A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 15

Vocabulary

Nhưng

Nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

về

về — Preposition meaning 'about' or 'regarding'

phần

phần — Part, portion, or section of something

bản

bản — Version, copy, or original form of something

thân

thân — Self, body, or close relationship

tôi

tôi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

sau

sau — After, behind, or following in time

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, or a large quantity

năm

năm — Year, or the number five

mệt

mệt — Tired, weary, or exhausted

mỏi

mỏi — Fatigued, aching, or worn out

với

với — Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, or affair

đưa

đưa — To give, hand over, or put forward

ra

ra — Directional particle meaning 'out' or 'outward'

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple items

suy

suy — To think, reflect, or decline in strength

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, or contemplate something

nhàn

nhàn — Leisurely, free from work or duties

rỗi

rỗi — Free time, idle, having nothing to do

ảo

ảo — Illusory, imaginary, or virtual

tưởng

tưởng — To imagine, think, or suppose something

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

cuối

cuối — End, last, or final part of something

cùng

cùng — Together, same, or at the same time

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; used in compound words

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, totally

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolute, wonderful, or completely cut off

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation, or to look toward

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle indicating an abstract matter

thành

thành — To become, achieve, or city wall

công

công — Work, merit, or success

may

may — Lucky, fortunate, or to sew

mắn

mắn — Lucky; used with 'may' meaning fortunate

đề

đề — To propose, suggest, or topic

xuất

xuất — To put forth, export, or produce

này

này — Demonstrative meaning 'this' or 'these'

vốn

vốn — Capital, originally, or by nature

mới

mới — New, recent, or only just

lại

lại — Again, return, or on the contrary

có

có — To have, there is, or to exist

điều

điều — Thing, matter, condition, or point

gì

gì — What, something, or anything

đó

đó — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'there'

vững

vững — Stable, firm, steady, or solid

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm, or solid

thực

thực — Real, actual, true, or practical

tế

tế — Practical; used in 'thực tế' meaning reality

không

không — No, not, zero, or nothing

tốn

tốn — To cost, spend, or consume resources

kém

kém — Poor, inferior, lacking, or less than

ít

ít — Few, little, or a small amount

phiền

phiền — Troublesome, annoying, or bothersome

nằm

nằm — To lie down, be located, or situated

trong

trong — In, inside, within, or clear

tầm

tầm — Range, reach, level, or scope

tay

tay — Hand, arm, or a person's reach

chúng

chúng — Plural pronoun referring to a group

ta

ta — We, us, or informal first-person pronoun

qua

qua — Through, past, via, or to pass

nguy

nguy — Danger, risk, or peril

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, mechanism, or chance

làm

làm — To do, make, work, or cause

mất

mất — To lose, miss, or be gone

lòng

lòng — Heart, feelings, mind, or goodwill

nước

nước — Water, country, or nation

Anh

Anh — England, English, or older brother

Bởi

Bởi — Because, due to, used in 'bởi vì'

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

loại

loại — Type, kind, category, or sort

hàng

hàng — Goods, merchandise, row, or rank

hóa

hóa — Goods; to transform or become something

thể

thể — Can, able to, body, or form

khẩu

khẩu — Mouth, opening; used in export terms

được

được — To be able to, to get, or passive marker

thịt

thịt — Meat, flesh, or muscle

kết

kết — To connect, conclude, or form a bond

cấu

cấu — Structure, texture, or composition

quá

quá — Too, excessively, or very much

mềm

mềm — Soft, tender, or flexible

để

để — To put, place, allow, or in order to

ướp

ướp — To marinate, pickle, or preserve with salt

muối

muối — Salt, or to salt and preserve food

bảo

bảo — To tell, protect, preserve, or keep

quản

quản — To manage, administer, or oversee

lâu

lâu — Long time, for a long duration

dài

dài — Long, lengthy in size or duration

mặc

mặc — To wear, despite, or regardless of

dù

dù — Although, even though, despite

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic, perhaps, or maybe

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, or count as

tên

tên — Name, title, or a person's name

một

một — One, a, or the number one

quốc

quốc — Country, nation; used in compound words

gia

gia — Family, home, or expert; compound word element

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker meaning 'will' or 'shall'

