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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807749803321

Autore

Van Giuong Phan

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

©2013

ISBN

1-4629-1340-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Soggetti

Vietnamese language

Vietnamese language - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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