This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Vietnamese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given using the Vietnamese alphabet--with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly--along with the English meaning.

The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics, like meeting someone new and using public transportation, to culture-specific topics, like celebrating Vietnamese holidays and eating Vietnamese food.

This colorful picture dictionary includes:

• Over 750 color photographs
• 1,500 culture-specific Vietnamese words and phrases
• 38 different topics--from social media and counting to Vietnamese food and holidays
• Example sentences showing how the words are used
• Free online audio recordings by native Vietnamese speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences to download or stream
• An introduction to Vietnamese pronunciation and grammar
• A bidirectional index to allow you to quickly look up words