Preface

(2)

Introduction

(1)

Syllable Structure

(1)

Organs of Speech

(1)

Initial Consonants

(1)

Triangle of Vowels

(1)

Symbols and Typography

(1)

Pronunciation Guide

(22)

Unit One

(2)

Nuclei vowels a, i, u

(1)

Initial consonants m, b, v, [f] (ph), [d] (d), n, l, t, h

(1)

Mid-level and low-falling tones

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(1)

Unit Two

(3)

Nuclei vowels o', u'

(1)

Initial consonants [k] (c, k, qu), ng

(1)

Initial consonants kh, g

(1)

High-rising and low-falling-rising tones

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(1)

Unit Three

(3)

Nuclei vowels e, e, o, o

(1)

Initial consonant nh

(1)

High-rising broken and low-falling broken tones

(1)

Contours of the six tones

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(1)

Unit Four

(2)

Diphthongs ia, ua, ua in open syllables

(1)

Initial consonants th, ch

(1)

Initial consonant tr

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(1)

Unit Five

(4)

Final semivowels [i] and [u]

(1)

Nuclei short vowels

(1)

Diphthongs ie, uo, uo in closed syllables

(1)

Initial consonants [z], [Z]

(1)

Initial consonants [s], [S]

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(1)

Intonation

(1)

Unit Six

(2)

Labialization

(1)

Spelling

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(2)

Unit Seven

(2)

Final consonants m, n, ng (ng, nh), p, t, [k] (c, ch)

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(2)

Unit Eight

(4)

Final consonants ng (ng, nh), [k] (c, ch)

(1)

Pronunciation drills

(3)

Lesson One Topic: Greetings

(8)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(2)

Interrogative sentences

(1)

Equative verb la

(1)

Demonstrative adverbs day, day, do, kia

(1)

Interrogative word ai

(1)

Position of an adjective modifying a noun

(1)

Usage: chao, xin loi, cam o'n

(1)

Drills

(4)

Saying

(1)

Lesson Two Topic: Getting acquainted

(10)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(3)

Interrogative word [cai] gi

(1)

Interrogative word nao

(1)

Interrogative expression phai khong

(1)

Interrogative word a

(1)

Interrogative adverb o dau

(1)

Classifiers cai, chiec, cay, qua, con, quyen, cuon, to, toa, ngoi

(1)

Demonstrative pronouns nay, kia, ay, do

(1)

Usage: o' as a verb and as a preposition

(1)

Drills

(5)

Exercise

(1)

Lesson Three Topic: Language, nationality

(8)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(2)

It, nhieu

(1)

Ordinal numbers

(1)

Plural markers cac, nhung

(1)

Adverbs of degree rat, lam, qua

(1)

Hay meaning "or"

(1)

Interrogative word [nhu'] the nao

(1)

Position of an adjective modifying a verb

(1)

Drills

(4)

Saying

(1)

Lesson Four Topic: Getting acquainted in the classroom

(6)

Dialogue

(1)

Grammar

(1)

Interrogative words bao nhieu, may

(1)

Number system from 11 to 99

(1)

Frame construction co ... khong used with an adjective

(1)

Usage

(1)

Final particle a

(1)

Initial particle thu'a

(1)

Drills

(4)

Lesson Five Topic: Address system

(4)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(1)

Personal pronouns

(1)

Drills

(1)

Saying

(1)

Lesson Six Topic: Year, month, week, day, days of the week, dates

(8)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(4)

Number system from 100

(1)

Time expressions

(1)

Interrogative words bao gio, khi nao, ngay nao, thu may, hom nao

(2)

Co in the sense of "Yes"

(1)

Usage

(1)

Initial particle u

(1)

Drills

(3)

Lesson Seven Topic: Time

(6)

Dialogues

(1)

Grammar

(1)

Clock time

(1)

Temporal prepositions

(1)

Interrogative word bao lau

(1)

