Instant Vietnamese: How to Express 1,000 Different Ideas with Just 100 Key Words and Phrases! (Vietnamese Phrasebook & Dictionar

Description

You want to speak simple Vietnamese, but are just too busy to study? Or maybe you will be visiting Vietnam for a short time, and want a phrase book to help you communicate? This is the book for you. The idea of Instant Vietnamese is simple-learn just 100 words and phrases, and say 1,000 things. The trick is knowing which 100 words to learn. They are right here: the key 100 words you will hear and use again and again. Even with a vocabulary this small, you will be surprised how these key words build into successful communication.

Sam Brier is the director of Academic Experiences Abroad (AEA), which provides customized study abroad programs to Asia "(www.AEA-Asia.com)." He has lived in Vietnam and returns frequently with his wife and coauthor Linh Doan. Other works include "A Chinese Phrase a Day, A Japanese Phrase a Day" and "Lao Basics" (Tuttle Publishing).

"The Instant series from Tuttle, however, is not your usual phrasebook. Rather than focusing on phrases to help you order food, go to the hospital, rent a hotel room, or buy a train ticket, it provides you with more than 100 key words and phrases to help you express more than 1,000 unique ideas based on general conversation topics." --Eurolinguiste