Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 10

Vocabulary

KINH

kinh — Related to economy or scripture; classical

TẾ

tế — Economy; used in compound 'kinh tế' meaning economy

VÀ

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

QUẢN

quản — To manage, oversee, or administer something

LÝ

lý — To manage; reason; used in 'quản lý' meaning management

ĐỒ

đồ — Object, item, or furniture; things

NỘI

nội — Interior, internal, or domestic

THẤT

thất — Room or chamber; used in 'nội thất' meaning interior

LỰA

lựa — To select or choose carefully among options

CHỌN

chọn — To choose or select something

SẮP

sắp — To arrange; about to; soon

XẾP

xếp — To arrange, stack, or organize things

CÁC

các — Plural marker for nouns; various, several

HOẠT

hoạt — Active; used in 'hoạt động' meaning activity

ĐỘNG

động — Movement; activity; used in 'hoạt động'

LÀM

làm — To do, make, or work on something

VƯỜN

vườn — Garden or orchard

TRONG

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

NĂM

năm — Year; also the number five

MỘC

mộc — Wood; carpentry; related to woodworking

GIA

gia — Family; household; used in many compounds

DỤNG

dụng — To use; useful; used in 'gia dụng' meaning household

VÁ

vá — To patch or mend torn fabric or material

SỬA

sửa — To repair, fix, or correct something

CHỮA

chữa — To repair or treat; fix or cure

TRÒ

trò — Game, play, or trick; student (informal)

CHƠI

chơi — To play or engage in leisure activity

GIẢI

giải — To solve, release, or entertain; prize

TRÍ

trí — Mind, intelligence; used in 'giải trí' meaning entertainment

NHÀ

nhà — House, home, or building

NGHỀ

nghề — Profession, occupation, or trade

NGHIỆP

nghiệp — Career, profession; used in 'nghề nghiệp' meaning occupation

CỦA

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

PHỤ

phụ — Female; secondary; assistant; used in 'phụ nữ'

NỮ

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

DA

da — Skin or leather material

V.V.

vân vân — Et cetera; and so on; abbreviation

THÔNG

thông — To communicate; clear; fluent; pine tree

TIN

tin — Information, news, or to believe/trust

TƯ

tư — Private; personal; to think; four

VẤN

vấn — To consult or inquire; used in 'tư vấn' meaning advise

PHÁP

pháp — Law, method; France; legal

Y

y — Medicine; medical; that (pronoun)

PHẪU

phẫu — Surgery; used in 'phẫu thuật' meaning surgical operation

THUẬT

thuật — Skill, technique, or art; surgery when combined

BỆNH

bệnh — Illness, disease, or sickness

NHẸ

nhẹ — Light, mild, or not serious

HO

ho — To cough; a cough

CHUỘT

chuột — Mouse or rat; computer mouse

RÚT

rút — To cramp, withdraw, or pull out

CHẾ

chế — To manufacture, produce, or control

PHẨM

phẩm — Product, goods, or quality; used in 'chế phẩm'

LINH

linh — Spirit; used in 'linh tinh' meaning miscellaneous

TINH

tinh — Fine, pure; spirit; used in 'linh tinh' meaning various

MỰC

mực — Ink; squid; level or standard

KẸO

kẹo — Candy, sweets, or confectionery

CAO

cao — High, tall; ointment or balm

SU

su — Rubber; used in 'cao su' meaning rubber

MĂNG

măng — Bamboo shoots; used in 'xi măng' meaning cement

THỂ

thể — Body; form; used in 'thể thao' meaning sport

THAO

thao — Sport; skill; used in 'thể thao' meaning sports

NGOÀI

ngoài — Outside, outdoors, or external

TRỜI

trời — Sky, heaven, or weather; God (informal)

QUẦN

quần — Pants; trousers; used in 'quần vợt' meaning tennis

VỢT

vợt — Racket; used in 'quần vợt' meaning tennis

NGỘ

ngộ — Poisoning; to realize; funny or strange

ĐỘC

độc — Poison, toxic; used in 'ngộ độc' meaning poisoning

CÁCH

cách — Method, way, or manner of doing something

XỬ

xử — To handle, deal with, or process a situation

TRƯỜNG

trường — School; field; case; used in 'trường hợp'

HỢP

hợp — Case, situation; to suit or combine

CHUẨN

chuẩn — Standard, accurate; to prepare; used in 'chuẩn bị'

BỊ

bị — To prepare; passive marker; to suffer something

THỨC

thức — Food; to stay awake; type or style

ĂN

ăn — To eat; consume food or meals

TÁC

tác — To create or make; used in various compounds

NẤU

nấu — To cook food by applying heat

BẢO

bảo — To preserve, protect, or tell someone something

NGÂM

ngâm — To soak or steep in liquid

CHUA

chua — Sour or acidic taste; to pickle

MẸO

mẹo — Trick, tip, or clever technique

VẶT

vặt — Small, trivial; miscellaneous; odd tasks

TẠO

tạo — To create, make, or form something

MẪU

mẫu — Pattern, model, or sample; mother (formal)