Usage

(1)

Roi added to the phrase may gio

(1)

Different meanings of gio

(1)

Verbs cho', do'i

(1)

Set expressions used with dong ho

(1)

Drills

(3)

Lesson Eight Topic: Introductions

(12)

Dialogues

(2)

Grammar

(1)

Tense markers da, vua, moi, vua moi, dang, se, sap

(1)

Negative chua

(1)

Usage

(1)

Final particles day, the

(1)

Drills

(3)

Exercises

100

(1)

Narrative

101

(1)

Usage

102

(1)

Speaking of age

102

(1)

Verb tot nghiep

102

(1)

Trai, gai

102

(1)

Expressions "get married," "be (un)married" in Vietnamese

102

(1)

Verb sinh

102

(1)

Word order in set expressions ong ba, bo me, vo' chong

102

(1)

Drills

103

(1)

Exercises

104

(1)

Saying

104

(1)

Lesson Nine Topic: In the Classroom

105

(16)

Dialogues

105

(1)

Grammar

106

(4)

Preposition cua

106

(1)

Ways of expressing requests, suggestions, invitations

107

(2)

Xong

109

(1)

Verbs indicating the direction of a movement

109

(1)

Drills

110

(3)

Exercises

113

(1)

Narrative

114

(1)

Grammar

115

(1)

Comparison of adjectives

115

(1)

Vu'a ... vu'a in the sense of "both ... and," "at the same time"

115

(1)

Roi meaning "then," "and then"

116

(1)

Usage

116

(1)

Preposition tai

116

(1)

Hoac meaning "or"

116

(1)

Drills

116

(2)

Exercises

118

(1)

Advertisements

119

(1)

Saying

119

(2)

Lesson Ten Topic: In the dormitory

121

(22)

Dialogues

122

(1)

Grammar

123

(4)

Conjunction ma

123

(1)

Interrogative word dau

124

(1)

Emphatic negation

124

(1)

Prepositions and conjunctions of time

124

(1)

Conjunction of condition neu

125

(1)

Construction "whether or not" in Vietnamese

125

(1)

Modal verbs muon, co the, can, phai, nen

125

(2)

Verbs ra, di, lai, len following adjectives

127

(1)

Usage

127

(1)

Final particle day

127

(1)

Adverbs of degree hoi, kha

127

(1)

Interrogative words sao, dau

127

(1)

Adverb of degree the

127

(1)

Use of thoi gian and thi gio'

127

(1)

Adjectives xa, gan

128

(1)

Drills

128

(5)

Exercises

133

(1)

Narrative

134

(2)

Grammar

136

(2)

Location terms tren, duoi, trong, ngoai, giu'a, truo'c, sau

136

(1)

Verb cach

136

(1)

Interrogative word bao xa

136

(1)

Verb mat

137

(1)

Clause of reason

137

(1)

Construction con ... nu'a

137

(1)

Clause of purpose

138

(1)

Drills

138

(3)

Exercises

141

(1)

Advertisements

142

(1)

Saying

142

(1)

Lesson Eleven Topic: Asking directions

143

(20)

Dialogues

143

(3)

Grammar

146

(3)

Particle o'i

146

(1)

Interrogative particle ho'

146

(1)

Het used after a verb

146

(1)

Restrictive construction chi ... thoi

146

(1)

Emphatic cung used with interrogative words

146

(1)

Construction con ... thi

147

(1)

Construction them ... nu'a

147

(1)

Preposition bang

147

(1)

Lai in the sense of moreover, in addition"

147

(1)

Verbs goi, coi

148

(1)

Preposition ngoai ... ra

148

(1)

Conjunction keo

148

(1)

Usage

149

(1)

Lam o'n denoting a request

149

(1)

Khong dam, khong co gi as replies

149

(1)

Prepositions dau, cuoi

149

(1)

Kia kia

149

(1)

Verb thu'

149

(1)

