Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 6

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

có

có — To have; existential verb indicating possession or existence

thể

thể — Can; used with 'có thể' to express ability or possibility

gợi

gợi — To evoke, suggest, or call to mind something

lên

lên — Up; directional particle indicating upward movement

hình

hình — Image, shape, or form of something

ảnh

ảnh — Image, photo, or picture of someone or something

của

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

cô

cô — Young woman; polite pronoun for a woman

ấy

ấy — That; third person pronoun referring to someone mentioned

ngay

ngay — Right away; immediately; exactly at that moment

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, or instant in which something occurs

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby

dưới

dưới — Under, below, or beneath something

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating more than one

cây

cây — Tree; classifier for trees and long objects

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

lớn

lớn — Big, large, or great in size or age

trên

trên — On, above, or on top of something

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and certain objects

phố

phố — Street or road in a town or city

làng

làng — Village; a small rural community or settlement

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article 'a'

dáng

dáng — Figure, posture, or appearance of a person

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or air of a person

trinh

trinh — Pure, virginal, or chaste in character

nguyên

nguyên — Original, pure, or untouched; pristine state

đôi

đôi — A pair or couple of matching things

mắt

mắt — Eye or eyes of a person or animal

xám

xám — Gray in color; a neutral shade between black and white

thắp

thắp — To light up or kindle a flame or light

sáng

sáng — Bright, light, or luminous; morning time

khuôn

khuôn — Mold, frame, or shape; used in 'khuôn mặt' face

mặt

mặt — Face of a person; surface of an object

được

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

che

che — To cover, shade, or conceal something

bóng

bóng — Shadow, shade, or reflection of an object

bởi

bởi — By, because of; indicates cause or agent

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like hats or vehicles

mũ

mũ — Hat or cap worn on the head

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together

bạn

bạn — Friend; second person pronoun for peers

như

như — Like, as, or similar to something else

bay

bay — To fly; moving through the air freely

đám

đám — A crowd, group, or mass of things

mây

mây — Cloud or clouds in the sky

Còn

Còn — Still, yet, or as for; transitional conjunction

trò

trò — Game, act, or trick; also student or pupil

cáo

cáo — Fox; cunning animal used in idioms

ngỗng

ngỗng — Goose; a large waterfowl bird

thì

thì — Then; topic marker or conditional conjunction

sao

sao — Why; star; how is it; used in questions

nói

nói — To say, speak, or tell something to someone

người

người — Person, people, or human being

mà

mà — But, yet; relative pronoun; emphatic particle

nhờ

nhờ — Thanks to; to rely on; to ask a favor

vào

vào — Into, in; directional particle indicating entry

tài

tài — Talent, skill, or ability of a person

năng

năng — Ability, capacity; used in compound 'tài năng' talent

mình

mình — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or intimate second person

xem

xem — To watch, see, or consider something

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

nhân

nhân — Person; human; factor; used in many compounds

vật

vật — Character, object, or creature; thing

ưu

ưu — Superior, excellent, or favorable; preferred

ái

ái — Love, affection; used in compounds like 'ưu ái'

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative particle meaning 'please do' or 'let's'

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, or recall something or someone

lấy

lấy — To take, get, or marry; directional verb particle

lời

lời — Words, speech, or advice spoken by someone

ta

ta — We, I; first person pronoun with authority or intimacy

thông

thông — Intelligent, fluent; used in 'thông minh' smart

minh

minh — Bright, intelligent; part of 'thông minh' meaning smart

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative particle for adjectives

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

so

so — To compare; used in 'so với' meaning compared to

với

với — With; together with; compared to something

gì

gì — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification

dân

dân — People, citizens, or residents of a place

trong

trong — In, inside, or within a place or time

thị

thị — Town, market; used in 'thị trấn' meaning small town

trấn

trấn — Town; used in 'thị trấn' meaning a small town

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, or consider something

về

về — About, regarding; to return to a place

anh

anh — Older brother; polite pronoun for an older male

Họ

Họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

không

không — No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

chú

chú — To pay attention to; uncle; younger man

ý

ý — Idea, intention, or meaning; to pay attention

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; toward a place or time

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

lại

lại — Again; to come back; contrary particle

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; also used as 'and as for'

