Essential Vietnamese Grammar : A Comprehensive Guide for Foreign Learners (Free Online Audio Recordings) / Tri C. Tran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tran, Tri C., author.

Series:

Tuttle essential language series.

Essential Grammar Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnamese language--Grammar.

Vietnamese language.

Vietnamese language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

North Clarendon, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

Essential Vietnamese Grammar is designed for use by English-speakers to help them speak and write Vietnamese more naturally. The twelve chapters in this book cover the essential sentence constructions of Vietnamese--from beginning to intermediate and advanced levels. Strong emphasis is placed on the differences between translating directly from English, which yields awkward and incorrect sentences, and the use of idiomatic Vietnamese constructions and expressions. This book can be used for self-study or classroom instruction and is perfect for review and brushing up your language skills. All Vietnamese grammatical patterns are clearly explained and copiously illustrated with example phrases and sentences. The chapters progress from fundamental concepts (the sounds of Vietnamese, spelling, the use of accent marks and tones) to structural elements (parts of speech, grammatical functions, the structure of phrases and sentences), and then to nuances expressed through word choice, word order and cultural elements. Each chapter is accompanied by a set of exercises (with answer keys provided) that the learner can use to reinforce their understanding of the materials and their ability to apply them to real-life situations. Audio recordings by native speakers are available online for all the Vietnamese sentences to help the learner acquire good pronunciation and intonation patterns for various types of sentences.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Contents

Introduction: The Vietnamese Language

About This Book

CHAPTER 1 The Vietnamese Alphabet

1.1 The Vietnamese alphabet

1.2 Vowel letters

1.3 Consonant letters

1.4 Glide letters

1.5 Vowel diacritics

1.6 Tone diacritics

1.7 Positions of diacritics

Practice Exercises

CHAPTER 2 Pronunciation &amp

Spelling Rules

2.1 Vowel sounds

2.2 Glide sounds

2.3 Diphthongs

2.4 Triphthongs

2.5 Consonant sounds

2.6 The tone system

2.7 Syllable structure

2.8 Pronunciation and spelling

CHAPTER 3 Parts of Speech &amp

Sentence Structure

3.1 Parts of speech

3.2 Types of sentences

3.3 Simple sentences

3.4 Compound sentences

3.5 Complex sentences

CHAPTER 4 Types of Questions

4.1 Specific questions

4.2 Yes-No questions

4.3 Choice questi

4.4 Tag questions

4.5 Rhetorical questions

4.6 Indirect questions

CHAPTER 5 Nouns &amp

Pronouns

5.1 Nouns &amp

plural markers

5.2 Nouns &amp

quantifiers

5.3 Indefinite pronouns

5.4 Interrogative pronouns

5.5 Personal pronouns &amp

terms of address

5.6 Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns

5.7 Relative pronouns

CHAPTER 6 Verbs

6.1 TO BE-equivalent verbs

6.2 Verbal aspects

6.3 Modal verbs

6.4 Imperative forms

6.5 Passive constructions

CHAPTER 7 Adjectives

7.1 Simple adjectives

7.2 Compound adjectives

7.3 Emphasized adjectives

7.4 Phrasal adjectives

7.5 Reduplicative adjectives

7.6 Demonstrative adjectives

7.7 Positions of adjectives in a

7.8 Adjectives used in comparative and superlative sentences

CHAPTER 8 Adverbs

8.1 Adverbs of degree

8.2 Adverbs of manner

8.3 Adverbs of time.

8.4 Adverbs of frequency

8.5 Interrogative adverbs

8.6 Negative adverbs

8.7 Sentence adverbs

CHAPTER 9 Particles

9.1 Grammatical particles

9.2 Pragmatic particles

9.3 Particles used with verbs

9.4 Particles used with verbs of movement

CHAPTER 10 Other Parts of Speech

10.1 Prepositions

10.2 Conjunctions

10.3 Prepositions of time vs. conjunctions of time

10.4 Interjections

10.5 The different functions of THÌ, MÀ and LÀ

CHAPTER 11 Types of Clauses

11.1 Independent clauses

11.2 Coordinate clauses

11.3 Adjective clauses

11.4 Noun clauses

11.5 Adverbial clauses

CHAPTER 12 Idiomatic Constructions

12.1 Construction with KHÔNG NHỮNG... MÀ LẠI CÒN...

12.2 Constructions with CÀNG… CÀNG…

12.3 Constructions with INDEFINITE EXPRESSIONS + CŨNG…

12.4 Constructions with THÀ… CÒN HƠN and NÊN… THÌ HƠN

12.5 Constructions with CẢ… LẪN… and VỪA… VỪA…

12.6 Constructions with HOẶC LÀ… HOẶC LÀ… and KHÔNG… MÀ CŨNGKHÔNG…

12.7 Constructions with emphasized elements

Appendices

Answer Key to Practice Exercises

Index of Grammatical Terms

Pronunciation Guide

Audio Recordings

Copyright.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-4629-2443-3