A Room with a View — Page 14

Vocabulary

Tôi

First person singular pronoun: I, me

không

Negation word: no, not, don't

muốn

To want or desire something

lời

Word, speech, or verbal expression

chấp

To accept, approve, or consent to something

thuận

To agree, approve; favorable or smooth

đến

To come, arrive, or go to a place

từ

From; a word or individual term

ông

Mister; formal term for older man

Dù

Even though, although, regardless of

sao

Star; also used in questions meaning 'why/how'

đi

To go; imperative particle in speech

nữa

More, anymore, in addition, further

xin

To request politely; please (polite marker)

hãy

Imperative particle urging someone to do something

cho

To give; for, in order to benefit someone

tôi

First person singular pronoun: I, me

điều

Thing, matter, point, or condition (abstract)

đó

That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

Ông

Mister; respectful address for older man

đã

Past tense marker indicating completed action

quay

To turn around, rotate, or spin back

trở

To return, become; used in directional phrases

lại

Again, back; directional verb particle meaning return

nói

To speak, say, or talk to someone

với

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction

vẻ

Appearance, air, or expression on one's face

khá

Quite, rather, fairly; moderately good degree

lo

To worry, be anxious or concerned about

lắng

To settle, listen carefully; used with lo (worry)

đang

Present continuous tense marker; currently doing

bận

To be busy, occupied with a task

nhưng

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

đây

Here, this place; proximal demonstrative adverb

là

To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

con

Child, offspring; classifier for animals or children

trai

Male, boy; used in 'con trai' meaning son

ấy

That, that one; third person informal reference

thay

To replace, substitute, or act in place of

thế

So, like that; world; to substitute or replace

Người

Person, people; human being classifier

thanh

Young; sound, tone; clear (in compounds)

niên

Youth, young person; used in 'thanh niên'

nhìn

To look at, gaze, or observe something visually

xuống

Down, downward; directional verb particle

ba

Three; also informal word for father

người

Person, people; human being or individual

phụ

Female; assistant; secondary (in compounds)

nữ

Woman, female; used in 'phụ nữ' meaning woman

những

Plural marker for nouns; those, these (plural)

cảm

To feel, sense; emotion or feeling

thấy

To see, feel, or perceive something

như

Like, as, as if; comparative conjunction

ngồi

To sit, be seated in a position

trên

On, above, upon; preposition of location

sàn

Floor, ground level inside a building

nhà

House, home, building; family, household

vì

Because, for, due to; causal conjunction

ghế

Chair, seat for sitting

của

Of, belonging to; possessive preposition

họ

They, them; third person plural pronoun

thấp

Low, short in height; not tall

vậy

So, thus, like that; concluding particle

Cha

Father, dad; paternal parent

anh

Older brother; pronoun for young adult male

tắm

To bathe, shower, wash one's body

nên

Should, ought to; therefore, so consequently

quý

Precious, valued; respectful term of address

vị

Position, person; honorific classifier for respected people

thể

Can, able to; body; form or type

ơn

Favor, grace, gratitude; kindness received

trực

Direct, straight; upright in compounds

tiếp

To receive, continue; directly, right away

Nhưng

But, however; adversative conjunction showing contrast

bất

Un-, non-; negative prefix in compounds

kỳ

Any, every; strange, odd; period of time

nhắn

To send a message or leave word for someone

nào

Any, which; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

gửi

To send, deliver, or entrust something to someone

sẽ

Will, shall; future tense marker in Vietnamese

được

To be able to; to receive; passive marker

chuyển

To transfer, forward, or move something along

ngay

Right away, immediately, straight; honest

khi

When, at the time that; temporal conjunction

ra

To go out, come out; outward directional particle

ngoài

Outside, out of; beyond a boundary or place

Cô

Miss, young woman; aunt (father's sister)

đủ

Enough, sufficient; to have enough of something

sức

Strength, power, energy, or capacity

đối

To face, oppose, deal with; toward, against

phó

To cope with, deal with; deputy (in compounds)

chuyện

Story, matter, affair, or thing to discuss

Tất

All, every, entire; used in 'tất cả'

cả

All, entire, whole; even (emphatic particle)

lẽ

Reason, logic; probably, perhaps (lẽ ra: should have)

lịch

Calendar; polite, refined, courteous (in compounds)

sự

Matter, affair, fact; nominalizing particle in compounds

có

To have, possess; there is/are; yes (affirmative)

gai

Thorn, spine, prickle on a plant

cô

Miss, young woman; she (for young female)

