A Room with a View — Page 11

Vocabulary

Tôi

Toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

nghĩ

nghi — To think or believe something.

mọi

moi — Every or all, indicating totality.

người

nguoi — Person or people, general human classifier.

ở

o — To be at or to live somewhere.

đều

deu — All equally or without exception.

sẽ

se — Future tense marker indicating something will happen.

tán

tan — To agree or support an idea or proposal.

thành

thanh — To succeed or form; used in compound words.

đó

do — That or there, a demonstrative pronoun.

là

la — To be; links subject to predicate or description.

thế

the — World, situation, or manner of something.

giới

gioi — World or realm; used in compound nouns.

thượng

thuong — Upper or superior; used in social class compounds.

lưu

luu — Class or flow; used in social hierarchy terms.

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating a completed action.

quen

quen — To be accustomed to or familiar with something.

với

voi — With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or relation.

nơi

noi — Place or location where something occurs.

chúng

chung — Plural pronoun prefix meaning 'we' or 'they'.

tôi

toi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

lạc

lac — To be lost or left behind; outdated.

hậu

hau — Behind or late; used in compound words.

một

mot — The number one or the indefinite article 'a'.

cách

cach — Way, method, or manner of doing something.

vô

vo — Without or lacking; used in negating compound words.

vọng

vong — Hope or prospect; used in hopeless compound expressions.

Vâng

Vang — Yes; polite affirmative response in Vietnamese.

nói

noi — To speak or say something to someone.

tuyệt

tuyet — Wonderful or excellent; expressing admiration or approval.

Có

Co — To have or there is; existence marker.

bầu

bau — Atmosphere or air; also means to elect someone.

không

khong — No, not, or air; negation or atmosphere noun.

khí

khi — Air, gas, or atmosphere; used in compound nouns.

lơ

lo — To float or be inattentive; drifting state.

lửng

lung — Suspended or hovering; used in floating compound words.

trong

trong — In, inside, or clear; preposition indicating location.

gian

gian — Room or space; a section within a structure.

nhưng

nhung — But; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.

liệu

lieu — Whether or if; used in questioning or uncertainty.

sự

su — Nominalizer particle turning verbs into abstract nouns.

dành

danh — To reserve or dedicate something for someone.

cho

cho — For or to give; indicates recipient or purpose.

bản

ban — Self or version; used in reflexive expressions.

thân

than — Body or self; used in reflexive compound words.

cô

co — Miss or young woman; second person pronoun.

hay

hay — Or; conjunction offering an alternative choice.

ông

ong — Mister or older man; respectful address for males.

chật

chat — Narrow, tight, or cramped in physical space.

hẹp

hep — Narrow or limited in scope or dimension.

thể

the — Can or able to; indicates possibility or ability.

xác

xac — To confirm or determine; body or corpse noun.

định

dinh — To determine, decide, or define something clearly.

được

duoc — To be able to or to receive something.

Cô

Co — Miss or young woman; respectful female address.

cố

co — To try hard or make an effort to do.

gắng

gang — To strive or endeavor; used in effort expressions.

tìm

tim — To search or look for something or someone.

ra

ra — Out or to find out; directional particle outward.

nguồn

nguon — Source or origin of something.

gốc

goc — Root or origin; fundamental base of something.

của

cua — Of or belonging to; possessive preposition.

nó

no — It or he/she; third person pronoun.

như

nhu — Like, as, or such as; comparison conjunction.

thường

thuong — Usually or often; indicating habitual action.

lệ

le — Custom or routine; used in habitual expressions.

lại

lai — Again or to come back; repetition marker.

phạm

pham — To commit or violate; make an error or offense.

sai

sai — Wrong or incorrect; making an error.

lầm

lam — Mistake or error; wrongly doing something.

chăm

cham — Diligently or attentively; carefully focused on something.

chú

chu — Attentively; to pay attention or notice carefully.

phủ

phu — To deny or cover; negate or refute something.

nhận

nhan — To admit or receive; acknowledge something.

việc

viec — Task, work, or matter; a job or affair.

bất

bat — Any or every; negation prefix in compounds.

kỳ

ky — Any or strange; used in indefinite expressions.

ai

ai — Who or anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

thêm

them — To add more or additionally; extra amount.

vào

vao — Into or to enter; directional particle inward.

rằng

rang — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause.

e

e — To fear or worry; expressing concern or suspicion.

đang

dang — Present progressive marker; indicates ongoing action.

thấy

thay — To see or feel; to perceive something.

bạn

ban — Friend or companion; informal second person pronoun.

đồng

dong — Together or companion; used in partnership compounds.

hành

hanh — To travel or companion; journey-related compound word.

rất

rat — Very or extremely; intensifying adverb.

ủ

u — Gloomy or brooding; depressed emotional state.

rũ

ru — Drooping or dejected; limp or dispirited appearance.

Và

Va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

gái

gai — Girl or female; refers to a young woman.

Chắc

Chac — Probably or surely; expressing likelihood or certainty.

mình

minh — Oneself or I; reflexive or informal first person.

