Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

Vocabulary

Chúng

Chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

rón

rón — To move quietly and carefully, tiptoe

rén

rén — To creep or sneak softly without noise

đi

đi — To go, to walk, to move

dọc

dọc — Along, lengthwise, following the length of

theo

theo — To follow, along, according to

một

một — One; the number one, a/an

con

con — Classifier for animals, rivers, roads, children

đường

đường — Road, path, street, way

giữa

giữa — In the middle of, between, among

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these (many)

cây

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for tall plants

cối

cối — Trees collectively; vegetation, plants (as in cây cối)

hướng

hướng — Direction, toward, orientation

về

về — To return to; toward, about, regarding

phía

phía — Side, direction, toward a particular side

cuối

cuối — End, last, final part of something

khu

khu — Area, zone, district, section

vườn

vườn — Garden, orchard, yard

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman

góa

góa — Widowed; having lost one's spouse

khom

khom — To bend, stoop, hunch one's body forward

người

người — Person, people; body (physical form)

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; to go down

để

để — To put, to let, in order to

cành

cành — Branch, bough of a tree

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, to avoid; to recover from

cào

cào — To scratch, scrape, rake against something

vào

vào — Into, to enter; toward, onto

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, top of something

chúng

chúng — Them, they; plural pronoun (object form)

Khi

Khi — When, at the time that

ngang

ngang — Across, passing by; horizontal, level

qua

qua — To pass by, through, across

nhà

nhà — House, home, building

bếp

bếp — Kitchen, cooking area, stove

vấp

vấp — To trip, stumble over something

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side; to hit/encounter

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; a/an (inanimate things)

rễ

rễ — Root of a plant or tree

và

và — And; connecting conjunction

gây

gây — To cause, to create, to bring about

ra

ra — Out, outward; to produce, emit

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise; language; classifier for sounds

động

động — Movement, noise; to move, disturb

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down

thụp

thụp — To squat or crouch down suddenly

nằm

nằm — To lie down, be in a lying position

im

im — Silent, still, quiet, motionless

Tên

Tên — Name; also derogatory term for a person

nô

nô — Slave (as in nô lệ); servant

lệ

lệ — Slave (nô lệ); custom, rule, tear

to

to — Big, large, loud (describing size or volume)

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown-up, adult

cô

cô — Aunt; young woman; Miss (title)

tên

tên — Name of a person or thing

là

là — To be; is, are, am (linking verb)

đang

đang — Currently doing; present progressive marker

ở

ở — To be at, to live at, located at

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, entrance, opening

có

có — To have, there is/are, to exist

thể

thể — Can, able to (in có thể); form, body

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to see, to observe

thấy

thấy — To see, to perceive, to notice

anh

anh — Older brother; respectful term for a man

ta

ta — Him/her/them (third person); we (inclusive)

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly, considerably

rõ

rõ — Clear, clearly visible or understandable

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of, due to

ánh

ánh — Light, gleam, ray of light

đèn

đèn — Lamp, light, lantern

sau

sau — After, behind, later, back (of something)

lưng

lưng — Back (of the body), behind someone

Anh

Anh — He/him (referring to male); older brother (pronoun)

đứng

đứng — To stand, to be in standing position

dậy

dậy — To rise up, to get up from lying/sitting

vươn

vươn — To stretch, extend, reach out upward

cổ

cổ — Neck; also ancient, old (separate meaning)

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately, around (quantity/time)

phút

phút — Minute (unit of time)

lắng

lắng — To listen carefully, to settle, calm down

nghe

nghe — To listen, to hear

Rồi

Rồi — Then, afterward; already, done

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to talk

Ai

Ai — Who, someone, anyone (interrogative/indefinite)

đó

đó — There, that; demonstrative pronoun

thêm

thêm — More, additional, to add more

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, when (a point in time)

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterward, done

bước

bước — To step, to walk; a step (footstep)

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, directly

gần

gần — Near, close to, almost

như

như — Like, as, as if, similar to

chạm

chạm — To touch, to graze, to make contact with

Thật

Thật — Really, truly, genuinely, in truth

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, rationale; should have (lẽ ra)

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already did something

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

trôi

trôi — To drift, float, flow, pass (of time)

mà

mà — But, yet; emphasis particle; so that

không

không — No, not; zero; negation word

nào

nào — Which, any, whatsoever (interrogative/emphatic)

tất

tất — All, entire (tất cả = all of something)

cả

cả — All, entire, even; intensifier (tất cả)

đều

đều — All equally, uniformly, both/all (do something)

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another, together

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that; then, in that case

Có

Có — There is/are; to have (existential)

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, location, area

trên

trên — On, above, on top of, upper

mắt

mắt — Eye; also part of mắt cá chân (ankle)

cá

cá — Fish; also part of ankle (mắt cá chân)

chân

chân — Foot, leg; base of something

bắt

bắt — To catch, to start (bắt đầu), to compel

ngứa

ngứa — Itchy, to have an itch

nhưng

nhưng — But, however (conjunction)

dám

dám — To dare to do something

gãi

gãi — To scratch an itch

đến

đến — To arrive at, to come to, until, to

tai

tai — Ear; also means misfortune/disaster

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, next, to receive/welcome

hai

hai — Two, the number two

vai

vai — Shoulder; role (in a play)

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, seeming, aspect

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

chết

chết — To die, dead, lifeless

nếu

nếu — If, in case (conditional conjunction)

được

được — To be able to; to receive; passive marker

nhận

nhận — To receive, to recognize, to acknowledge

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, issue (abstract)

lần

lần — Time, instance, occasion (counter for times)

từ

từ — From, since; word (vocabulary item)

Nếu

Nếu — If, supposing that (conditional)

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (familiar second-person pronoun)

cùng

cùng — Together, also, along with, same

thượng

thượng — Upper, high; upstream (thượng lưu)

lưu

lưu — Flow, current; upper class (thượng lưu)

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either…or (disjunctive conjunction)

dự

dự — To attend, to participate in an event

đám

đám — Crowd, group; event (đám tang = funeral)

tang

tang — Mourning, funeral (đám tang = funeral)

cố

cố — To try hard, to strive, to make effort

ngủ

ngủ — To sleep, to fall asleep

buồn

buồn — Sad, bored, gloomy, melancholy

bất

bất — Un-, not; any (bất cứ = any whatsoever)

cứ

cứ — Any, regardless (bất cứ); to keep doing

nơi

nơi — Place, location, somewhere

thì

thì — Then (conditional result); topic marker

khắp

khắp — Everywhere, throughout, all over

ngàn

ngàn — Thousand; countless, forest (literary)

Chẳng

Chẳng — Not, nothing; negative intensifier

mấy

mấy — A few, several, how many; not much

chốc

chốc — A moment, a short while (chẳng mấy chốc = soon)

Này

Này — Hey, this; attention-getter exclamation

mày

mày — You (informal/rude second-person pronoun)

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone (question word)

Mày

Mày — You (informal/rude second-person pronoun)

đâu

đâu — Where; not (emphatic negation in some uses)

Trời

Trời — Sky, heaven; God; exclamation (Oh my!)

ơi

ơi — Oh! Hey! Vocative/exclamation particle

tao

tao — I/me (informal/rude first-person pronoun)

gì

gì — What, something, anything (question word)