đều

All, both, every one; equally, evenly

bị

Passive marker indicating undesirable action suffered

ngược

Upside down, reversed, opposite direction

đầu

Head; top, beginning, first part of something

Chàng

Young man, he; literary term for young male

trẻ

Young, youthful; child (in some contexts)

giành

To win, gain, seize, or compete for something

một

One; a, an (indefinite article equivalent)

chiến

War, battle, fight; to compete (in compounds)

thắng

To win, triumph, overcome; victory

đáng

Worthy, deserving, notable; worth doing

kể

To tell, recount; considerable, noteworthy

trước

Before, in front of, previously; prior

vui

Happy, joyful, cheerful, glad

mừng

To rejoice, be glad; congratulatory happiness

và

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

niềm

Feeling, sentiment; inner emotional state (noun)

thầm

Secret, silent, quiet; inwardly, secretly

kín

Secret, private, closed, sealed from others

Anh

Older brother; pronoun for young adult male

chàng

Young man; literary pronoun for male subject

tội

Sin, crime; guilt; 'tội nghiệp' means pitiful

nghiệp

Karma, occupation; used in 'tội nghiệp' (poor thing)

ta

We, I; first person informal or royal pronoun

vừa

Just (recently); both…and; fitting, just right

khỏi

Away from, out of; to recover from illness

tức

Angry, irritated; that is, namely (conjunction)

giận

Angry, resentful, upset at someone

cha

Father, dad; paternal parent informal form

mình

Oneself, myself; body; informal first person pronoun

về

To return home; about, regarding a topic

các

Plural marker for nouns; various, multiple items

phòng

Room, chamber; to prevent, guard against

cố

To try hard, make effort; late (deceased)

hết

All, finished, completely; to run out of

để

In order to, so that; to place, put down

giữ

To keep, hold, maintain, preserve something

Khoảng

About, approximately; an area or space around

nửa

Half, semi-, mid-; one half of a whole

tiếng

Hour; sound, voice, language, word

sẵn

Ready, available, already prepared for use

sàng

Ready; used in 'sẵn sàng' meaning ready/prepared

Rồi

Then, after that; already, done, finished

hai

Two; the number two in Vietnamese

chị

Older sister; pronoun for older female

em

Younger sibling; pronoun for younger person

suy

To think, reflect, decline; used in compounds

tư

To think; private; four (in some contexts)

rút

To withdraw, pull out, retreat from a place

lui

To retreat, step back, withdraw from situation

viết

To write; pen in hand, composing text

nhật

Daily; Japan; sun (in compounds like nhật ký)

ký

To sign, record; diary (nhật ký); era (kỷ)

triết

Philosophy; wise (in compounds like triết học)

học

To study, learn; academic discipline or school

Ôi

Oh! Exclamation of surprise, lament, or emotion

trời

Sky, heaven; God; exclamation of surprise

nhỏ

Small, little, tiny; young, minor in size

bé

Small, tiny, baby; little child or infant

thốt

To exclaim, utter suddenly, blurt out words

rùng

To shudder, shiver; used in 'rùng mình' (shudder)

tất

All, entire; stockings; used in 'tất cả'

ngọn

Tip, top of something; classifier for flames/wind

gió

Wind, breeze, air current

thiên

Heaven, sky; thousand; used in many compounds

đường

Road, path, way; sugar (in compounds)

ùa

To rush in, surge, flood in suddenly

vào

To enter, go into; inward directional particle

căn

Room, dwelling unit; root, foundation (classifier)

Đôi

Pair, couple; both of two items together

nhận

To receive, recognize, accept, or acknowledge

Giọng

Voice tone, accent, manner of speaking

bà

Mrs., grandmother; formal address for older woman

dần

Gradually, little by little, slowly over time

tắt

To turn off, extinguish, die out, fade away

lịm

To fade away, go faint, lose consciousness slowly

dường

It seems, apparently, as if; seemingly so

hiểu

To understand, comprehend, grasp a concept

cuộc

Classifier for events, games, meetings, or contests

trò

Game, play, trick; student (in some compounds)

nảy

To arise, spring up, bounce, emerge suddenly

sinh

To be born, live, arise; life (in compounds)

trong

In, inside, within; clear, transparent

thực

Real, actual, true; in reality, truly

đóng

To close, shut, play a role, nail shut

vai

Shoulder; role, part in a performance or story

chính

Main, principal, central, primary; correct, righteous