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<p>Essential Vietnamese Grammar - A Comprehensive Guide For Foreign Learners (Free Online Audio Recordings)</p>

<p>Essential Vietnamese Grammar is designed for use by English-speakers to help them speak and write Vietnamese more naturally.</p>

<p>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 can yield awkward and incorrect sentences, and the use of idiomatic Vietnamese grammar and expressions. This book can be used for self-study or classroom instruction, as well as for review or brushing up your language skills.</p>

<p>All Vietnamese grammatical concepts 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>About the Author:</p>

<p>Tri C. Tran, PhD, teaches linguistics and Vietnamese at the University of California, Irvine. He obtained his PhD and MA in Romance Linguistics and Literatures from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his BA in Spanish Linguistics from the University of California, Irvine. His publications include Spanish and Vietnamese language textbooks and a bilingual dictionary for students of linguistics. He is the author of Reading and Writing Vietnamese and co-author of Vietnamese Stories for Language Learners, both published by Tuttle.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">Reading &amp; Writing Vietnamese: A Workbook For Self-study: Learn To Read, Write And Pronounce Vietnamese Correctly (Online Audio &amp; Printable Flash Cards)</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">The perfect book for beginners to learn all the basics of Vietnamese!</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">Reading &amp; 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.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">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.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">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.</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">The book includes:</p>

<p text-align:="" justify;""="">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</p>