The Tuttle Compact Vietnamese Dictionary is the most up-to-date and complete Vietnamese dictionary yet published. It is targeted at English-speakers and other non-native users who need to look up Vietnamese terms. It can also be used by Vietnamese speakers who are learning English. It contains 25,000 entries covering all contemporary terms used in educational or business settings. The layout is user-friendly and attractive, and headwords are displayed in blue to aid readers to locate the words quickly. Information on parts of speech, idiomatic expressions and sample sentences, showing the use of the words in context, are given for each entry.