Vietnamese as a Second Language 1

The Vietnamese Language Textbook for Foreigners 1 (VSL1) is the first of a series of four Vietnamese Language Textbooks written by the lecturers of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City.

Through realistic dialogues relevant to everyday life and various exercises accompanied by concise, simple, and suitable grammar notes, the book is both interesting and helpful to both the learners and teachers of Vietnamese.

NG? ? A?M VAØ CH? ? VIE?T (PHONETICS AND LETTERS)

1. Ba?ng ch?? ca?i tie?ng Vie?t (The Vietnamese alphabet)

2. He? tho?ng nguye?n a?m tie?ng Vie?t (The vowel system)

3. He? tho?ng phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants)

4. He? tho?ng phu? a?m cuo?i (Final consonants)

5. He? tho?ng thanh ?ie?u (The tonal system)

LUYE?N PHA?T A?M (PRONUNCIATION DRILLS)

? ? N V? 3 (UNIT 1)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants): b, ?, m, n

Nguye?n a?m (Vowels): i, e?, e

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 2 (UNIT 2)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants): c (k/q), ng (ngh), nh

Nguye?n a?m (Vowels): u, o?, o

Thanh ?ie?u (Tones): sa?c, na?ng

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)



? ? N V? 3 (UNIT 3)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants): h, kh, g (gh)

Nguye?n a?m (Vowels): ?, ?, a

Thanh ?ie?u (Tones): nga?, ho?i

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 3 (UNIT 4)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants): ph, v, l, r

Nguye?n a?m ?o?i (Diphthongs): ia, ?a, ua

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 5 (UNIT 5)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial consonants): t, th, ch, tr

A?m ?e?m (Pre-tonal sound): u/o

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)



? ? N V? 6 (UNIT 6)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Phu? a?m ?a?u (Initial vowels): x, s, d (gi)

Ba?n nguye?n a?m cuo?i (Final semi-vowels): i/y, u/o

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. ? o?c (Reading)

4. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 7 (UNIT 7)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Nguye?n a?m (Vowels): ?, a?

Phu? a?m cuo?i (Final consonants): m, n, nh, ng

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. Nha?n die?n vaø thay the? (Identify and substitute)

4. ? o?c (Reading)

5. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 3 (UNIT 8)

1. A?m vaø ch?? (Sounds and letters)

Nguye?n a?m ?o?i (Diphthongs): ie?, ??, uo?

Phu? a?m cuo?i (Final consonants): p, t, ch, c

2. Nghe vaø la?p la?i (Listen and repeat)

3. ? o?c (Reading)

4. Vie?t ch?nh ta? (Dictation)

? ? N V? 9 (UNIT 9)

A S?? ke?t h??p ca?c thanh (Integration of tones)

1. Bie?u ?o? sa?u thanh trong tie?ng Vie?t (Diagram of the six tones in Vietnamese)

2. S?? ke?t h??p gi??a hai thanh (Integration of two tones)

3. S?? ke?t h??p gi??a ba thanh gio?ng nhau (Integration of three words of the same tone)

B Ng?? ?ie?u (Intonation)

BAØI 1: XIN LO?I, ANH TE?N LAØ G?? (EXCUSE ME, WHAT IS YOUR NAME?)

BAØI 2: CO? LAØ NG? ? ØI N? ? ?C NAØO? (WHERE ARE YOU FROM?)

BAØI 3: DA?O NAØY ANH LAØM G?? (WHAT ARE YOU DOING THESE DAYS?)

BAØI 4: BA?Y GI? Ø CO? SO?NG ? ? ? A?U? (WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?)

BAØI 5: BA?Y GI? Ø LAØ MA?Y GI? Ø? (WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?)

BAØI 6: CO? HO?C TIE?NG VIE?T ? ? ? A?U? (WHERE DO YOU STUDY VIETNAMESE?)

BAØI 7: HO?M NAY LAØ TH? ? MA?Y? (WHAT DAY IS TODAY?)

BAØI 8: CO? ? I THA?NG ? ? ? ØNG NAØY (GO STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THIS STREET)

BAØI 9: TO?I NE?N ? I BA?NG G?? (HOW SHOULD I GO?)

BAØI 10: GIA ? ?NH CH? CO? MA?Y NG? ? ØI? (HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN ....

YOUR FAMILY?)

BAØI 11: ANH CHO TO?I XEM TH? ?C ? ? N (PLEASE LET ME SEE THE MENU)

BAØI 12: QUE? ANH A?Y ? ? XA QUA?! (HIS HOMETOWN IS VERY FAR AWAY!)

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