lắp

lắp — To stutter or stammer when speaking

Anh

Anh — Older brother; polite pronoun for older male

chưa

chưa — Not yet; question particle about completed actions

học

học — To study, learn, or attend school

hành

hành — To act, practice; onion; used in 'học hành' studying

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction between clauses

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

dám

dám — To dare; to venture to do something bold

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm; probably or definitely

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker for upcoming actions

gây

gây — To cause, create, or provoke something

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, language, reputation; a unit of syllable

vang

vang — To resound, echo; fame or renown

thế

thế — So, thus; the world; posture; that way

giới

giới — World, realm, or sphere; used in 'thế giới' world

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime; a calendar day

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite determiner

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

kêu

kêu — To call out, cry, or exclaim; to sound

bắt

bắt — To catch, begin, or force someone to do something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; used in 'bắt đầu' meaning to start

ánh

ánh — Ray of light, gleam, or flash of something

tinh

tinh — Spirit, essence, refined; used in 'tinh nghịch' mischievous

nghịch

nghịch — Mischievous, naughty, or playfully contrary

đoán

đoán — To guess, predict, or speculate about something

trở

trở — To return, become; used in 'trở thành' to become

thành

thành — To become; city wall; used in 'trở thành' to become

Tổng

Tổng — General, overall, total; used in 'Tổng thống' president

thống

thống — To govern, control; pain; used in 'Tổng thống' president

đấy

đấy — There; emphatic particle indicating assertion or certainty

Được

Được — Okay, alright; to be able to; to receive something

rồi

rồi — Already, then, done; indicates completed action

cứ

cứ — Go ahead, just; insisting on continuing an action

cười

cười — To laugh or smile at something

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

Cô

Cô — Young woman; aunt; polite female second person pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker for completed actions

bao

bao — How much, ever; used in 'bao giờ' meaning ever or when

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; used in 'bao giờ' meaning ever

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, or conversation topic

hầu

hầu — To serve, wait upon; almost, nearly; servant

hai

hai — Two; the number two

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase; to fish; classifier for sentences

suốt

suốt — Throughout, the whole duration of a period

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or life experiences

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, or generation of a person

trả

trả — To pay back, return, or repay something owed

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point; used for abstract concepts

thật

thật — True, real, genuine; really or truly

dù

dù — Although, even though; umbrella; concessive conjunction

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses and buildings; position or rank

nhà

nhà — House, home, building; family

mục

mục — Section, item; pastor; used in 'mục sư' minister

sư

sư — Master, teacher, monk; used in 'mục sư' pastor

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size or age

màu

màu — Color or hue of something

trắng

trắng — White in color; pure white

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point at; thread or string

cách

cách — Distance away; way, method; to be apart from

xưởng

xưởng — Workshop, factory, or production facility

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to; to know by heart; tanning leather

da

da — Skin; leather; used in 'thuộc da' tanning leather

trăm

trăm — Hundred; the number one hundred

thước

thước — Meter or unit of measurement; ruler tool

ốm

ốm — Sick, ill, or thin and weak in body

đau

đau — Pain, hurt, or ache in the body

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, or acknowledge something

xét

xét — To examine, assess, or consider carefully

ám

ám — To haunt, obsess, or have a dark influence

thói

thói — Habit, custom, or bad tendency of a person

quen

quen — Habit, familiarity; to be accustomed to something

thăm

thăm — To visit someone, especially a patient or relative

bệnh

bệnh — Illness, disease, or sickness of a person

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, or run into someone

qua

qua — To pass by; through; over; across something

ít

ít — Few, little, not much of something

khác

khác — Different, other, another; unlike something else

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker; type or kind of something

sức

sức — Strength, power, or physical force

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, or robust in strength

thường

thường — Usually, normally, ordinary; common occurrence

Người

Người — Person, people; human being

hề

hề — Clown; 'không hề' means not at all or never

nghi

nghi — To suspect, doubt, or have suspicion about something

ngờ

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

Dù

Dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, or desire something

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, nonetheless; continuative adverb

bị

bị — Passive marker for unpleasant or negative actions

ấn

ấn — To press, impress; used in 'ấn tượng' impression

tượng

tượng — Statue, image; used in 'ấn tượng' meaning impression

âm

âm — Sound, tone, or musical note; negative or dark

điệu

điệu — Melody, tune, or graceful manner

chân

chân — Foot, leg; genuine, true; used in many compounds

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, or accent of a speaker

thợ

thợ — Worker, craftsman, or skilled laborer

xây

xây — To build or construct a structure