Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 9

Vocabulary

CUỘC

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or life

SỐNG

sống — To live; life; alive

ĐƯỢC

được — To be able to; to receive or obtain

NHÂN

nhân — To multiply; to double or increase

ĐÔI

đôi — Double; a pair; twice as much

NHỜ

nhờ — Thanks to; to rely on someone's help

TIẾT

tiết — To save or conserve; a segment of time

KIỆM

kiệm — Thrifty; economical; frugal in spending

THỜI

thời — Time; era; period or season

GIAN

gian — Space; period of time; a section

và

và — And; connecting two words or clauses

LÀM

làm — To do; to make; to work

THẾ

thế — Like that; in such a way; thus

NÀO

nào — How; which; what way or manner

MỘT

một — One; a single unit or item

ĐỒNG

đồng — Vietnamese currency unit; coin; copper

XU

xu — Cent; small coin of little value

TRỞ

trở — To become; to turn into something

THÀNH

thành — To become; to succeed in becoming

NGHÌN

nghìn — Thousand; one thousand units

BẢNG

bảng — British pound sterling; a board or sign

Cuốn

cuốn — Volume; a book or rolled document

đầu

đầu — Head; first; beginning of something

tiên

tiên — First; primary; fairy or immortal being

trong

trong — In; inside; within a group or place

số

số — Number; issue; fate or destiny

này

này — This; these; referring to nearby thing

dạy

dạy — To teach; to instruct someone in knowledge

về

về — About; concerning; to return home

Giá

giá — Price; value; cost of something

Trị

trị — Value; worth; to govern or treat

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

Từng

từng — Each; every single one; once before

Khoảnh

khoảnh — A brief moment; a short period of time

Khắc

khắc — Moment; instant; to carve or engrave

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow or permit

thấy

thấy — To see; to feel; to perceive something

Cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events or life situations

Sống

sống — Life; to live; being alive

có

có — To have; there is; to exist

thể

thể — Can; able to; body or form

bị

bị — To suffer; passive marker for bad events

rút

rút — To shorten; to withdraw; to pull back

ngắn

ngắn — Short; brief; not long in length

như

như — Like; as; similar to something

thế

thế — Such; like that; in that manner

nào

nào — How; in what way or manner

do

do — Due to; because of; caused by

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract concepts or actions

thờ

thờ — Indifferent; to worship; apathetic attitude

bất

bất — Careless; reckless; prefix meaning not

cẩn

cẩn — Careful; cautious; attentive to detail

đối

đối — Toward; facing; with regard to

với

với — With; together; in relation to

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns

điều

điều — Thing; matter; subject or issue

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small; little; minor in size or importance

nhặt

nhặt — Trivial; petty; to pick up small things

thời

thời — Time; era; period in history

gian

gian — Time span; space; a room or section

cuốn

cuốn — Volume; a book or rolled document

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker meaning second or rank

hai

hai — Two; the number two

theo

theo — To follow; according to; in pursuit of

đuổi

đuổi — To chase; to pursue; to follow after

một

một — One; a single; an individual unit

luận

luận — Argument; thesis; to discuss or argue

điểm

điểm — Point; score; a specific aspect or detail

tương

tương — Similar; mutual; corresponding to something

tự

tự — Self; similar; autonomous or voluntary

liên

liên — Related; connected; linked to something

quan

quan — Related to; concerning; an official or officer

đến

đến — To; until; arriving at a destination

Tiền

tiền — Money; currency; cash for transactions

Bạc

bạc — Silver; money; ungrateful or fickle

NHỮNG

những — Those; plural marker for nouns

ĐIỀU

điều — Things; matters; subjects of discussion

KỲ

kỳ — Wonderful; strange; extraordinary or peculiar

DIỆU

diệu — Marvelous; miraculous; wonderfully amazing

cung

cung — To supply; to provide; a palace or bow

cấp

cấp — To provide; level; grade or rank

mô

mô — Description; tissue; to imitate or model

tả

tả — To describe; to depict in words

thú

thú — Interesting; amusing; animal or pleasure

vị

vị — Interesting; flavor; taste; position

Những

những — Those; plural marker indicating multiple items

Kỳ

kỳ — Wonder; extraordinary; strange phenomenon

Quan

quan — Wonder; sight; to observe or view

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each and every one

Quốc

quốc — Country; nation; national

Gia

gia — Family; nation; expert or specialist

kèm

kèm — Accompanied by; together with; included

Hình

hình — Image; picture; shape or form

Ảnh

ảnh — Photo; image; photograph or picture

Minh

minh — To illustrate; bright; clear explanation

Họa

họa — To illustrate; drawing; painting or disaster

BÀI

bài — Lesson; article; a piece of writing

CHỈ

chỉ — To guide; only; to point or indicate

DẪN

dẫn — To lead; to guide; to introduce

LỊCH

lịch — History; calendar; historical matters

SỬ

sử — History; historical record or chronicle

trình

trình — To present; to display; level or stage

bày

bày — To present; to arrange; to display items

gọn

gọn — Concise; neat; tidy and compact

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; contrasting conjunction

rõ

rõ — Clear; obvious; easy to understand

ràng

ràng — Clear; definite; used with rõ for clarity

ý

ý — Meaning; idea; intention or thought

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning; significance; definition of something

