A Room with a View — Page 6

Vocabulary

Tôi

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

thật

Truly, really; used to emphasize sincerity

may

Lucky, fortunate; to be in luck

mắn

Blessed with good fortune; lucky (used with 'may')

được

To be able to; to receive or obtain something

bổ

To appoint or assign to a position

nhiệm

To assign a duty or official role

đến

To arrive at; to come to a place

một

The number one; a single thing

vùng

A region, zone, or area of land

lân

Near, neighboring; used in 'lân cận'

cận

Close, adjacent; nearby (used with 'lân')

duyên

Charm, grace; predestined affinity

dáng

Appearance, figure, graceful posture

như

Like, as; used for comparison

vậy

So, like that; used to refer back

Ồ

Exclamation expressing surprise or delight

tôi

First person singular pronoun 'I' or 'me'

vui

Happy, joyful, pleased

mừng

To rejoice; feeling of gladness or joy

biết

To know; to be aware of something

bao

How much, how many; so very much

Tên

Name of a person, place, or thing

ngôi

A classifier for houses, stars, or positions

nhà

House, home; a place of residence

của

Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

chúng

They, them; plural pronoun for a group

là

To be; linking verb for identity or description

Ông

Mister, sir; respectful term for older man

cúi

To bow, to bend one's head downward

đầu

Head; the top part of the body

chào

To greet; a greeting or salutation

Thường

Usually, normally, ordinarily; common or regular

thì

Then; conditional or topic marker particle

có

To have; there is/are; existence marker

mẹ

Mother; a female parent

và

And; conjunction joining words or clauses

anh

Older brother; respectful term for older male

trai

Male, boy; used in 'anh trai' meaning brother

dù

Although, even though; concessive conjunction

không

No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

thường

Often, usually; frequent or common occurrence

xuyên

Through, continuously; used in 'thường xuyên'

