Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1

Vocabulary

LỊCH

lịch — schedule, calendar; part of 'lịch sử' meaning history

SỬ

sử — history; used in compound 'lịch sử'

CỦA

của — possessive particle indicating belonging or ownership

đã

đã — past tense marker indicating completed action

lưu

lưu — to preserve, retain, or keep something

giữ

giữ — to hold, keep, or maintain something

cho

cho — to give; for; preposition indicating recipient

chúng

chúng — plural pronoun prefix; 'chúng ta' means 'we/us'

ta

ta — we, us; first-person inclusive plural pronoun

lịch

lịch — calendar; part of compound word 'lịch sử' history

sử

sử — history; annals; used in 'lịch sử'

của

của — possessive particle meaning 'of' or belonging to

Nếu

nếu — if; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

quan

quan — view, perspective; part of 'quan điểm' meaning viewpoint

điểm

điểm — point, score; part of 'quan điểm' meaning viewpoint

là

là — to be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

đúng

đúng — correct, right, accurate, true

đây

đây — this, here; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

một

một — one; the number one; indefinite article

trong

trong — in, inside, among; preposition of location

những

những — plural marker for nouns; those, these

tài

tài — talent, ability; part of 'tài liệu' meaning document

liệu

liệu — material, data; part of 'tài liệu' meaning document

quý

quý — precious, valuable, dear, esteemed

giá

giá — price, value; part of 'quý giá' meaning precious

nhất

nhất — most; superlative marker placed after adjective

được

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

truyền

truyền — to transmit, pass down, spread, convey

lại

lại — again; back; directional particle indicating return

từ

từ — from; since; preposition of origin or time

thời

thời — time, era, period, age

cổ

cổ — ancient, old; part of 'cổ đại' meaning ancient times

đại

đại — great, large; part of 'cổ đại' meaning antiquity

sống

sống — to live, to be alive; raw, uncooked

vào

vào — into, in; to enter; preposition of direction

khoảng

khoảng — approximately, about; space, interval

năm

năm — year; the number five

trước

trước — before, in front of, prior to

Công

công — public, common; part of 'Công nguyên' meaning AD/BC era

nguyên

nguyên — original, primary; part of 'Công nguyên' Common Era

Tổ

tổ — ancestor, founding; part of 'tổ tiên' meaning ancestor

tiên

tiên — ancestor, fairy; part of 'tổ tiên' meaning ancestor

ông

ông — he, him, grandfather; honorific for older male

nhà

nhà — house, home; expert, master of a field

lập

lập — to establish, found; part of 'nhà lập pháp' lawmaker

pháp

pháp — law, method; part of 'lập pháp' meaning legislation

vĩ

vĩ — great, grand; part of 'vĩ đại' meaning great

đến

đến — to arrive, come to, reach; until

thăm

thăm — to visit, pay a visit to someone or somewhere

Ai

ai — who; part of 'Ai Cập' meaning Egypt

Cập

cập — part of 'Ai Cập' meaning Egypt; to reach

nói

nói — to speak, say, talk, tell

rằng

rằng — that; conjunction introducing reported speech

cố

cố — to try hard, make effort; deceased, late

gắng

gắng — to strive, endeavor; part of 'cố gắng' to try hard

mô

mô — to describe, depict; part of 'mô tả' to describe

tả

tả — to describe; left side; part of 'mô tả'

