Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 6

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

chẳng

chang — Negative adverb meaning 'not at all' or 'none'

cần

can — To need or require something

ai

ai — Interrogative or indefinite pronoun meaning 'who' or 'anyone'

nói

noi — To speak or say something

cho

cho — To give; preposition meaning 'for' or 'to'

tôi

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

biết

biet — To know or be aware of something

rằng

rang — Conjunction meaning 'that,' introducing a subordinate clause

đó

do — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'there'

là

la — Linking verb meaning 'to be'

một

mot — The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'

điềm

diem — An omen or sign foretelling future events

xấu

xau — Bad, ugly, or of poor quality

kinh

kinh — Frightening or terrifying; used in intensifying expressions

khủng

khung — Terrible or horrifying; intensifies negative descriptions

và

va — Conjunction meaning 'and'

sẽ

se — Future tense marker indicating something will happen

mang

mang — To carry, bring, or bear something

lại

lai — Directional particle meaning 'back' or 'again'

vận

van — Luck, fortune, or fate

rủi

rui — Bad luck or misfortune

vì

vi — Because; conjunction indicating reason or cause

vậy

vay — So, therefore, or thus; indicates conclusion

sợ

so — To be afraid or scared of something

hãi

hai — Frightened; used with 'sợ' to mean terrified

đến

den — To arrive; preposition meaning 'to' or 'until'

mức

muc — Level, degree, or extent of something

gần

gan — Near, close, or almost

như

nhu — Like, as, or such as; comparative conjunction

run

run — To tremble or shiver from fear or cold

rẩy

ray — To shudder or shake involuntarily

khiến

khien — To cause or make someone do something

quần

quan — Pants or trousers worn on the lower body

áo

ao — Shirt or upper garment worn on the body

sắp

sap — About to; indicates something will happen very soon

tuột

tuot — To slip off or slide down unintentionally

khỏi

khoi — Away from; preposition indicating separation or recovery

người

nguoi — Person, human being, or body

đứng

dung — To stand upright on one's feet

dậy

day — To rise or get up from a position

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, or spin around

vòng

vong — A circle or round; to go around in circles

tại

tai — At a specific location; preposition of place

chỗ

cho — A place, spot, or location

ba

ba — The number three

lần

lan — Time or instance; counter for repetitions

mỗi

moi — Each or every; distributive adjective

đều

deu — All equally; adverb meaning 'all' or 'each time'

làm

lam — To do, make, or perform an action

dấu

dau — A mark, sign, or symbol

thánh

thanh — Holy or sacred; relating to saints or religion

giá

gia — Cross; price or value of something

trước

truoc — Before, in front of, or ahead

ngực

nguc — Chest or breast area of the body

rồi

roi — Already; then; indicates completion or sequence

buộc

buoc — To tie, bind, or fasten something

lọn

lon — A strand, lock, or bundle of hair

tóc

toc — Hair on the human head

nhỏ

nho — Small, little, or tiny in size

của

cua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

mình

minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or first person informal

bằng

bang — By means of; made of; equal to

sợi

soi — A thread, strand, or fiber

chỉ

chi — Thread or string; only; merely

để

de — To put; in order to; purpose conjunction

xua

xua — To drive away, shoo, or chase off

đuổi

duoi — To chase away or expel someone or something

phù

phu — Magical or supernatural; used in 'phù thủy' (witch)

thủy

thuy — Water; used in 'phù thủy' meaning witch or wizard

Nhưng

Nhung — But or however; conjunction showing contrast

tin

tin — To believe or trust in something or someone

tưởng

tuong — To think, imagine, or believe something

gì

gi — What; anything; used in questions and negations

vào

vao — Into; to enter; preposition of direction

điều

dieu — A matter, thing, or issue; nominalizer

cả

ca — All, entire, or even; inclusive particle

Người

Nguoi — Person or people; human being

ta

ta — We or one; general reference to people

khi

khi — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

đánh

danh — To hit, strike, or beat; do various actions

mất

mat — To lose something; to pass away

chiếc

chiec — Classifier for single objects like vehicles or accessories

móng

mong — Hoof of an animal; nail or claw

ngựa

ngua — A horse, the domesticated riding animal

mà

ma — But; which; yet; contrastive conjunction or relativizer

nhặt

nhat — To pick up something from the ground

được

duoc — To be able to; to receive; resultative particle

thay

thay — Instead of; to replace or substitute something

đóng

dong — To close; to nail or fasten something

đinh

dinh — A nail used in carpentry or construction

nó

no — Third person pronoun meaning 'it' or 'he/she'

lên

len — Up; upward direction; to go up

trên

tren — On top of; above; upper position

cửa

cua — Door or entrance of a building

nhưng

nhung — But or however; conjunction showing contrast

chưa

chua — Not yet; indicates action not yet completed

bao

bao — Ever; how much; used in time expressions

giờ

gio — Hour; time; now

nghe

nghe — To hear or listen to something

cách

cach — A way, method, or manner of doing something

tránh

tranh — To avoid, evade, or stay away from something

xui

xui — Bad luck; unlucky; to instigate someone

bạn

ban — Friend; second person pronoun meaning 'you'

