A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

Quyển

Quyển — Volume or book classifier for bound texts

Thứ

Thứ — Ordinal marker indicating rank or order

Nhất

Nhất — First; number one in order

Được

Được — To receive; able to; passive voice marker

Gọi

Gọi — To call or summon someone by name

Về

Về — About; regarding; to return home

Với

Với — With; together with someone or something

Cuộc

Cuộc — Classifier for events, trips, or life

Sống

Sống — To live; alive; raw or uncooked

CHƯƠNG

CHƯƠNG — Chapter division within a book or text

Thời

Thời — Time; era; period in history

Kỳ

Kỳ — Period; term; strange or remarkable

Xe

Xe — Vehicle such as car, bike, or cart

Thư

Thư — Letter; written correspondence or mail

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

Bóng

Bóng — Shadow; silhouette; shade of an object

Đêm

Đêm — Night; the dark hours after sunset

Sự

Sự — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns

Chuẩn

Chuẩn — Standard; accurate; to prepare or ready

Bị

Bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo

Quán

Quán — Small shop, stall, or drinking establishment

Rượu

Rượu — Alcoholic drink; wine or liquor

Người

Người — Person; human being; people

Thợ

Thợ — Craftsman; skilled worker or artisan

Đóng

Đóng — To close; to make or craft something

Giày

Giày — Shoe; footwear worn on the foot

Hai

Hai — Two; the number two

Sợi

Sợi — Classifier for threads, strings, or strands

Chỉ

Chỉ — Thread or string; only; to point at

Vàng

Vàng — Gold; golden color; yellow

Năm

Năm — Year; five; the number five

Sau

Sau — After; behind; later in time

Một

Một — One; a single unit or item

Cảnh

Cảnh — Scene; scenery; a visual situation

Tượng

Tượng — Statue; image; elephant chess piece

Thất

Thất — To fail; to lose; seven (Sino-Vietnamese)

Vọng

Vọng — Hope; to hope or long for something

Chúc

Chúc — To wish someone well; to congratulate

Mừng

Mừng — To rejoice; happy; to celebrate joyfully

Con

Con — Child; classifier for animals and small objects

Chó

Chó — Dog; a common domestic animal

Rừng

Rừng — Forest; jungle; wild wooded area

Hàng

Hàng — Goods; merchandise; row or line

Trăm

Trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred

Đức

Đức — Virtue; moral excellence; Germany

Ngài

Ngài — Honorific pronoun for respected person

Ở

Ở — To live at; to be located somewhere

Trong

Trong — Inside; within; clear or transparent

Thành

Thành — City; fortress; to become or succeed

Phố

Phố — Street; urban area; town district

Miền

Miền — Region; zone; geographical area

Quê

Quê — Hometown; rural homeland; native village

Đầu

Đầu — Head; beginning; top of something

Quái

Quái — Strange; monstrous; bizarre creature

Vật

Vật — Object; thing; creature or being

Lời

Lời — Word; speech; a spoken expression

Hứa

Hứa — To promise; to make a commitment

Bức

Bức — Classifier for paintings, photos, or walls

Tranh

Tranh — Painting; picture; to compete or contend

Song

Song — Twin; double; parallel; however (conjunction)

Đôi

Đôi — Pair; couple; two matching items

Gã

Gã — Fellow; guy; informal male reference

Tế

Tế — Delicate; refined; ritual ceremony

Nhị

Nhị — Two (Sino-Vietnamese); second; gentle

Thô

Thô — Rough; coarse; crude in manner

Lỗ

Lỗ — Rude; crude; to lose money

Buôn

Buôn — To trade; to buy and sell goods

Bán

Bán — To sell; to offer goods for money

Lương

Lương — Salary; wage; virtuous or good

Thiện

Thiện — Good; virtuous; kind-hearted person

Đan

Đan — To knit; to weave or interlace threads

Len

Len — Wool; yarn used for knitting

Vẫn

Vẫn — Still; yet; continuing as before

Chín

Chín — Nine; ripe; mature or fully cooked

Ngày

Ngày — Day; daytime; a calendar day

Ý

Ý — Idea; intention; meaning; Italy

Kiến

Kiến — Opinion; view; ant (insect)

Cầu

Cầu — To pray; bridge; to request earnestly

Xin

Xin — To ask politely; to beg or request

Bước

Bước — Step; footstep; to take a step

Chân

Chân — Foot; leg; true or genuine

Vang

Vang — To resound; echo; red wine

Biển

Biển — Sea; ocean; large body of water

Dâng

Dâng — To rise up; to offer or present respectfully

Cao

Cao — High; tall; elevated in position

Lửa

Lửa — Fire; flame; burning heat

Bùng

Bùng — To flare up; to burst into flames

Lên

Lên — To go up; upward directional complement

Hút

Hút — To attract; to suck in; to smoke

Phía

Phía — Direction; side; toward a direction

Đá

Đá — Stone; rock; to kick with foot

Nam

Nam — South; male; masculine gender

Châm

Châm — Needle; to pierce or ignite something

Ba

Ba — Three; father (informal term)

Dấu

Dấu — Mark; sign; trace left behind

Vết

Vết — Trace; mark; scar or stain

Của

Của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to

Cơn

Cơn — Classifier for storms, fits, or episodes

Bão

Bão — Storm; typhoon; violent weather

Bí

Bí — Secret; mysterious; squash vegetable

Mật

Mật — Secret; honey; bile; confidential

Mài

Mài — To grind; to sharpen a blade or tool

Cái

Cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female

Bình

Bình — Calm; peaceful; vase or bottle

Yên

Yên — Peaceful; quiet; calm and still

Tố

Tố — To accuse; element; natural factor

Xẻ

Xẻ — To split; to saw or cleave wood

Gỗ

Gỗ — Wood; timber; material from trees

Chiến

Chiến — War; battle; to fight or struggle

Thắng

Thắng — To win; to achieve victory over opponent

Tiếng

Tiếng — Sound; language; classifier for sounds

Gõ

Gõ — To knock; to tap on a surface

Cửa

Cửa — Door; gate; entrance to a place

Ván

Ván — Plank; board; round of a game

Bài

Bài — Card; lesson; article; game round

Cờ

Cờ — Flag; chess; board game strategy

Đã

Đã — Past tense marker; already completed action

Định

Định — To intend; to plan; to determine

Thực

Thực — Real; true; actual; to eat (formal)

Chất

Chất — Substance; quality; essence of something

Hoàng

Hoàng — Emperor; royal; yellow (Sino-Vietnamese)

Hôn

Hôn — Dusk; to kiss; marriage-related

Tối

Tối — Dark; evening; nighttime darkness

Mươi

Mươi — Tens digit in numbers eleven through ninety

Việc

Việc — Work; task; matter or affair

Hoàn

Hoàn — To complete; to return; whole

Tắt

Tắt — To turn off; to extinguish a light

Lịm

Lịm — To faint; to fade away gradually

Mãi

Mãi — Forever; always; continuously without stopping