At VietCan Books, we understand the struggle of teaching Vietnamese to your child at home on a regular basis, especially when your Vietnamese level as the parent/caregiver also needs improvement. Below are resources we have researched and/or used that we would heartily recommend.
Preply - Find the right Vietnamese tutor for you
Whether your goal for the Vietnamese language is
- Career and business
- Lessons for kids
- Exams and course work
- Culture, travel and hobby
Preply will match your current skills level to a tutor based in Vietnam or your home country, to a time frame that suits your schedule, and staying within your budget.
Choose from a list of tutors with listed qualifications and rated reviews. If their profile doesn’t state which dialect they teach in, you can send message to inquire. You also have the option of booking a trial lesson!
Vmonkey: Kids Learn Vietnamese App
VMonkey is a Vietnamese language learning application for Kindergarten & Primary School that helps children with imagination, develop cognitive skills, develop language and social skills to nurture their love for the Vietnamese language.
VMonkey gives children an interesting, interactive and unique reading experience that include:
Part 1: Reading - 750+ Interactive-Comic stories and 350+ audiobooks divided into many levels. New stories are updated weekly.
Part 2: Learning including Reading Comprehension & Spelling Exercises
Part 3: Listening (audiobooks)
Notable features of VMonkey:
- Standard pronunciation with Northern and Southern Vietnamese accents.
- New content updated weekly
- The text changes color as the voice reads through the text
- Interactive function: touch or press to display an object's name
- Can record children's reading to stories and save as videos
- Listen to audiobooks even when the app screen is off - No ads.
Please note you need to be able to read Vietnamese to download and navigate through this app.
Netflix in Vietnamese
For Vietnamese Readers
If you are able to read Vietnamese, creating a profile in Vietnamese will save you time not having to change the language from English to Vietnamese each time you watch. You can create a new profile on your computer/phone with these steps:
1. Add Profile
2. From the main account, click on Manage Profiles
3. From the Language drop-down menu, choose Tiếng Việt
4. Change browsing language settings to Lồng Tiếng (dubbing) and Tiếng Việt.
When accessing the Kid's Vietnamese Netflix account on your TV, most of the choices will have either Vietnamese dubbing or subtitles.
For Non-Vietnamese Readers
If you are not able to read Vietnamese but want to find movies/shows dubbed in Vietnamese, access your Netflix account using a computer or phone to find shows available in Vietnamese
Go to netflix.com/browse/audio
Select Browse by Languages
Select Dubbing - Vietnamese
Take note of the shows you'd like to show to your kid(s), and find these on your Netflix account on your TV.
Master Vietnamese Pronunciation (southern dialect) course
Chris Tran, IG handle @chris.tran.travels is a second generation Vietnamese who grew up in Southern California living in a strictly Vietnamese-speaking household, therefore picking up a special appreciation for the nuances of the Vietnamese language for the Vietnamese diaspora.
He pursued a formal education in Vietnamese, including an intensive program at Hanoi University, which motivated him to create quality, accessible resources to master Vietnamese.
Chris recently revamped his “Master Vietnamese Pronunciation (Southern Dialect) Course to improve visual and audio quality. This a great foundational course for adults to learn Vietnamese for English-speaking learners. The 50+ video lessons coach you through the building blocks of the Vietnamese language. There are also built-in key vocabulary and essential grammar. Use it as a starting point or as a complementary resource along with your Vietnamese lessons.
Extras:
Downloadable audio for you to listen on the go
Notes and transcripts with every lesson
Easy-to-follow short drills after every lesson
Interactive quizzes
One payment gets you lifetime access
New videos and resources still being added.
Follow the exciting escapades of two curious kids, Tam and Vi, as they explore new adventures in their daily lives, all while speaking in Vietnamese!
“Vietnamese For Kids” (IG handle @vietnameseforkids) is a delightful podcast designed to help young learners improve their Vietnamese language skills. Whether you’re a young language learner or a parent looking to support your child’s language development, “Vietnamese For Kids” promises an enchanting journey filled with laughter, friendship, and language learning.
The creator behind Hello to Chao is Hoa, a Vietnamese teacher and mother who has created numerous bilingual and Vietnamese learning resources. From a free library of resources, to flashcards, charts and alphabet trains, there are many resources to incorporate Vietnamese into your daily routine. Her products are available through her website, and through our VietCan Books' website.
Vietnamese Bilingual Parenting Facebook Group
Tap into the collective wisdom of 5,000+ active member to have your questions answered, and finding your tribe with other like-minded parents and educators.
In the Guides section of the group page are numerous shared resources, including printable Vietnamese books from a US Dual Language Immersion Program
Trường Thánh Tôma Thiện Vietnamese Language School
The online Tiếng Nước Tôi (Language of My Country) book series is a valuable Vietnamese textbook series with rich and diverse content. The book set includes 11 lesson books from Pre-K to 9th grade and 8 workbooks from Kindergarten to 7th grade. Each book includes 20 to 25 lessons and is accompanied by daily homework for students.
The series is compiled meticulously and clearly with practical lessons full of details, easy to learn and easy to remember, with vivid, funny and cute illustrations, with strong characters, educational materials on citizenship, national history, and love of humanity. With the above values, the Tiếng Nước Tôi book series will definitely be a book series that meets the task of teaching and learning Vietnamese for our overseas communities.
As a mom I also struggled to find resources to raise my child bilingual, and have been growing our online store for the past 3 years. VietCan Books serves as a central hub to provide a wide variety of Vietnamese, bilingual and English diversity books to enhance your child's learning experience.
Some resources you can find on your website:
- Vietnamese-English bilingual books
- 10 Education Vietnamese YouTube Channels for Kids
With numerous available resources to teach yourself and your child Vietnamese, allocate some time to get to know these resources and plan out how you will incorporate these into your daily routine.
We wish you every success in your bilingual journey!