Numbers, time and money in Vietnamese
How Vietnamese counting works, the irregularities that catch learners out, and why large numbers matter more here than in most countries.
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Everyday situations to prepare for in Vietnamese
The situations you will certainly encounter in Vietnam, what to prepare for each one, and the everyday ones that textbooks leave out entirely.
Textbook Vietnamese and spoken Vietnamese
How the Vietnamese in textbooks differs from what people actually say, which differences matter, and what to do about them.
Vietnamese vocabulary by topic: what to learn first
Which topic areas to learn first in Vietnamese, why pronouns and food come before everything else, and what to leave until later.