nguồn

nguồn — Source; origin; root of something

gốc

gốc — Origin; root; base or foundation

hàng

hàng — Hundreds; row; goods or merchandise

trăm

trăm — Hundred; one hundred units

Thuật

thuật — Art; technique; skill or method

Ngữ

ngữ — Term; language; vocabulary or phrase

Cụm

cụm — Cluster; phrase; group of words

Từ

từ — Word; from; vocabulary item

Danh

danh — Title; name; reputation or fame

Hiệu

hiệu — Title; name; signal or sign

Biệt

biệt — Special; unique; particular designation

Điển

điển — Classic; allusion; literary reference

Tích

tích — Story; legend; historical tale or account

Lịch

lịch — History; calendar; historical

Sử

sử — History; historical records or chronicles

Chính

chính — Political; main; official or correct

Thần

thần — Theology; god; spirit or deity

Học

học — Study; learning; academic discipline

Luật

luật — Law; rule; legal regulation

Pháp

pháp — Law; method; France or French

Thương

thương — Commerce; trade; business affairs

Mại

mại — Trade; commerce; commercial activity

Văn

văn — Literature; writing; culture or civil

Lục

lục — Army; land forces; green color

Quân

quân — Military; army; troops or soldiers

Hải

hải — Sea; naval; ocean-related

Nghệ

nghệ — Art; craft; skill or artistic technique

Khoa

Science; faculty; academic department

Địa

địa — Geography; earth; land or territory

Lý

lý — Geography; reason; principle or logic

Truyền

truyền — Traditional; to transmit; to pass down

Thống

thống — Tradition; system; to unify or govern

Đặc

đặc — Special; characteristic; distinctive feature

Điểm

điểm — Feature; characteristic point or detail

Dân

dân — People; ethnic group; population

Tộc

tộc — Ethnic group; tribe; clan or nationality

Xã

xã — Society; commune; social or communal

Hội

hội — Society; association; club or gathering

Cá

cá — Individual; personal; fish

Nhân

nhân — Individual; person; human being

PHA

pha — To mix; to blend; to dilute drinks

TRỘN

trộn — To mix; to blend ingredients together

THỰC

thực — Food; real; actual or true substance

PHẨM

phẩm — Product; goods; quality or grade

CÁC

các — Various; multiple; plural marker for nouns

PHÉP

phép — Test; method; rule or permission

THỬ

thử — To test; to try; to experiment with

ĐỂ

để — To; in order to; for the purpose of

KIỂM

kiểm — To check; to inspect; to verify

TRA

tra — To examine; to investigate; to check

ĐỒ

đồ — Drink; item; object or thing

UỐNG

uống — To drink; consuming liquid beverages

CÁCH

cách — Method; way; manner of doing something

CHẾ

chế — To process; to manufacture; to prepare

BIẾN

biến — To transform; to process; to change form

VÀ

và — And; connecting words or clauses

CÔNG

công — Formula; work; effort or achievement

THỨC

thức — Formula; recipe; method or formula

NUÔI

nuôi — To raise; to breed; to keep animals

CHIM

chim — Bird; a feathered flying animal

ONG

ong — Bee; a honey-producing insect

GIA

gia — Domestic; family; household-related

CẦM

cầm — Poultry; to hold; domestic birds

CẮT

cắt — To cut; to slice; to trim something

THỊT

thịt — Meat; flesh; animal protein food

SẮP

sắp — To arrange; about to; soon to happen

XẾP

xếp — To arrange; to organize; to stack items

BÀN

bàn — Table; to discuss; a dining surface

ĂN

ăn — To eat; consuming food for nourishment

TỐI

tối — Evening; dinner; dark or night time

TRẺ

trẻ — Child; young; youthful person

EM

em — Child; younger sibling; young person

DƯỠNG

dưỡng — To nurture; to nourish; childcare or nursing

CHĂM

chăm — To care for; attentive; diligent in caring

SÓC

sóc — Care; to look after; squirrel

LỰA

lựa — To choose; to select; to pick carefully

CHỌN

chọn — To choose; to select from options

MUA

mua — To buy; to purchase goods or items

SẮM

sắm — To shop; to acquire; to purchase goods

NGỌT

ngọt — Sweet; sugary; pleasant sweet taste

BÁNH

bánh — Cake; pastry; bread or baked goods

THẠCH

thạch — Jelly; agar; a gelatinous dessert

MỨT

mứt — Jam; candied fruit; preserved sweet fruit

KẸO

kẹo — Candy; sweets; sugary confectionery

GỢI

gợi — To suggest; to hint; to evoke ideas

Ý

ý — Idea; suggestion; thought or meaning

CHÂM

châm — Motto; maxim; to pierce or ignite

NGÔN

ngôn — Saying; proverb; word or language

VỀ

về — About; concerning; regarding a topic

THƯƠNG

thương — Commerce; trade; commercial transactions

MẠI

mại — Trade; commerce; to sell or trade

TIỀN

tiền — Money; currency; cash for payment

TỆ

tệ — Currency; monetary system; bad or poor

NÓI

nói — To speak; to talk; to say something

ĐÚNG

đúng — Correct; right; accurate or precise

VIẾT

viết — To write; to compose written text

LÁCH

lách — Writing style; to weave through; to write

TRANG

trang — To decorate; page; to adorn or beautify

TRÍ

trí — To decorate; intelligence; to arrange decor

SƠN

sơn — To paint; paint; to coat with color

NHUỘM

nhuộm — To dye; to color fabric or materials

MÀU

màu — Color; hue; shade or tint

MẠ

mạ — To plate; to coat with gold or metal

VÀNG

vàng — Gold; yellow color; golden material

TIÊU

tiêu — To eliminate; to destroy; pepper spice

DIỆT

diệt — To exterminate; to destroy completely

SÂU

sâu — Insect pest; worm; deep or profound

BỌ

bọ — Bug; insect; small crawling pest

ĐỘNG

động — Animal; moving; active or dynamic

VẬT

vật — Animal; object; creature or thing

CÓ

có — Having; with; possessing something harmful