VẬT

vật — Object, thing, or creature; material

THỰC

thực — Real, actual; food; used in many compounds

QUY

quy — Rule, regulation; to return or prescribe

TẮC

tắc — Rule, principle; blocked; used in 'quy tắc'

ỨNG

ứng — To respond, apply, or correspond to something

LỜI

lời — Word, speech, advice, or profit

KHUYÊN

khuyên — To advise or give counsel to someone

GỢI

gợi — To suggest or evoke; used in 'gợi ý'

Ý

ý — Idea, meaning, intention; used in 'gợi ý' meaning suggestion

BIỆN

biện — To argue, defend, or take measures

PHÒNG

phòng — To prevent; room; used in 'phòng ngừa'

NGỪA

ngừa — To prevent or guard against something

ĐỊNH

định — To determine, plan, or set; fixed

VỆ

vệ — Hygiene; guard; used in 'vệ sinh' meaning sanitation

SINH

sinh — Life, birth, hygiene; used in 'vệ sinh'

SỐT

sốt — Fever; hot; enthusiastic about something

VỊ

vị — Flavor, taste; position; used in 'hương vị'

HƯƠNG

hương — Fragrance, aroma, or scent; flavor

BIẾN

biến — To change, transform, or vary

BẢNG

bảng — Table, chart, board, or list of data

TỶ

tỷ — Ratio, billion; used in 'tỷ lệ' meaning ratio

LỆ

lệ — Rate, rule, or custom; used in 'tỷ lệ'

PHẦN

phần — Part, portion, or share of something

TRĂM

trăm — Hundred; used in 'phần trăm' meaning percent

LÃI

lãi — Interest (financial); profit or gain

SUẤT

suất — Rate; used in 'lãi suất' meaning interest rate

TIẾP

tiếp — To receive, continue, or contact; marketing

THỊ

thị — Market; used in 'tiếp thị' meaning marketing

TIỀN

tiền — Money, currency, or cash

LƯƠNG

lương — Salary, wages, or pay

CÁ

cá — Fish; individual; personal

NHÂN

nhân — Person; individual; used in 'cá nhân' meaning individual

CÔNG

công — Work, labor, public; used in many compounds

HỎI

hỏi — To ask a question or inquire

ĐÁP

đáp — To answer or respond to a question

VỀ

về — About, regarding; to return home

MỌI

mọi — Every, all; used in 'mọi thứ' meaning everything

THỨ

thứ — Thing; ordinal number marker; rank

Lựa

lựa — To select or choose carefully among options

chọn

chọn — To choose or select something

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; various, several

loại

loại — Type, kind, category, or sort of thing

thực

thực — Real, actual; food; used in many compounds

phẩm

phẩm — Product or goods; used in 'thực phẩm' meaning food

Không

không — No, not, or zero; negation word

có

có — To have or there is/are

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions and negatives

quan

quan — Important; official; related; observe

trọng

trọng — Important, significant; heavy; used in 'quan trọng'

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in sentences

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

công

công — Work, labor, public; used in many compounds

việc

việc — Work, job, task, or matter

nội

nội — Interior, internal, or domestic

trợ

trợ — To assist or support; used in 'nội trợ' meaning housework

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese sentences

lành

lành — Healthy, wholesome, or safe; kind

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, or vigorous; healthy

Liên

liên — To connect or relate; continuous; lotus

đến

đến — To arrive at; to; until; reaching a place

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, or issue

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun pointing nearby

một

một — One; a/an; indefinite article equivalent

câu

câu — Sentence, question, or phrase; to fish

đố

đố — To challenge or dare; riddle or puzzle

vui

vui — Happy, fun, joyful, or cheerful

như

như — Like, as, such as; similar to something

sau

sau — After, following; behind; later in time

Một

một — One; a/an; indefinite article equivalent

người

người — Person, human being, or people

đàn

đàn — Group; musical instrument; used in 'đàn ông'

ông

ông — Grandfather; Mr.; formal pronoun for older men

đi

đi — To go; to walk; directional verb

chợ

chợ — Market where goods are bought and sold

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

mua

mua — To buy or purchase something

_hai_

hai — Two; the number two; emphasized here

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; offspring

cá

cá — Fish; individual; personal

Khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

nhà

nhà — House, home, or building

phát

phát — To discover, emit, or distribute something

hiện

hiện — To discover; present; appear; current time

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for things or people

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; continuing state unchanged

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, or instance; when