Dracula — Page 5

Vocabulary

Họ

Họ — They; third person plural pronoun

đi

đi — To go; to walk

ủng

ủng — Boot; tall footwear covering the ankle

cao

cao — Tall; high in height or level

với

với — With; together with; preposition of accompaniment

ống

ống — Tube; pipe; cylindrical object

quần

quần — Pants; trousers worn on the lower body

nhét

nhét — To stuff; to cram something into a space

vào

vào — Into; to enter; directional preposition inward

trong

trong — Inside; within; preposition indicating interior location

và

và — And; conjunction joining words or clauses

có

có — To have; to possess; to exist

mái

mái — Roof; top covering; also used in 'mái tóc'

tóc

tóc — Hair; strands of hair on the head

đen

đen — Black; dark color

dài

dài — Long; extended in length

cùng

cùng — Together with; along with; same

bộ

bộ — Set; suit; a complete set of items

ria

ria — Mustache; facial hair above the lip

mép

mép — Corner of the mouth; edge of lips

rậm

rậm — Thick; bushy; dense as in hair or beard

trông

trông — To look; to appear; to seem a certain way

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier adverb

sinh

sinh — Life; lively; to be born or alive

động

động — Dynamic; lively; moving; animated

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; conjunction showing contrast

không

không — Not; no; negation word in Vietnamese

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; manner; air of something

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

hấp

hấp — To attract; used in 'hấp dẫn' meaning attractive

dẫn

dẫn — To lead; used in 'hấp dẫn' meaning attractive

Trên

Trên — On; above; atop a surface or place

sân

sân — Yard; courtyard; stage area or platform

khấu

khấu — Stage; used in 'sân khấu' meaning theater stage

họ

họ — They; third person plural pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

ngay

ngay — Immediately; right away; instantly

lập

lập — Immediately; used in 'ngay lập tức' meaning at once

tức

tức — Immediately; used in 'lập tức' meaning instantly

bị

bị — To be subjected to; passive voice marker (negative)

xếp

xếp — To classify; to arrange; to sort into groups

loại

loại — Type; category; to categorize or classify

một

một — One; the number one; a/an article

băng

băng — Gang; band; group of people (often criminal)

cướp

cướp — Robber; to rob; to steal by force

phương

phương — Direction; region; compass direction

Đông

Đông — East; eastern direction or region

cổ

cổ — Ancient; old; antique; of historical origin

xưa

xưa — Old; ancient; from long ago in the past

nào

nào — Which; some; any; interrogative determiner

đó

đó — That; there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

Tuy

Tuy — Although; even though; concessive conjunction

nhiên

nhiên — However; used in 'tuy nhiên' meaning nevertheless

tôi

tôi — I; me; first person singular pronoun

được

được — To be able to; to receive; indicates positive outcome

cho

cho — To give; to allow; for; preposition of purpose

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of a fact

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing a subordinate clause

vô

vô — Without; lacking; prefix meaning absence of something

hại

hại — Harm; harmful; to cause damage or danger

phần

phần — Part; portion; section of a whole

thiếu

thiếu — To lack; to be missing; insufficient

sự

sự — Nominalizer; used before verbs to form nouns

tự

tự — Self; oneself; prefix meaning self-directed action

tin

tin — To trust; to believe; confidence; news

Trời

Trời — Sky; heaven; the heavens; weather conditions

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese grammar

gần

gần — Near; close; almost; approximately

tối

tối — Dark; darkness; nighttime; evening

khi

khi — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

chúng

chúng — They; we; plural pronoun for a group

đến

đến — To arrive at; to come to; to reach

nơi

nơi — Place; location; a particular spot or area

kính

kính — Interesting; used in 'thú vị' and respectful expressions

thú

thú — Interesting; amusing; used in 'thú vị'

vị

vị — Interesting; taste; used in 'thú vị' meaning interesting

Gần

Gần — Near; close to; almost; approximately

như

như — Like; as; similar to; as if

nằm

nằm — To lie; to be situated; to recline

trên

trên — On; above; upon; upper location

biên

biên — Border; edge; boundary of a territory

giới

giới — Border; boundary; world; used in 'biên giới'

vì

vì — Because; for the reason that; causal conjunction

đèo

đèo — Mountain pass; col; pass through mountains

từ

từ — From; since; word; preposition of origin

đây

đây — Here; this place; near the speaker

này

này — This; these; demonstrative adjective near speaker

lịch

lịch — History; calendar; used in 'lịch sử' meaning history

sử

sử — History; historical record; used in 'lịch sử'

