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Chapter 1 Introduction and Pronunciation Guide |
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7 | (6) |
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Chapter 2 Greetings and Introductions |
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13 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 First Day at the Office |
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13 | (3) |
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Kinship Terms/Vietnamese Word Order/Omitting Words |
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16 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: Asking Personal Questions |
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16 | (1) |
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The Question Word Nao = "Which" |
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17 | (3) |
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Dialogue 2 First Introductions |
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20 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: How Are You? |
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21 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: Formal Introductions |
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22 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 In A Restaurant |
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25 | (12) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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Cultural Note: Noodles in Vietnam |
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28 | (3) |
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Dialogue 2 Talking About Food |
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31 | (2) |
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Conversations Among Friends/The Intensifier Qua = "So" |
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33 | (4) |
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37 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 Buying Clothes |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: Bargaining |
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40 | (3) |
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Dialogue 2 At a Bookstore |
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43 | (4) |
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The Words Hay or Hoac = "Or"/The Word "Very" in Vietnamese |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Asking Directions |
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49 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 Finding the Saigon Central Post Office |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (3) |
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Dialogue 2 Finding Landmarks |
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55 | (2) |
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The Word Bi = "To Suffer From"/"We" in Vietnamese/Auxiliary Verbs |
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57 | (4) |
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Chapter 6 Visiting a Vietnamese Home |
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61 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 Dinner at a Vietnamese Home |
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61 | (4) |
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Dialogue 2 Conversing in Vietnamese |
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65 | (5) |
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Cultural Note: Asking About Age |
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70 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: Matchmaking |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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The Word Bao Lau Roi = "How Long Have You Been...?" |
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71 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Daily Activities |
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73 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 Talking About Your Daily Routine |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (1) |
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Dialogue 2 Work and Hobbies |
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78 | (4) |
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Cultural Note: Parts of the Day |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (14) |
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Dialogue 1 Touring Around Vietnam |
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85 | (5) |
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Cultural Note: Measurements |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (2) |
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Dialogue 2 Checking In at a Hotel in Da Nang |
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92 | (7) |
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Chapter 9 Making Phone Calls |
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99 | (12) |
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Dialogue 1 Calling Someone at Their Office |
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99 | (2) |
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Cultural Note: French and English Loanwords |
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101 | (3) |
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The Vietnamese Past Tense/"When" |
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104 | (1) |
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Dialogue 2 Calling a Friend at Home |
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105 | (3) |
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The Word Bi = "Things Happening to Us" |
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108 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Health Matters |
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111 | (10) |
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Dialogue 1 Seeing a Doctor |
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111 | (3) |
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The Word Vay = Used to Soften Questions |
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114 | (2) |
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Dialogue 2 How to Stay Healthy |
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116 | (5) |
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121 | (10) |
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Dialogue 1 Opening a Bank Account |
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121 | (3) |
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The Word Moi = "Just" or "Then" |
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124 | (2) |
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Dialogue 2 Depositing B Exchanging Money |
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126 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 Email and Texting |
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131 | (10) |
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Dialogue 1 An Email Dinner Invitation |
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131 | (2) |
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The Question Word Ai = "Who?" |
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133 | (3) |
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Dialogue 2 Deciphering a Text Message |
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136 | (1) |
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Cultural Note: Texting Lingo |
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137 | (1) |
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The Question Word A = Confirming Information |
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137 | (1) |
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The Word Da = Past Tense Marker or Emphasis Marker |
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138 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Colloquial Language and Slang |
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141 | (9) |
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Dialogue 1 Slang Used for Vehicles & Phones |
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141 | (4) |
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Dialogue 2 Slang Used in Daily Activities |
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145 | (2) |
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Cultural Note: Common Expressions in Vietnam |
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147 | (1) |
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Tag Questions/The Word Ha = "Huh" |
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148 | (2) |
| English-Vietnamese Glossary |
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150 | (21) |
| Vietnamese-English Glossary |
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