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Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary: Vietnamese-English English-Vietnamese (Periplus Pocket Dictionaries)

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This book is concised and to the point. It is a perfect dictionary for day-to-day conversation. I am a native speaker living in the United States for over 25 years. My Vietnamese is rusty and, therefore, having a hard time expressing my ideas in conversations. This book helped me because it has practical words that I can use right a way. This is a must have for everyone. Thank you! (I suggest to also get The Oxford Picture Dictionary: English-Vietnamese addition.)

I got this book for my beginning Vietnamese class at my university. The book doesn't have ALL the words in the language, but the most commonly used. I made the mistake of purchasing this one versus a more complete dictionary, but am otherwise still satisfied. The full-size dictionaries I saw used in class were MUCH thicker, and honestly don't think I would really need to lug around such a hunk of paper when I could just use the internet for the words I can't translate that aren't in this book. This book has about 80-90% of the words I use in class, and is well organized with half the book serving as a Vietnamese-to-English dictionary and the second half English-to-Vietnamese. The first few pages are also devoted as an introduction and guide to how to pronounce the the Vietnamese tones and alphabets in case you forget or want to learn.

I work in a nail shop with a lot of Vietamese people. Since I don't speak the language (as it is a hard one to learn), This English - Vietnamese pocket dictionary allows me to get my point across when needed. It fits readily in the side pocket of my purse thus I have access to it at any time.

This dictionary is at least something I can use to try and communicate with non-English speaking students. It is not perfect but has at least words that are close to what I usually need to say.

I was fluent in Vietnamese 38 years ago during the war. I will return soon to tour Vietnam, and need a quick reference for all the vocabulary that I have forgotten since I was there 38 years ago. This dictionary is perfect for this. If one did not have a basic knowledge of Vietnamese, this book would be less useful. But with a basic understanding of how Vietnamese works, this book provides a great reference to words needed in every-day conversation.

Honestly, I can't speak more than a few words of Vietnamese--and I'm probably not doing that right! =P
But my friend is Vietnamese, and she loved this book! She was born in America, so she doesn't speak Vietnamese fluently, but she's really close. And whenever she forgets something while talking to her parents or other family members, she goes straight to this book. =) And, although I don't speak Vietnamese, I own this book and try to talk to her using it. =S Once again, not very well. Haha. ^.^ But it is a very useful book!