Word-formation

149

(1)

Compounding

149

(1)

Drills

150

(5)

Exercises

155

(2)

Narrative

157

(2)

Grammar

159

(1)

Passive voice

159

(1)

Classifiers con, cuoc

159

(1)

Preposition khoi

159

(1)

Drills

160

(1)

Exercises

160

(1)

Vietnamese poem

160

(2)

Advertisements

162

(1)

Saying

162

(1)

Lesson Twelve Topic: Shopping

163

(18)

Dialogues

163

(2)

Grammar

165

(2)

Preposition bang

165

(1)

Final particle chu'

165

(1)

Mo'i denoting a suggestion

165

(1)

Preposition cho used with some verbs demanding two objects

166

(1)

Particle dau placed at the end of a negative sentence

166

(1)

Nguoi ta

166

(1)

Thoi as a separate sentence

167

(1)

Preposition ve

167

(1)

Usage

167

(1)

Verbs "wear," "have on the body" in Vietnamese

167

(1)

Duoc khong as an interrogative word and duoc as a reply

167

(1)

Questions and responses about prices

167

(1)

Word-formation

168

(1)

Affixation

168

(1)

Drills

169

(4)

Exercises

173

(1)

Narrative

173

(2)

Grammar

175

(1)

Reciprocal pronoun nhau

175

(1)

Lai placed after some verbs

175

(1)

Ngay in the sense of "just, right"

175

(1)

Emphatic co

176

(1)

Classifier nen

176

(1)

Usage

176

(1)

Verb quen

176

(1)

Noun sieu thi

176

(1)

Drills

177

(2)

Exercises

179

(1)

Advertisements

179

(1)

Saying

180

(1)

Lesson Thirteen Topic: Health Care

181

(16)

Dialogues

182

(1)

Grammar

183

(2)

Verbs duoc and bi

183

(1)

Cung denoting the speaker's reluctant agreement

184

(1)

Het in the sense of "not any longer"

184

(1)

Nua with the temporal meaning "in"

184

(1)

Moi meaning "each"

185

(1)

Usage

185

(1)

Bi indicating the feelings of illness

185

(1)

Verbs coi ra "take off" and mac vao "put on"

185

(1)

Verbs khuyen, xem

186

(1)

Word-formation

186

(1)

Reduplication

186

(1)

Drills

187

(3)

Exercises

190

(2)

Narrative

192

(1)

Grammar

193

(1)

Temporal preposition tu

193

(1)

Emphatic ca "even"

194

(1)

Usage

194

(1)

Final particle chu in a question

194

(1)

Rules for writing a letter

194

(1)

Drills

195

(1)

Exercise

196

(1)

Saying

196

(1)

Lesson Fourteen Topic: Ordering and having a meal

197

(18)

Dialogues

197

(3)

Grammar

200

(2)

Deu

200

(1)

Tu ... lay

200

(1)

Nua, ruoi, ruoi

200

(1)

Ca and tat ca

200

(1)

Moi and tung

201

(1)

Nay ... nay

201

(1)

La and rang as conjunctions in noun clauses

201

(1)

Preposition cua used with verbs denoting "receiving"

202

(1)

Usage

202

(1)

Initial particle a

202

(1)

Personal pronoun chu

202

(1)

Mot it

202

(1)

Differences between lua, thoc, gao, com

202

(1)

Word-formation

203

(2)

Borrowing

203

(2)

Drills

205

(2)

Exercise

207

(1)

Narrative

208

(1)

Grammar

209

(1)

Clauses of concession

209

(1)

Conjunctions khong phai ... ma and chu khong

210

(1)

[Cang] ngay cang

210

(1)

Moi with the meaning "not ... until"

210

(1)

Drills

210

(2)

Exercises

212

(1)

Saying

213

(2)

Vietnamese-English Glossary

215

(16)

English-Vietnamese Glossary

231

(17)

Bibliography

248

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