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating completed action

lỡ

lo — To accidentally do something; to miss an opportunity

giết

giet — To kill or slay a living creature

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; young creature

nhện

nhen — A spider, the eight-legged arachnid

ngồi

ngoi — To sit down in a seated position

xuống

xuong — Down; downward; to descend or go down

toàn

toan — Entire, whole, or complete; all of something

thân

than — Body; close; intimate; trunk of the body

lấy

lay — To take or get something; to marry

tẩu

tau — A pipe used for smoking tobacco

ra

ra — Out; outward direction; to come out

hút

hut — To smoke or inhale; to suck or absorb

thuốc

thuoc — Medicine; tobacco; cigarette or smoking material

lúc

luc — At the time; moment or instant of time

này

nay — This; demonstrative indicating something nearby

căn

can — Classifier for houses or rooms; a room

nhà

nha — House, home, or building

yên

yen — Peaceful, calm, or quiet

tĩnh

tinh — Still, silent, or tranquil

tờ

to — Sheet or piece of paper; classifier for flat objects

bà

ba — Grandmother; elderly woman; third person respectful

góa

goa — Widowed; having lost one's spouse

không

khong — No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

hay

hay — Or; interesting; to know or be aware

Vậy

Vay — So, therefore, thus; discourse particle

sau

sau — After; behind; later in time or position

hồi

hoi — A period or while; episode or moment of time

lâu

lau — Long time; for a prolonged duration

thấy

thay — To see, notice, or feel something

tiếng

tieng — Sound, noise, or voice; language; unit of sound

đồng

dong — Bronze; Vietnamese currency unit; field

hồ

ho — Lake; clock when combined with 'đồng hồ'

vọng

vong — To echo or resound; to long for

từ

tu — From; since; word or vocabulary item

tận

tan — All the way to; deep within; the very end

trong

trong — Inside, within; in; clear or transparent

thị

thi — Town or city; used in 'thị trấn' (small town)

trấn

tran — Town or township; small urban settlement

mười

muoi — The number ten

hai

hai — The number two

im

im — Silent, quiet, or still; to be hushed

lặng

lang — Quiet, still, or calm; silent atmosphere

hơn

hon — More than; comparative particle in Vietnamese

hết

het — All gone; finished; completely exhausted

Chẳng

Chang — Not at all; negative adverb of negation

mấy

may — Few; not many; a little while

chốc

choc — A short moment or brief while

cành

canh — Branch or bough of a tree

cây

cay — Tree, plant, or wooden object

gãy

gay — Broken; snapped; fractured object or bone

ở

o — To live at; to be located at a place

phía

phia — Side, direction, or side of something

dưới

duoi — Below, under, or beneath something

bóng

bong — Shadow, shade, or silhouette; ball

tối

toi — Dark or darkness; nighttime

giữa

giua — Middle, center, or among; between

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; 'those' or 'these'

tán

tan — Canopy or crown of a tree; to scatter

có

co — To have; there is; existential verb

đang

dang — Progressive aspect marker indicating ongoing action

cựa

cua — To stir, wriggle, or move slightly

động

dong — To move or be in motion

lắng

lang — To listen carefully; to settle or calm down

Ngay

Ngay — Right away, immediately, or right at that point

mơ

mo — To dream; hazy or dreamy

Thật

That — Really, truly, or genuinely; indeed

tuyệt

tuyet — Excellent, wonderful, or fantastic

đáp

dap — To answer, reply, or respond to something

khẽ

khe — Softly, gently, or quietly in manner

nhất

nhat — Most; superlative marker; the best or first

thể

the — Can, able to; body; form or shape

tắt

tat — To turn off or extinguish a light or device

đèn

den — A lamp or light source

trèo

treo — To climb up something like a tree or wall

ngoài

ngoai — Outside, exterior, or beyond a boundary

sổ

so — A notebook or register; to slide or slip out

mái

mai — Roof of a building; female bird

kho

kho — A storehouse, warehouse, or storage room