Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF — Level 04 · A2 Book 2

Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF · Level 04 · A2 Book 2
Home, habits, weather, doctors, getting around and big numbers — daily life in Sài Gòn.

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. Finding a place to live — Ben views apartments with Mai and a broker. You can state housing requirements, compare places, and ask about deposits, using căn, tòa, các, những, and không bằng.
2. In my home — Vy and chú Bảy help Ben move in. You can describe rooms, instruct where to place furniture, and report broken items, using tất cả, đều, and position words.
3. What do you do in your free time? — Tuấn and Ben discuss habits at the canteen. You can describe daily routines and frequency, and ask about schedules, using thỉnh thoảng, mỗi, and có khi nào không.
4. Likes & dislikes — The team picks a restaurant for dinner based on preferences. You can express likes or dislikes, state exceptions, and invite opinions, using chẳng hạn như, ngoài ra, and trừ.
5. Today's weather — The team changes their trip plans due to a storm. You can understand forecasts and plan around the weather, using trời, định, nếu thì, and weather vocabulary.
6. Booking a doctor's appointment — Ben books medical appointments for himself and cô Sáu. You can schedule visits, describe mild symptoms, and understand receptionists, using trước khi, sau khi, bị, and được.
7. Getting around the city — Ben books a Grab and directs the lost driver. You can direct drivers, take the bus, and pay fares, using chạy thẳng, quẹo, tới, ngừng, and cách bao xa.
8. Big numbers & percentages — Ben buys a phone and manages his budget. You can state big numbers, percentages, and estimate amounts, using triệu, tỷ, rưỡi, khoảng, gần, hơn, chưa tới, and so với.
9. Review of lessons 1–8 — Mai rents Ben's old room while everyone helps her. This lesson reviews describing homes, daily habits, weather plans, scheduling, and giving directions using structures from lessons one to eight.
10. Level 4 test — Mai hosts a housewarming party. This test evaluates your skills through a listening section, a role-play speaking task with a twist, describing a house, and writing four short sentences.

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
26 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 5.

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