 At the dentist; 14. Emergencies; 14.1 Asking for help; 14.2 Lost items; 14.3 Accidents; 14.4 Theft; 14.5 Missing person; 14.6 The police; 15. English-Indonesian Word List; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 3, 2013).

ISBN:

1-4629-1340-7

OCLC:

868284071