Periplus Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary ─ Vietnamese-English, English-Vietnamese

Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Vietnamese dictionary.

Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Vietnamese. It features all the essential Vietnamese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and easy-to read type will make any future trip to Vietnam much easier. In addition to being an excellent English to Vietnamese dictionary and Vietnamese to English dictionary Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary contains important notes on the Vietnamese language, Vietnamese grammar and Vietnamese pronunciation. All words are written in Romanized Vietnamese so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.

This Vietnamese dictionary contains:

• Bidirectional English-Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English sections
• Over 15,000 essential words and expressions
• Headwords printed in bold for quick and easy reference
• Latest computer, mobile phone, Internet and social media terms
• A basic overview of grammar and pronunciation

Phan Van Giuong is a distinguished professor in Vietnamese Studies at Victoria University, Melbourne, where he has been teaching English and Vietnamese since 1965, as well as being the coordinator for the Vietnamese Language and Culture Studies program at the university's Faculty of Arts for the past 18 years. Prof. Giuong is the author of many Vietnamese texts and language learning materials, as well as the editor for Vietnamese magazines and newspapers. He was awarded several medals, including the International Educator of the Year's for his outstanding contributions to teaching language and culture. He is also active as a setter and marker for exam papers, such as the International Baccalaureate (IB).