Spoken by over 95 million people worldwide, Vietnamese has emerged as a prominent language in the fields of business, culture and history in Southeast Asia, America, Australia, and Europe. Perfect for beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language, Beginner's Vietnamese with Online Audio introduces the essentials needed to speak, read and understand Vietnamese with confidence. This guide is ideal for both self-study or classroom use and includes 13 carefully-paced and practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, grammar and exercises; sections on Vietnamese culture and customs; pronunciation exercises to help master Vietnamese tones; vocabulary variants for both northern and southern Vietnamese dialects; and online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers.
