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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812027403321

Autore

Tran Bac Hoai

Titolo

Survival Vietnamese : how to communicate without fuss or fear instantly! / / Bac Hoai Tran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Clarendon, Vermont : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4629-1513-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

495.92283421

Soggetti

Vietnamese language - English

Vietnamese language

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; Preface; Welcome to Vietnam!; Introduction; All the Basics at Your Fingertips; The Alphabet; Pronunciation Guide; The Tone System; The Vowel System; The Consonant System; PART 1 Common Expressions and Key Words; Titles and Forms of Address; Greetings and Partings; Introductions; Common Questions and Suggested Responses; Common Expressions and Phrases; Key Words (Titles, Family, Occupations); PART 2 Numbers, Dates, and Time; The Cardinal Numbers; The Ordinal Numbers; Days of the Week; Months of the Year; Dates; Classifers; Common Conversations Involving Numbers

Asking and Telling the TimePART 3 Getting Around; Directions; Airports and Airlines; Hotels and Resorts; Forms of Transport; PART 4 Emergencies and Essentials; Health; At the Pharmacy; Basic Necessities (Restrooms, Laundry, etc.); Banking and Money; Making Phone Calls and Using the Internet; PART 5 Out and About; At the Restaurant; At the Coffee Shop; Shopping; At the Clothing Store; At the Bookstore; At the Post Office; At the Beauty Salon; At the Barbershop; Visiting a Vietnamese Home; Small Talk (Seasons, Weather, etc.); Common Locations and Business; Forms of Entertainment

PART 6 Exploring VietnamHolidays and Festivals; Holiday Greetings; Sightseeing; Popular Destinations; PART 7 Key Names and Signs; Key Cities and Towns; Common Signs; Road Signs; PART 8 Additional



Vocabulary; Food and Drink; General Word List

Sommario/riassunto

A handy Vietnamese phrasebook and guide to the Vietnamese language, Survival Vietnamese contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around.This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Vietnamese in any kind of setting.  Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Vietnamese or traveling to Vietnam, it also contains a beginner guide to the Vietnamese language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Vietnamese than a typical Vietnamese phrasebook or Vietnamese dictionary. The book is broken into four basic sections: Common Vietnamese Expressions and Key