A Tale of Two Cities — Page 3

Vocabulary

Rất

Rất — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs

có

có — To have; to exist; there is/are

thể

thể — Can; possible; used in 'có thể' meaning 'maybe'

là

là — To be; linking verb identifying or classifying

trong

trong — In; inside; within a space or time

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those; these

nhà

nhà — House; home; building; dwelling place

kho

kho — Warehouse; storage room; stockroom

thô

thô — Crude; rough; unrefined; coarse in texture

sơ

sơ — Simple; rudimentary; basic; primitive

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

một

một — One; a/an; indefinite article equivalent

số

số — Number; some; a certain quantity

người

người — Person; people; human being

cày

cày — To plow; to till the soil for farming

cấy

cấy — To transplant rice seedlings; plant crops

trên

trên — On; above; upon; upper surface

vùng

vùng — Region; area; zone; district

đất

đất — Land; soil; earth; ground

nặng

nặng — Heavy; serious; weighty; burdensome

gần

gần — Near; close to; nearby in distance

ngay

ngay — Right; immediately; exactly at that moment

chính

chính — Exact; main; precisely; very same

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime; date

hôm

hôm — Day; used in 'hôm đó' meaning 'that day'

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already; indicating completed action

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for vehicles and individual objects

xe

xe — Vehicle; car; cart; wheeled transport

trú

trú — To take shelter; to stay temporarily somewhere

tránh

tránh — To avoid; to dodge; to evade something

mưa

mưa — Rain; rainy weather; precipitation

gió

gió — Wind; breeze; air current

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating suffering an action

bùn

bùn — Mud; muddy soil; wet dirty earth

đồng

đồng — Field; countryside; open agricultural land

quê

quê — Countryside; homeland; rural hometown

bắn

bắn — To shoot; to spray; to splatter forcefully

bẩn

bẩn — Dirty; filthy; soiled; unclean

lợn

lợn — Pig; hog; swine

hơi

hơi — Breath; vapor; slightly; a little bit

vào

vào — Into; to enter; directional particle inward

và

và — And; connecting words or clauses

gia

gia — Family; household; used in compound words

cầm

cầm — To hold; poultry when in 'gia cầm'

đến

đến — To come; to arrive; until; up to

đậu

đậu — To perch; to land on; to settle on

mà

mà — But; yet; while; contrastive conjunction

tên

tên — Name; title; fellow; used pejoratively

Nông

Nông — Agricultural; farming; rural; peasant-related

Dân

Dân — People; citizen; civilian; common folk

tức

tức — Namely; that is; angry; meaning the same as

Thần

Thần — God; spirit; deity; supernatural being

Chết

Chết — Death; to die; dead; deceased

sớm

sớm — Early; soon; ahead of expected time

dành

dành — To reserve; to set aside for a purpose

riêng

riêng — Separate; private; exclusively; individually

ra

ra — Out; outward; to go out; directional particle

để

để — To put; in order to; so that; purpose marker

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to perform

chở

chở — To transport; to carry by vehicle

tù

tù — Prison; imprisoned; captive; prisoner

nhân

nhân — Person; factor; used in compound nouns

Cách

Cách — Method; revolution; used in 'Cách Mạng'

Mạng

Mạng — Life; revolution; network; vital force

Nhưng

Nhưng — But; however; nevertheless; contrastive conjunction

dù

dù — Although; even though; despite; umbrella

việc

việc — Work; task; matter; affair; job

không

không — No; not; negation particle; zero

ngừng

ngừng — To stop; to pause; to cease temporarily

nghỉ

nghỉ — To rest; to take a break; to cease work

lại

lại — Again; back; but; however; to return

im

im — Silent; quiet; still; making no noise

lặng

lặng — Quiet; silent; calm; still; hushed

ai

ai — Who; someone; anyone; whoever

nghe

nghe — To hear; to listen; to perceive sound

thấy

thấy — To see; to perceive; to feel; to notice

họ

họ — They; them; their; third person plural

khi

khi — When; at the time of; while

đi

đi — To go; to walk; to travel; to move

với

với — With; together with; alongside

bước

bước — Step; stride; footstep; to step

chân

chân — Foot; leg; base; genuine

che

che — To cover; to hide; to conceal; to shield

khuất

khuất — Hidden; obscured; out of sight

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker; exceeding

nữa

nữa — More; furthermore; additionally; anymore

bởi

bởi — Because; due to; by reason of

lẽ

lẽ — Reason; cause; logic; used in 'bởi lẽ'

chỉ

chỉ — Only; just; merely; to point at

cần

cần — To need; to require; necessary; diligent

chút

chút — A little; a bit; small amount

nghi

nghi — To suspect; doubt; used in 'nghi ngờ'

ngờ

ngờ — To doubt; to suspect; to mistrust

rằng

rằng — That; introducing a clause or reported speech

đang

đang — Present tense marker; currently doing something

thức

thức — To be awake; to stay up; waking state

thì

thì — Then; in that case; conditional connector

kẻ

kẻ — Fellow; person (pejorative); individual; one who

vô

vô — Without; lacking; to enter; Sino-Vietnamese prefix

thần

thần — God; spirit; divine; used in 'vô thần' atheist

phản

phản — To betray; anti-; counter-; against

quốc

quốc — Country; nation; state; national

rồi

rồi — Already; then; afterward; done; finished

Ở

Ở — At; in; to live; to stay somewhere

Anh

Anh — England; English; older brother

trật

trật — Order; discipline; used in 'trật tự' meaning order

tự

tự — Self; order; from oneself; autonomy

sự

sự — Nominalizer; matter; affair; fact

bảo

bảo — To protect; to tell; to guard; to preserve

vệ

vệ — Guard; protect; defend; used in 'bảo vệ'

hầu

hầu — Almost; nearly; to serve; used in 'hầu như'

như

như — Like; as; such as; similar to

đủ

đủ — Enough; sufficient; adequate; complete

biện

biện — To argue; to justify; used in 'biện minh'

minh

minh — To clarify; justify; bright; used in compound words

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow; beneficiary marker

nhiều

nhiều — Many; much; a lot; numerous

lời

lời — Word; speech; statement; words spoken

khoác

khoác — To brag; to drape over; boastful speech