Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 12

Vocabulary

Nhưng

Nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

chúng

chúng — Pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'

rất

rất — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely'

tuyệt

tuyệt — Adjective meaning 'excellent' or 'wonderful'

vời

vời — Used with 'tuyệt' to mean 'wonderful' or 'great'

đặc

đặc — Adjective meaning 'special' or 'thick, concentrated'

biệt

biệt — Used in 'đặc biệt' meaning 'especially' or 'particular'

là

là — Verb meaning 'to be'; links subject and predicate

dùng

dùng — Verb meaning 'to use' or 'to consume'

làm

làm — Verb meaning 'to make' or 'to do'

món

món — Noun meaning 'dish' or 'course' of food

ăn

ăn — Verb meaning 'to eat'

kèm

kèm — Verb meaning 'to accompany' or 'served alongside'

cho

cho — Preposition or verb meaning 'for' or 'to give'

bữa

bữa — Noun meaning 'meal' as in a mealtime

sáng

sáng — Noun/adjective meaning 'morning' or 'bright'

dù

dù — Conjunction meaning 'although' or 'even though'

ướp

ướp — Verb meaning 'to marinate' or 'to cure food'

muối

muối — Noun meaning 'salt'; also verb 'to salt food'

xẻ

xẻ — Verb meaning 'to split' or 'to cut open'

đôi

đôi — Noun/classifier meaning 'pair' or 'two halves'

phơi

phơi — Verb meaning 'to dry' by exposing to air or sun

khô

khô — Adjective meaning 'dry'; also dried food product

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

rắc

rắc — Verb meaning 'to sprinkle' seasoning or powder

tiêu

tiêu — Noun meaning 'pepper' used as a spice

hay

hay — Conjunction meaning 'or'; also 'interesting'

ngâm

ngâm — Verb meaning 'to soak' or 'to pickle in liquid'

dấm

dấm — Noun meaning 'vinegar' used in cooking

Cá

Cá — Noun meaning 'fish' as food or animal

thu

thu — Noun meaning 'mackerel' fish; also 'autumn'

ngon

ngon — Adjective meaning 'delicious' or 'tasty'

khi

khi — Conjunction meaning 'when' indicating a time

được

được — Auxiliary meaning 'to be able to' or passive marker

chế

chế — Verb component meaning 'to process' or 'prepare'

biến

biến — Verb component; 'chế biến' means 'to prepare food'

theo

theo — Preposition meaning 'according to' or 'following'

một

một — Number meaning 'one'; indefinite article in Vietnamese

trong

trong — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'among'

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

cách

cách — Noun meaning 'method', 'way', or 'manner'

này

này — Demonstrative meaning 'this' or 'these'

Nước

Nước — Noun meaning 'water' or 'country, nation'

Ngọt

Ngọt — Adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'fresh' as in freshwater

Những

Những — Plural marker indicating multiple items or people

nhận

nhận — Verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to recognize'

xét

xét — Verb meaning 'to evaluate' or 'to assess'

về

về — Preposition meaning 'about', 'regarding', or 'return'

độ

độ — Noun meaning 'degree' or 'level' of a quality

chắc

chắc — Adjective meaning 'firm', 'solid', or 'certain'

thịt

thịt — Noun meaning 'meat' or 'flesh' of an animal

mắt

mắt — Noun meaning 'eye' or 'eyes'

cá

cá — Noun meaning 'fish'

tươi

tươi — Adjective meaning 'fresh' as in fresh food

cũng

cũng — Adverb meaning 'also' or 'too'

áp

áp — Verb meaning 'to apply' or 'to press against'

dụng

dụng — Verb component; 'áp dụng' means 'to apply' something

loại

loại — Noun meaning 'type', 'kind', or 'category'

bao

bao — Verb meaning 'to include' or noun 'bag/cover'

gồm

gồm — Verb meaning 'to include' or 'to comprise'

chép

chép — Noun meaning 'carp' fish; also 'to copy'

diếc

diếc — Noun meaning 'crucian carp', a freshwater fish

rô

rô — Noun meaning 'perch' or type of freshwater fish

v.v

v.v — Abbreviation for 'vân vân' meaning 'et cetera'

