The Vietnamese language is brimming with fascinatingly evocative slang conceived and used on the streets of Saigon, over the din of clinking coffee glasses and whirring motorcycles. Yet this slang remains largely undocumented. Saigon Street Talk is a compilation and learning guide for contemporary Vietnamese slang as it reflects contemporary Vietnamese society. Saigon Street Talk allows a traveler, an expat, a Vietkieu, or even a native Vietnamese speaker to understand and use uniquely Vietnamese turns of phrase usually known only to Saigon locals.

Elly Thuy Nguyen is a Saigon born and raised English-language marketing writer. Elly not-so-secretly moonlights as the author of the My Saigon series of guides to Vietnamese travel and culture. When she's not writing or reading, she loves cafes, cats, hip-hop, and visiting unpopular travel destinations.