Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF — Level 02 · A1 Book 2

Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF · Level 02 · A1 Book 2
The A1 exit: ask for directions, take a bus or Grab, talk about family, find a room and make plans.

One continuing story: Ben, an Australian who moved to Sài Gòn for work, his friend Mai and the neighbours of his hẻm — cô Sáu, anh Tuấn, Vy and chú Bảy — so every new word comes back in real situations.

The 10 lessons
1. Dates & birthdays — Mai invites Ben to a birthday, helping learners ask and say dates or invite someone using words like mùng, tháng, năm, quà, and ngày sinh.
2. Asking for directions — Ben gets lost buying a gift, so learners practice asking for directions and short distances using đi thẳng, quẹo trái, ngã tư, and băng qua đường.
3. Grab, xe ôm & the bus — Ben takes a bus and chú Bảy picks him up, allowing learners to choose transport, ask fares, and use xe buýt, xe ôm, and vé.
4. Family — Mai shows a family photo, helping learners state relationships, age, and simply compare people using má, em trai, quê, and the comparative marker hơn.
5. Ordering at a restaurant — The group visits an eatery, enabling learners to read menus and order food using quantities, classifiers, and dishes like cơm tấm, canh chua, and gỏi cuốn.
6. Past, present & future — Ben discusses staying at the hotel and finding accommodation, helping learners express past, present, and future actions using markers like đã, đang, sẽ, and chưa.
7. Finding a room — Mai helps Ben check a new place with a landlady, teaching learners to read room adverts and ask about items using phòng ngủ, nên, and phải.
8. The first weekend — Ben and Mai plan weekend activities, allowing learners to make conditional plans and give reasons using words like nếu...thì, vì, tại vì, and mát mẻ.
9. Review — Mai takes Ben on a Saigon route, revising dates, directions, transport, family, food ordering, verb tenses, and room adverts through real situations and self-study planning.
10. A1 exit test — At Ben's party, learners prove their A1 band proficiency through listening, reading, writing, and speaking tests that assess directions, food ordering, and making conditional plans.

What you get
Inside every lesson: an illustrated student book (35–45 pages), native Southern Vietnamese recordings at two speeds (slow and natural), 24 interactive activities (dictation, listening, role-play with a twist, flashcards, tones and pronunciation, games) and a teacher guide your SVFF teacher follows page by page.

How it works
20 live hours with your SVFF teacher, plus about the same time of self-study. Each lesson has two 60-minute sessions with your teacher; lesson 9 is a review and lesson 10 the level test. Passing the level test moves you up to Level 3.

Southern (Sài Gòn) Vietnamese only: the words and the accent you hear in the street, the market and the office.