Tôm

Tôm — Noun meaning 'shrimp' or 'prawn'

Hùm

Hùm — Noun; 'tôm hùm' means 'lobster'

mới

mới — Adjective meaning 'new', 'fresh', or 'just recently'

bắt

bắt — Verb meaning 'to catch' or 'to capture'

luôn

luôn — Adverb meaning 'always' or 'right away'

còn

còn — Adverb meaning 'still' or 'remaining'

số

số — Noun meaning 'number' or 'quantity'

cử

cử — Verb component; 'cử động' means 'movement' or 'motion'

động

động — Verb meaning 'to move'; part of 'cử động'

cơ

cơ — Noun meaning 'muscle' in anatomy

bắp

bắp — Noun meaning 'muscle' or 'corn/maize'

ở

ở — Preposition meaning 'at', 'in', or 'to live at'

càng

càng — Noun meaning 'claw' of crustacean; also 'more and more'

có

có — Verb meaning 'to have' or 'there is/are'

thể

thể — Modal verb component; 'có thể' means 'can' or 'may'

kích

kích — Verb component; 'kích thích' means 'to stimulate'

thích

thích — Verb meaning 'to like'; also part of 'stimulate'

bằng

bằng — Preposition meaning 'by means of' or 'equal to'

ngón

ngón — Noun meaning 'finger' or 'toe'

tay

tay — Noun meaning 'hand' or 'arm'

ấn

ấn — Verb meaning 'to press' or 'to push down'

vào

vào — Preposition meaning 'into' or 'to enter'

không

không — Adverb meaning 'not' or 'no'

tạo

tạo — Verb meaning 'to create' or 'to produce'

ra

ra — Directional particle meaning 'out' or 'outward'

phản

phản — Verb component; 'phản ứng' means 'reaction' or 'response'

ứng

ứng — Verb component; part of 'phản ứng' meaning 'reaction'

tôm

tôm — Noun meaning 'shrimp' or 'prawn'

hùm

hùm — Noun component; 'tôm hùm' means 'lobster'

hẳn

hẳn — Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'definitely'

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

giữ

giữ — Verb meaning 'to keep' or 'to hold'

quá

quá — Adverb meaning 'too' (excessive) or 'very'

lâu

lâu — Adjective meaning 'long time' or 'a long while'

Khi

Khi — Conjunction meaning 'when' referring to a time

luộc

luộc — Verb meaning 'to boil' food in water

đuôi

đuôi — Noun meaning 'tail' of an animal

vẫn

vẫn — Adverb meaning 'still' indicating continuation

đàn

đàn — Noun meaning 'group/flock'; part of 'elastic'

hồi

hồi — Verb/noun; 'đàn hồi' means 'elastic' or 'springy'

nếu

nếu — Conjunction meaning 'if' introducing a condition

nhưng

nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker indicating upcoming action

mất

mất — Verb meaning 'to lose' or 'to disappear'

đi

đi — Verb meaning 'to go'; also directional particle

đó

đó — Demonstrative meaning 'that' or 'there'

ngay

ngay — Adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'right at'

đầu

đầu — Noun meaning 'head' or 'beginning'

ươn

ươn — Adjective meaning 'stale' or 'not fresh' for fish

con

con — Classifier for animals; also means 'child'

nặng

nặng — Adjective meaning 'heavy' in weight

nhất

nhất — Superlative marker meaning 'most' or 'best'

nhẹ

nhẹ — Adjective meaning 'light' in weight

thì

thì — Conjunction meaning 'then' linking condition and result

nhiều

nhiều — Adjective meaning 'many' or 'a lot of'

nước

nước — Noun meaning 'water' or 'liquid'

kém

kém — Adjective meaning 'poor' in quality or lacking

chất

chất — Noun meaning 'quality' or 'substance, material'

lượng

lượng — Noun meaning 'quantity'; 'chất lượng' means 'quality'