đầy

đầy — Full; filled with; abundant in something

biến

biến — Change; event; transformation; incident

chắc

chắc — Sure; certain; probably; firm; solid

còn

còn — Still; yet; remaining; also; furthermore

mang

mang — To carry; to bear; to bring along

nhiều

nhiều — Many; much; a lot; large quantity

dấu

dấu — Mark; sign; trace; imprint left behind

ấn

ấn — Impression; imprint; used in 'dấu ấn' meaning imprint

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive preposition

điều

điều — Thing; matter; fact; an abstract matter

Năm

Năm — Year; the number five; a time period

mươi

mươi — Tens; used in numbers like fifty, sixty, etc.

năm

năm — Year; five; unit of time measurement

trước

trước — Before; in front of; previously; ago

loạt

loạt — Series; series of events happening in sequence

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

đám

đám — Group; crowd; cluster; patch of something

cháy

cháy — To burn; fire; to be on fire

lớn

lớn — Large; big; great in size or extent

xảy

xảy — To occur; used in 'xảy ra' meaning to happen

ra

ra — Out; to come out; directional particle outward

gây

gây — To cause; to bring about a result or effect

tàn

tàn — Destruction; ruin; used in 'tàn phá' meaning devastation

phá

phá — To destroy; to demolish; to break down

khủng

khủng — Terrible; used in 'khủng khiếp' meaning terrifying

khiếp

khiếp — Terrifying; dreadful; used in 'khủng khiếp'

lần

lần — Time; instance; occurrence of an event

riêng

riêng — Separate; individual; private; distinct

biệt

biệt — Separate; distinct; used in 'riêng biệt' meaning separate

Vào

Vào — Into; at; during; entering a time or place

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of a period

thế

thế — World; era; century; used in 'thế kỷ'

kỷ

kỷ — Century; used in 'thế kỷ' meaning century

mười

mười — Ten; the number ten in Vietnamese

bảy

bảy — Seven; the number seven in Vietnamese

chịu

chịu — To endure; to bear; to suffer something difficult

đựng

đựng — To hold; to contain; to endure; to bear

cuộc

cuộc — Event; session; classifier for prolonged activities

vây

vây — To surround; siege; to encircle an area

hãm

hãm — To besiege; to trap; used in 'vây hãm'

kéo

kéo — To pull; to last; to drag on for time

ba

ba — Three; the number three in Vietnamese

tuần

tuần — Week; a period of seven days

mất

mất — To lose; to die; to be lost or gone

người

người — Person; people; human being

số

số — Number; figure; fate; quantity counted

thương

thương — Casualty; wound; injury; to feel sympathy

vong

vong — Death; loss; used in 'thương vong' meaning casualties

chiến

chiến — War; battle; to fight; used in 'chiến tranh'

tranh

tranh — War; painting; competition; used in 'chiến tranh'

tiếp

tiếp — To continue; to receive; next; followed by

thêm

thêm — More; additional; to add more to something

bởi

bởi — Because of; due to; causal preposition

nạn

nạn — Disaster; calamity; hardship; suffering

đói

đói — Hungry; famine; starvation; lack of food

dịch

dịch — Epidemic; plague; to translate; disease outbreak

bệnh

bệnh — Illness; disease; sickness; medical condition

Bá

Bá — Count; earl; aristocratic title; used in 'Bá tước'

tước

tước — Title of nobility; used in 'Bá tước' meaning Count

chỉ

chỉ — Only; just; to point; to indicate direction

khách

khách — Guest; customer; visitor; used in 'khách sạn'

