Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 284 pages
- Published by: Lonely Planet Publications
- Edition: 3rd Edition June 1, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0864426615
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0864426611
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Book Dimensions:
5.4 x 3.6 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 5.6 ounces
Product Description
The most enjoyable and rewarding way to get to know a place is by meeting the local people. Vietnamese is a vibrant language and even a little knowledge will help visitors gain an understanding of Vietnamese culture as well as make many friends along the way!
- all the essential day-to-day words and phrases, plus vocabulary for making conversation, understanding festivals and local dates, and sightseeing
- comprehensive pronunciation and grammar chapters
- cultural tips
- thumb tabs and index for fast reference
Language Notes
Text: English, Vietnamese
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Reader ReviewsI don't speak Vietnamese to rate the translations and phrasing used in this pocket-sized guide, but I have used a number of Lonely Planet phrasebooks for languages that I do know more about. This guide follows the format of those other guides, broken down into sections by situation, with a 2-way dictionary at the back and a pronounciation guide at the beginning of the book. Two notable omissions. There is not a section on "love and dating" as there is in every other LP Phrasebook I've used. Also, unlike the Russian phrasebook, which contains the english phrase, a phonetic pronounciation, and then the actual spelling, this book does not contain a phonetic spelling. For a language likely to be as difficult as Vietnamese for native English speakers and considering that such speakers are the book's target audience, phonetic spellings (indicating inflection as well) would help a lot. Still, a decent phrasebook as LP ones tend to be.