bằng

bằng — by means of, using; equal to, flat

thơ

thơ — poetry, poem; poetic expression

bài

bài — article, piece, lesson; classifier for written works

tường

tường — wall; detailed; part of 'tường thuật' narration

thuật

thuật — to narrate, relate; skill, art, technique

dài

dài — long, lengthy in extent or duration

hay

hay — or; good, interesting; often, frequently

hơn

hơn — more than; comparative marker for adjectives

câu

câu — sentence, clause; classifier for sentences and questions

chuyện

chuyện — story, tale, matter, affair, topic

huyền

huyền — mysterious, mystical; falling tone diacritic

bí

bí — secret, mysterious; part of 'huyền bí' mysterious

về

về — about, concerning; to return home

Hòn

hòn — island, stone, rock; classifier for islands

Đảo

đảo — island; to overturn, reverse

Đại

đại — great, large; part of 'Đại Tây Dương' Atlantic Ocean

Tây

tây — west; part of 'Đại Tây Dương' Atlantic Ocean

Dương

dương — ocean; positive; part of 'Đại Tây Dương' Atlantic

điều

điều — thing, matter, point; article of law

mà

mà — but, yet, that; relative pronoun connecting clauses

học

học — to study, learn; related to learning

các

các — plural article for definite multiple nouns

bậc

bậc — level, rank; step; honorific for respected persons

hiền

hiền — wise, gentle, virtuous; part of 'hiền nhân' sage

nhân

nhân — person, human; part of 'hiền nhân' meaning sage

ở

ở — to live at, be located at; preposition of place

và

và — and; conjunction joining words or phrases

đặc

đặc — special, particular; thick, dense

biệt

biệt — special, separate; part of 'đặc biệt' especially

liên

liên — connected, related; part of 'liên quan' related to

người

người — person, people; human being; classifier for people

nhưng

nhưng — but, however; adversative conjunction

vì

vì — because, due to; for the sake of

tuổi

tuổi — age, years old; one's age in years

tác

tác — work, creation; part of 'tuổi tác' meaning old age

chứ

chứ — not just; emphatic particle asserting contrast

không

không — not, no; zero; negation particle

phải

phải — must, have to; right, correct; to be

thiếu

thiếu — to lack, be short of; insufficient

gian

gian — time, space, interval; room; wicked

nhàn

nhàn — leisure, free time; idle, relaxed

rỗi

rỗi — free, idle, unoccupied, having spare time

như

như — like, as, such as; as if, as though

muốn

muốn — to want, wish, desire something

lo

lo — to worry, be concerned, be anxious about

ngại

ngại — to be reluctant, hesitant, apprehensive about

công

công — work, labor, effort; public; meritorious deed

việc

việc — work, job, task, matter, affair

sẽ

sẽ — will, shall; future tense marker

quá

quá — too, excessively; very; to pass through

sức

sức — strength, power, force, capacity, energy

đối

đối — toward, facing; to deal with; opposite

với

với — with; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction

mình

mình — oneself, myself; body; intimate second-person pronoun

vậy

vậy — so, thus, therefore; that way, like that

hoàn

hoàn — to complete, finish; part of 'hoàn thành' to complete

thành

thành — to complete, accomplish; city, wall; part of 'hoàn thành'

nó

nó — it, he, she; third-person pronoun for things

Những

những — plural marker; those, these; used before nouns

này

này — this, these; demonstrative adjective for nearby things

chứng

chứng — evidence, proof; to witness, certify, prove

thấy

thấy — to see, perceive, feel, notice, find

bận

bận — busy, occupied; to be occupied with work

rộn

rộn — bustling, busy, noisy; part of 'bận rộn' busy

trở

trở — to return, become; to turn; directional complement

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular formal pronoun

càng

càng — the more... the more; increasingly, more and more

lớn

lớn — big, large, great; to grow up, mature

thì

thì — then; topic marker; conditional connector

trưởng

trưởng — to grow, mature; head, chief, senior

hỏi

hỏi — to ask, inquire, question someone

Và

và — and; coordinating conjunction joining elements

Rượu

rượu — wine, alcohol, liquor, spirits

trí

trí — intelligence, wisdom, intellect, mind

tuệ

tuệ — wisdom, insight; part of 'trí tuệ' meaning wisdom

vẻ

vẻ — appearance, beauty, aspect, look, air

đẹp

đẹp — beautiful, pretty, attractive, lovely

vẫn

vẫn — still, yet, as before, continuing to be

ban

ban — to grant, bestow; committee, board, group

tặng

tặng — to give as a gift, present, bestow upon

quyến

quyến — to attract, charm; part of 'quyến rũ' alluring

rũ

rũ — to shake off; part of 'quyến rũ' meaning attractive

Thắp

thắp — to light, ignite, kindle a flame or candle

sáng

sáng — bright, light; morning; to illuminate

mọi

mọi — every, all, each; universal quantifier

bóng

bóng — shadow, shade, darkness; ball; silhouette

tối

tối — dark, darkness; evening; gloomy

cuộc

classifier for life, matches, journeys, events

đời

đời — life, lifetime, generation, world

mang

mang — to bring, carry, bear, bring along

niềm

niềm — feeling, sentiment; classifier for emotions

vui

vui — happy, joyful, merry, cheerful, fun

trên

trên — on, above, upon, on top of

từng

từng — each, every; once, formerly; step by step

bước

bước — step, pace; to step, walk; stage

đường

đường — road, path, way, street; sugar

tham

tham — to covet, be greedy; to participate in

vọng

vọng — ambition, aspiration; part of 'tham vọng' ambition

khai

khai — to open, exploit, develop, declare, mine

thác

thác — waterfall; to exploit; part of 'khai thác' exploit

tô

tô — to paint, decorate, embellish; bowl

chủ

chủ — main, primary, owner, master, host

đề

đề — topic, theme, subject; to inscribe, propose

mảnh

mảnh — piece, fragment; thin, slender; plot of land

đất

đất — land, earth, soil, ground, territory

thú

thú — interesting, fun; animal; pleasure, enjoyment

vị

vị — taste, flavor; position; part of 'thú vị' interesting

cánh

cánh — wing; field, expanse; classifier for open areas

đồng

đồng — field, plain; together; bronze; same

rộng

rộng — wide, broad, spacious, expansive

chưa

chưa — not yet; negation for incomplete actions

ai

ai — who, someone, anyone; interrogative pronoun

phá

phá — to break, destroy, demolish; to plow new land

cũng

cũng — also, too, as well, even, still

có

có — to have, possess; there is/are; yes

phần

phần — part, portion, share, section, role

quyền

quyền — right, authority, power, privilege

hệ

hệ — system, lineage, relation; part of 'họ hàng'

họ

họ — they, them; clan, family name

hàng

hàng — goods, row, rank; part of 'họ hàng' relatives

dựng

dựng — to build, erect, construct, set up

lên

lên — up, upward; to rise; directional complement

sân

sân — yard, courtyard, field, court, stage

điện

điện — palace, temple hall; electricity

nguy

nguy — majestic, imposing; dangerous; part of 'nguy nga'

nga

nga — beautiful, graceful; part of 'nguy nga' magnificent

bao

bao — how many, many; to cover, contain; all

tráng

tráng — magnificent, grand, splendid; part of 'tráng lệ'

lệ

lệ — beautiful, rule, custom; part of 'tráng lệ' splendid

tạo

tạo — to create, make, form, produce

ra

ra — out, outward; to create, produce; directional particle

cổng

cổng — gate, entrance gate, portal to a building

hoành

hoành — grand, imposing; part of 'hoành tráng' magnificent

ngụ

ngụ — to reside, imply, lodge; part of 'ngụ ngôn' fable

ngôn

ngôn — words, speech; part of 'ngụ ngôn' meaning fable

nào

nào — which, any, what; interrogative or indefinite adjective

khác

khác — other, different, another, else