ích

ich — Benefit or use; selfish in compound expressions.

kỷ

ky — Selfish; thinking only of oneself.

hoặc

hoac — Or; conjunction offering an alternative option.

tử

tu — Kind or death; used in various compound words.

tế

te — Polite or considerate; used in kindness compounds.

phải

phai — Must, should, or right; obligation or correctness.

cẩn

can — Careful or cautious; used in carefulness expressions.

thận

than — Cautious or careful; used in prudence compounds.

hơn

hon — More or than; comparative degree marker.

Thật

That — Truly or really; emphasizing truth or sincerity.

tệ

te — Bad or terrible; something of poor quality.

hại

hai — Harmful or damaging; causing negative effects.

biết

biet — To know or be aware of something.

bao

bao — How much or how many; expressing degree.

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction or adverb.

sống

song — To live or be alive; existence or lifestyle.

nghèo

ngheo — Poor or impoverished; lacking financial resources.

khó

kho — Difficult or hard; challenging situation or condition.

May

May — Lucky or fortunate; used in luck expressions.

mắn

man — Fortunate; used in lucky compound expressions.

thay

thay — Fortunately or luckily; exclamatory thankful expression.

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; indicating multiple items.

bà

ba — Grandmother or older woman; respectful female address.

lão

lao — Old or elderly; used in elderly person compounds.

nhỏ

nho — Small or little; indicating small size.

nhắn

nhan — Slim or petite; small and delicate in size.

mỉm

mim — To smile gently; used in smiling expressions.

cười

cuoi — To laugh or smile; expressing happiness or amusement.

hiền

hien — Kind or gentle; having a mild good-natured character.

lành

lanh — Benign or kind; harmless and good-natured person.

khoảng

khoang — About or approximately; indicating rough estimation.

thời

thoi — Time or era; period in temporal expressions.

lúc

luc — Moment or time; specific point in time.

này

nay — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object.

tiến

tien — To advance or move forward toward something.

đến

den — To come or arrive at a destination.

hỏi

hoi — To ask or inquire about something.

có

co — To have; existence marker or yes confirmation.

phép

phep — Permission or politeness; asking formal leave.

ngồi

ngoi — To sit down; taking a seated position.

chỗ

cho — Seat, spot, or place for someone.

mà

ma — But or yet; contrast conjunction or emphasis marker.

Được

Duoc — Okay or agreed; expressing acceptance or approval.

bắt

bat — To begin or catch; start of an action.

đầu

dau — Head or beginning; start of something.

thủ

thu — To whisper softly; used in murmuring compound.

thỉ

thi — To murmur gently; used in soft-speaking compound.

nhẹ

nhe — Light or gentle; soft in weight or manner.

nhàng

nhang — Gently or softly; used in gentle manner compounds.

về

ve — About or to return; concerning a topic.

nước

nuoc — Water or country; nation or liquid substance.

Ý

Y — Italy; the country of Italy in Vietnamese.

cái

cai — Classifier for objects; the or a thing.

bước

buoc — Step or stride; a move or action taken.

nhảy

nhay — To jump or leap; bold sudden movement.

táo

tao — Bold or daring; used in audacious expressions.

bạo

bao — Bold, violent, or daring; used in bold compounds.

công

cong — Public or merit; achievement or acknowledgment.

đáng

dang — Worth or deserving; meriting praise or recognition.

mừng

mung — Happy or joyful; expressing celebratory feelings.

cải

cai — To improve or reform; making something better.

thiện

thien — Good or to improve; used in improvement compounds.

sức

suc — Strength or health; physical capacity or energy.

khỏe

khoe — Healthy or strong; in good physical condition.

chị

chi — Older sister; respectful address for older female.

cần

can — To need or require; necessity of something.

thiết

thiet — Necessary or essential; indispensable requirement.

đóng

dong — To close or shut; sealing something shut.

cửa

cua — Door or gate; entry point of a room.

sổ

so — Window or notebook; opening in wall for light.

phòng

phong — Room or ward; enclosed space in a building.

ngủ

ngu — To sleep; resting during nighttime hours.

ban

ban — Period or board; used in time expressions.

đêm

dem — Night or nighttime; period of darkness.

đổ

do — To pour out or dump; emptying a container.

hết

het — All or finished; completely exhausted or used up.

các

cac — Plural marker for multiple specific items.

bình

binh — Jar, vase, or flask; a container for liquid.

buổi

buoi — Period of day; morning, afternoon, or evening session.

sáng

sang — Morning or bright; early part of the day.

Bà

Ba — Grandmother or madam; respectful elderly female address.

xử

xu — To handle or deal with; manage a situation.

lý

ly — To reason or manage; handle logically.

chủ

chu — Main or host; primary subject of discussion.

đề

de — Topic or theme; subject of conversation.

dễ

de — Easy or comfortable; not difficult to manage.

chịu

chiu — Pleasant or to endure; comfortable feeling.

lẽ

le — Reason or logic; used in reasoning expressions.

xứng

xung — Worthy or fitting; suited to a purpose.

ý

y — Idea or meaning; intention or thought.

cuộc

cuoc — Event or match; classifier for prolonged activities.

diễn

dien — To perform or present; deliver a speech.

thuyết

thuyet — To lecture or theorize; deliver an explanation.

cao

cao — High or tall; elevated level or position.

siêu

sieu — Super or transcendent; exceeding normal level.

phái

phai — Faction or school of thought; a political group.

sôi

soi — Boiling or lively; full of energy and excitement.

nổi

noi — Famous or floating; rising up or outstanding.