The Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary incorporates many new words that have recently entered the language-including the latest IT, internet and technical vocabulary. The layout of the dictionary is extremely user-friendly with headwords in color and two distinct sections (Vietnamese-English and English-Vietnamese) where entries are given in Vietnamese with its romanized form and English meanings. This format gives the learner a head start to mastering the important written characters.

The Tuttle Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Vietnamese dictionary available. Covering the 15,000 most common Vietnamese and English words in a small, compact volume, this pocket dictionary is a portable and lightweight reference.