đưa

To bring, to take someone somewhere, to hand

ấy

That, those; demonstrative pronoun for reference

Ý

Italy; also means idea, intention, or thought

thờ

To worship; to be indifferent or absent-minded

khá

Quite, fairly, rather; moderately good

xa

Far, distant; a long way away

cưng

Darling, dear; term of endearment for someone loved

ơi

Hey, oh; particle used to address someone

hãy

Please, let's; imperative particle for suggestions

để

To let, to allow; to put or place something

ông

He, him; respectful term for an older man

ăn

To eat; to consume food

tối

Evening, night; dark or nighttime

đi

To go; imperative particle urging action

đang

Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

đấy

There, that; informal demonstrative or emphasis particle

cảm

To feel; emotion or sensation

ơn

Gratitude, grace; used in 'cảm ơn' meaning thank you

rất

Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

thích

To like, to enjoy; having a preference for

thú

Interest, pleasure; amusing or interesting

nữa

More, also, anymore; additional or further

trò

Game, play; used in 'trò chuyện' meaning conversation

chuyện

Story, matter; topic of conversation

với

With; preposition indicating accompaniment

người

Person, people; a human being

mà

But, yet; contrastive or emphasis particle

còn

Still, yet; to remain or still have

nhớ

To remember, to miss someone or something

tiếng

Sound, language; a unit of spoken language

đàn

Musical instrument; to play a stringed instrument

hơn

More than; comparative particle in Vietnamese

cô

Miss, young woman; aunt on father's side

lẽ

Reason, logic; used in 'có lẽ' meaning perhaps

những

Plural marker for nouns; those, these things

bài

Lesson, article, piece; a unit of study

giảng

To lecture, to teach, to explain a topic

hỏi

To ask, to inquire about something

gái

Girl, female; used in 'con gái' meaning daughter

liệu

To wonder if; material or data; to manage

rõ

Clear, distinct, evident; easy to understand

cho

To give; for, so that; benefactive preposition

dài

Long, lengthy; extended in length or time

dòng

Line, flow; used in 'dài dòng' meaning long-winded

rằng

That; conjunction introducing reported speech

chưa

Not yet; negation for incomplete actions

giờ

Hour, time; now or at this moment

đó

There, that; demonstrative pronoun for distance

trước

Before, in front of; prior in time or space

đây

Here, this; demonstrative pronoun for nearness

Thật

Truly, really; emphasizing truth of a statement

vị

Flavor, taste; honorific for a person

khi

When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

tư

Private, personal; to think or ponder

vấn

To consult, advise; used in 'tư vấn' meaning counsel

mới

New, fresh; just recently; only then

tiên

First, foremost; fairy or immortal being

ra

To go out, to come out; outward direction

tay

Hand, arm; a person's skill or hand

Đừng

Don't; negative imperative used as a warning

bỏ

To abandon, to quit, to drop or leave

qua

To pass by, to go through or across

nông

Shallow; rural, farming; used in 'nông thôn'

thôn

Village, hamlet; rural area or countryside

xung

Around, surrounding; used in 'xung quanh'

quanh

Around, surrounding; nearby area or vicinity

lời

Word, speech; spoken words or advice

khuyên

To advise, to counsel; giving advice or guidance

kết

To conclude, to end; to tie or connect

lại

Again, back; to return or do again

Buổi

Session, period of day; morning, afternoon, evening

chiều

Afternoon, evening; to indulge or cater to

đẹp

Beautiful, pretty, nice-looking

trời

Sky, weather, heaven; God or the heavens

lái

To drive, to steer a vehicle

xe

Vehicle, car, bicycle; means of transport

lên

To go up, to ascend; upward direction

rồi

Already, then; indicates completion of action

vòng

Circle, loop; to go around or take a detour

hay

Or; interesting, good; often or frequently

gì

What; anything; used in questions and phrases

tương

Similar, mutual; sauce; used in 'tương tự'

tự

Self; similar; used in 'tương tự' meaning similar

Không

No, not; negation or disagreement

giọng

Voice, tone, accent; manner of speaking

nói

To speak, to say, to talk

từ

From; word; gradually, since a point in time

bàn

Table, desk; to discuss or deliberate

cất

To raise one's voice; to put away or store

nhầm

To mistake, to be wrong; in error

các

Plural marker for people or nouns; various

quý

Precious, dear; to respect or value highly

nhất

Most; superlative marker; number one

định

To intend, to plan; to determine or decide

phải

Must, have to; right side; to be correct

Bà

Madam, Mrs.; respectful term for older woman

trông

To look, to appear; to watch over someone

thông

Intelligent, fluent; pine tree; to communicate

minh

Bright, clever; used in 'thông minh' meaning intelligent

quá

Too, very; excessively; used as intensifier

thầm

Silently, secretly; to whisper or think to oneself

họ

They, them; third person plural pronoun

Chúng

We, us, they; plural pronoun for a group

ta

We, us; informal first person plural pronoun

Và

And; coordinating conjunction joining clauses

quả

Indeed, truly; fruit; result or outcome

tin

To believe, to trust; news or information

ào

Rushing, pouring; used in 'ào ạt' meaning torrentially

ạt

Torrentially, in great waves; used with 'ào'

tuôn

To pour out, to flow freely or gush

Mọi

Every, all; each and every one

xem

To watch, to look at, to see or view

nào

Which, what; any; used in questions

cách

Way, method; distance apart from something

dừng

To stop, to halt; to pause movement

điện

Electricity; electric; used in 'điện thoại'

thoát

To escape, to break free from something

khỏi

Out of, away from; to recover from illness

xin

To request, to ask politely; please

nên

Should, ought to; therefore; so as a result

trả

To return, to pay back, to answer

nhiêu

How much, how many; used in 'bao nhiêu'

tờ

Sheet, piece; classifier for paper or documents

giấy

Paper; document or written material

thấm

To absorb, to soak in; to be deeply felt

bằng

By means of, made of; equal to; level

da

Skin, leather; complexion of the body

thuộc

To belong to; to memorize; to know well

nơi

Place, location; a spot or destination

sẽ

Will, shall; future tense marker in Vietnamese

ngày

Day; date; daytime hours

càng

Increasingly, more and more; the more...

cuốn

To captivate, to sweep away; a book volume

hút

To attract, to draw in; to inhale or suck

mức

Level, degree, extent; a measure or standard