rất

rất — Very, extremely, quite intensifying adjectives

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, or fun

ăn

ăn — To eat, consume food or meals

nuốt

nuốt — To swallow, gulp down food or liquid

cả

cả — All, both, entire, or even including

dân

dân — People, population, citizens, or nation

tộc

tộc — Ethnic group, tribe, or clan

mà

mà — But, yet, whereas, or relative particle

cần

cần — To need, require, or be necessary

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, or reach

Dù

Dù — Although, even if, regardless of outcome

sao

sao — Star, why, how, or copy

đi

đi — To go, walk, or imperative particle

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again, or also

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, or even

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent, or standard

cố

cố — To try hard, persist, or the late deceased

chấp

chấp — To persist stubbornly or tolerate something

ý

ý — Idea, opinion, meaning, or intention

kiến

kiến — Opinion, view; used in 'ý kiến' meaning opinion

của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

mình

mình — Self, oneself, or intimate pronoun for 'I/you'

bác

bác — Uncle/aunt, senior person, or to refute

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, discard, reject, or leave

bất

bất — Not, un-; negation prefix in compounds

kỳ

kỳ — Any, strange, period, or remarkable

nghị

nghị — Proposal, resolution, or to deliberate

nào

nào — Which, any, what kind of

do

do — Due to, because of, or caused by

người

người — Person, human being, or people

khôn

khôn — Wise, clever, shrewd, or intelligent

ngoan

ngoan — Well-behaved, obedient, or good-natured

miễn

miễn — As long as, exempt from, or free of

là

là — To be, is, are; linking verb

xem

xem — To watch, look at, consider, or examine

vô

vô — Without, no, or to enter; negation prefix

hại

hại — Harm, damage, or to harm something

rẻ

rẻ — Cheap, inexpensive, or low-priced

tiền

tiền — Money, currency, or in front of

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, or not difficult

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, current, or now

hiệu

hiệu — Effect, efficiency, brand, or signal

quả

quả — Result, fruit, or indeed

tương

tương — Mutual, equivalent, or future

đương

đương — Equal to, current, or corresponding

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone, or whoever

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, or autonomous

phản

phản — Against, to oppose, or to reflect

kế

kế — Plan, strategy, next, or to inherit

hoạch

hoạch — Plan; used in 'kế hoạch' meaning plan

phương

phương — Direction, method, or means

án

án — Plan, option, case, or judgment

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine, or excellent

hơn

hơn — More than, better, comparative marker

mong

mong — To hope, wish, or long for

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, or wish for

tác

tác — Author, work; used in compound words

giả

giả — Author, fake, or pretend

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, alternatively

các

các — Plural marker for definite groups of things

xét

xét — To examine, consider, review, or judge

kỹ

kỹ — Carefully, thoroughly, in detail

hai

hai — Two, the number two

điểm

điểm — Point, score, spot, or aspect

Thứ

Thứ — Ordinal marker meaning 'first', 'second', etc.

nhất

nhất — First, most, or number one superlative

tình

tình — Situation, feeling, love, or circumstance

hình

hình — Shape, form, image, or situation

tại

tại — At, in, because of, or located at

thế

thế — World, position, situation, or so

họ

họ — They, them, or family clan name

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, or find

thức

thức — To be awake, aware, or a type/style

quần

quần — Pants, trousers, or group of things

áo

áo — Shirt, clothing, or garment worn on body

cho

cho — To give, for, allow, or so that

trăm

trăm — Hundred, the number one hundred

nghìn

nghìn — Thousand, the number one thousand

miệng

miệng — Mouth, opening, or rim of a container

tấm

tấm — Sheet, piece, flat object, or back

lưng

lưng — Back of the body, spine area

dụng

dụng — To use, employ, or apply; compound element