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; also means 'female animal'

thường

thường — Adverb meaning 'usually' or 'ordinary'

biết

biết — Verb meaning 'to know' a fact or skill

qua

qua — Preposition meaning 'through' or 'via'

trứng

trứng — Noun meaning 'egg' or 'roe'

hoặc

hoặc — Conjunction meaning 'or' offering an alternative

chiều

chiều — Noun meaning 'dimension', 'direction', or 'afternoon'

rộng

rộng — Adjective meaning 'wide' or 'broad'

của

của — Preposition meaning 'of' indicating possession

vạt

vạt — Noun meaning 'flap' or 'apron' section of crustacean

bụng

bụng — Noun meaning 'belly' or 'abdomen'

Cua

Cua — Noun meaning 'crab' as seafood

Càng

Càng — Noun meaning 'claw' of crab or lobster

phải

phải — Modal meaning 'must' or 'have to'

lựa

lựa — Verb meaning 'to select' or 'to choose carefully'

chọn

chọn — Verb meaning 'to choose' or 'to select'

dựa

dựa — Verb meaning 'to rely on' or 'to be based on'

trên

trên — Preposition meaning 'on', 'above', or 'upon'

quan

quan — Noun/verb component; 'quan sát' means 'to observe'

sát

sát — Verb component; 'quan sát' means 'to observe closely'

tương

tương — Adjective component; 'tương tự' means 'similar'

tự

tự — Adverb meaning 'self'; 'tương tự' means 'similar'

như

như — Conjunction meaning 'like', 'as', or 'such as'

gì

gì — Question word meaning 'what'

nêu

nêu — Verb meaning 'to mention' or 'to raise a point'

việc

Noun meaning 'work', 'task', or 'matter'

mùi

mùi — Noun meaning 'smell' or 'odor'

thơm

thơm — Adjective meaning 'fragrant' or 'pleasant smelling'

dễ

dễ — Adjective meaning 'easy' or 'pleasant'

chịu

chịu — Verb meaning 'to endure'; 'dễ chịu' means 'pleasant'

Sú

Sú — Noun referring to a type of prawn or shrimp

Nhỏ

Nhỏ — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

giòn

giòn — Adjective meaning 'crispy' or 'crunchy' in texture

Hàu

Hàu — Noun meaning 'oyster' as seafood

Nếu

Nếu — Conjunction meaning 'if' introducing a condition

vỏ

vỏ — Noun meaning 'shell', 'skin', or 'outer covering'

hàu

hàu — Noun meaning 'oyster'

đóng

đóng — Verb meaning 'to close' or 'to shut'

chặt

chặt — Adjective meaning 'tight', 'closed firmly'

mở

mở — Verb meaning 'to open'

chết

chết — Verb meaning 'to die' or adjective 'dead'

phù

phù — Verb component; 'phù hợp' means 'suitable' or 'fitting'

hợp

hợp — Verb component; 'phù hợp' means 'appropriate'

để

để — Conjunction meaning 'in order to' or 'to place'

nhỏ

nhỏ — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little in size'

hương

hương — Noun meaning 'fragrance' or 'aroma'

vị

vị — Noun meaning 'flavor' or 'taste'

Các

Các — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

lớn

lớn — Adjective meaning 'large', 'big', or 'adult'

hơn

hơn — Comparative marker meaning 'more' or 'than'

coi

coi — Verb meaning 'to consider' or 'to regard as'

chỉ

chỉ — Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'

hầm

hầm — Verb meaning 'to braise' or 'to stew slowly'

sốt

sốt — Noun meaning 'sauce'; also 'fever'

thêm

thêm — Adverb/verb meaning 'more' or 'to add'

bánh

bánh — Noun meaning 'cake', 'bread', or 'pastry'

bò

bò — Noun meaning 'beef' or 'cow'

mặc

mặc — Verb meaning 'to wear' clothing; also 'despite'

người

người — Noun meaning 'person' or 'people'

cả

cả — Adverb meaning 'even' or 'all, entire'

chưa

chưa — Adverb meaning 'not yet' indicating incomplete action

nấu

nấu — Verb meaning 'to cook' food by heating

chín

chín — Adjective meaning 'cooked' or 'ripe'; also 'nine'