Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF — Level 07 · B1 Book 2

Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF · Level 07 · B1 Book 2
Courses, banks, apartments, neighbours, tailors, messages and money — life in your second year 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. Signing up for a course — At a language centre, learners enroll in courses, ask for information, and order street snacks, using words like học phí, chứng chỉ, cơ bản, nâng cao, and mỡ hành.
2. At the bank — Khoa helps Ben at a bank, teaching learners to fill forms, handle transactions, and understand số dư or hạn mức, while using "mà" to clarify objects or people.
3. Apartment living — Visiting an apartment, learners discuss phí quản lý, understand rules, and request maintenance for issues like a leaking roof using structures like nhờ, bảo, or khiến.
4. Neighbours — Dealing with a neighbour in Gò Vấp, learners resolve conflicts, address deafening noise, and tactfully give reminders using words like láng giềng, mâu thuẫn, inh ỏi, and nhắc khéo.
5. Clothes & tailoring — At a tailor shop, learners can order made-to-measure shirts, compare clothing designs, and handle returns, learning vocabulary like may đo, sơ mi, y chang, and vòng eo.
6. Passing on messages — During a video call, learners practice passing on messages, calling in sick, and correcting misunderstandings using workplace vocabulary like sốt siêu vi, hiểu lầm, đính chính, and chuyển lời.
7. Managing money — Planning a trip at a café, learners discuss spending, splitting costs, and borrowing money, mastering financial terms such as chi tiêu, sinh hoạt phí, phung phí, and nợ.
8. A farewell party — At a farewell party for a promoted colleague, learners recall memories, say goodbye, and give gifts, practicing emotional vocabulary like chia tay, dặn dò, thăng tiến, and bùi ngùi.
9. Review 1 & 2 — Before a year-end party, learners revise the first eight lessons by completing conversational chains, passing on messages, and handling surprise scenarios to ensure their storytelling remains cohesive.
10. Year-end party — Level 7 test — At a year-end party, learners complete a test evaluating their skills via a listening track, a speaking role-play, an oral retelling task, and a written sentence section.

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
28 live hours with your SVFF teacher, plus about the same time of self-study. Lessons 1–8 have three 60-minute sessions each (input, skills, production); lesson 9 is a review and lesson 10 the level test (two sessions each). Passing the level test moves you up to Level 8.

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