Towards compiling the Vietnamese - English Translation Dictionary for Foreigners Learning Vietnamese

Abstract

The Vietnamese - English Translation  Dictionary for Foreigners Learning Vietnamese is a  useful tool for those who know English and want to  look up and use Vietnamese exactly, thus compiling a  Vietnamese - English translation dictionary for  foreigners learning Vietnamese based on the theory of  Lexicography is really necessary and has extremely  important meaning. The article will focus on  presenting the urgency; the situation of compiling  translation dictionaries in the world and in Vietnam;  outlining the model of Vietnamese - English  Translation Dictionary for Foreigners Learning  Vietnamese; and compiling sample entries.