Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF — Level 08 · B1 Book 3

Everyday Southern Vietnamese by SVFF · Level 08 · B1 Book 3
Family, holidays, the past and your plans — a giỗ in Cần Thơ, the Mekong Delta, Tết in Sài Gòn and a visitor from Hà Nội.

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. Going home for a death anniversary — Ben and friends travel to Cần Thơ for an anniversary. Learners discuss directions, ask about trips, and address relatives using words like giỗ, thắp nhang, and anh họ.
2. The anniversary at dì Út's — At dì Út's anniversary party, learners discuss traditions, compare past and present lives, and politely ask elders about the past using nhậu nhẹt, say xỉn, and vất vả.
3. Telling what happened — When a bus breaks down, learners recount road incidents chronologically and describe ongoing past actions using vocabulary like trục trặc, nổ vỏ, xẹp lép, and tấp vô.
4. A Mekong Delta holiday — Visiting the Ngã Bảy floating market, learners can trade, describe trips around islets, and use directional words like lên, xuống, ra, vô, alongside terms like chợ nổi and ghe.
5. Tết in Sài Gòn — Celebrating Tết in Sài Gòn, learners offer New Year wishes, discuss family customs, and describe festive preparations using words like giao thừa, pháo bông, and múa lân.
6. Listening to Northerners — While discussing a Northern friend, learners practice understanding Northern accents in simple contexts, recognizing dialectal differences, and discussing street food using vocabulary like phương ngữ and lạ tai.
7. Plans — Discussing plans with boss Phúc, learners talk about future intentions, plan work tasks, and ask for permission using words like phát triển, sự nghiệp, and khởi nghiệp.
8. Childhood — Sharing memories at an eatery, learners compare their childhood with the present and discuss personal changes using vocabulary like hồi nhỏ, ngây thơ, phá phách, and trốn học.
9. Review 1 & 2 — Through a board game recalling recent events, learners revise directions, time structures, and vocabulary from lessons 1 to 8 by chaining stories and handling unexpected communication stations.
10. May party — Level 8 test — At cô Hồng's party, learners complete the Level 8 test through a listening track, a role-play with twists, a short retell, and a written exam.

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 9.

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