sạn

sạn — Hotel; used in 'khách sạn' meaning hotel

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; cheerful; feeling pleasure

mừng

mừng — To rejoice; glad; happy about something

khôn

khôn — Smart; clever; used in 'khôn xiết' meaning immensely

xiết

xiết — Immensely; extremely; used in 'vui mừng khôn xiết'

thấy

thấy — To see; to feel; to perceive something

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; entirely; used in 'hoàn toàn' meaning completely

toàn

toàn — Completely; entirely; used in 'hoàn toàn'

phong

phong — Style; manner; used in 'phong cách' meaning style

cách

cách — Style; method; way; manner of doing something

dĩ

dĩ — Past; used in 'dĩ vãng' or here as 'of old'

muốn

muốn — To want; to wish; to desire something

tìm

tìm — To search; to look for; to seek out

hiểu

hiểu — To understand; to comprehend; to know well

càng

càng — The more; increasingly; comparative intensifier

tốt

tốt — Good; well; fine; of good quality

về

về — About; regarding; to return to; concerning

tục

tục — Custom; tradition; habit; usual practice

tập

tập — Habit; to practice; to train; volume of book

quán

quán — Custom; practice; shop; used in 'tập quán'

xứ

xứ — Land; country; region; native place

Rõ

Rõ — Clear; obvious; clearly; evidently

ràng

ràng — Clear; used in 'rõ ràng' meaning clearly, obviously

ta

ta — We; I; us; informal first person pronoun

chờ

chờ — To wait; to wait for someone or something

đợi

đợi — To wait; to await; to expect someone's arrival

bước

bước — Step; to step; to walk; a stride forward

cửa

cửa — Door; gate; entrance to a building

gặp

gặp — To meet; to encounter; to come across someone

phụ

phụ — Female; auxiliary; used in 'phụ nữ' meaning woman

nữ

nữ — Female; woman; used in 'phụ nữ' meaning woman

tuổi

tuổi — Age; years old; period of one's life

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; front side of the head

tươi

tươi — Fresh; bright; cheerful; glowing with health

mặc

mặc — To wear; to put on clothing

trang

trang — Costume; page; attire; used in 'trang phục'

phục

phục — Clothing; outfit; used in 'trang phục' meaning attire

nông

nông — Farmer; shallow; used in 'nông dân' meaning peasant

dân

dân — People; citizen; used in 'nông dân' meaning farmer

thông

thông — Common; ordinary; to communicate; used in 'thông thường'

thường

thường — Usually; normal; ordinary; common occurrence

áo

áo — Shirt; top; garment worn on the upper body

lót

lót — Lining; undergarment; inner layer of clothing

trắng

trắng — White; pale; light in color

tạp

tạp — Apron; used in 'tạp dề' meaning apron

dề

dề — Apron; used in 'tạp dề' meaning apron worn over clothes

đôi

đôi — Pair; couple; two matching items together

cả

cả — Both; all; entirely; the whole of something

lẫn

lẫn — Both...and; as well as; mixed together

sau

sau — After; behind; later; the back side

bằng

bằng — Made of; by means of; equal to; flat

vải

vải — Fabric; cloth; material for making clothes

màu

màu — Color; shade; hue of something visible

bó

bó — Bundle; to bind; tight-fitting; tied together

quá

quá — Too; excessively; too much of something

chặt

chặt — Tight; firm; tightly bound or fastened

so

so — To compare; compared to; in comparison with

lẽ

lẽ — Reason; logic; used in 'lẽ ra' meaning should have

đoan

đoan — Proper; decent; used in 'đoan trang' meaning modest

Khi

Khi — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction

bà

bà — She; madam; grandmother; respectful address for women

cúi

cúi — To bow; to bend down; to lower the head

chào

chào — To greet; greeting; hello; a respectful salutation

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question

Thưa

Thưa — Dear; respectful address term to a superior

ngài

ngài — Sir; Your Excellency; respectful pronoun for men

Anh

Anh — England; English; older brother pronoun