Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 6

Vocabulary

Tôi

Tôi — First person singular pronoun: I, me

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker: will, shall

khởi

khởi — To begin, start, initiate something

hành

hành — To travel, journey, go on a trip

đến

đến — To arrive at, go to a place

thị

thị — Town, urban area, market district

trấn

trấn — Small town, township, settlement

sau

sau — After, later, behind in time or space

trong

trong — In, inside, within a period or place

hai

hai — The number two

tuần

tuần — A week, period of seven days

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, used to present alternatives

ba

ba — The number three

nữa

nữa — More, additionally, further, again

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

ý

ý — Idea, thought, intention, meaning

định

định — To intend, plan, determine to do

của

của — Possessive particle: of, belonging to

tôi

tôi — First person singular pronoun: I, me

là

là — To be, linking subject and predicate

thuê

thuê — To rent, hire, lease something

một

một — The number one; the indefinite article a

con

con — Classifier for animals and some vessels

tàu

tàu — Ship, boat, large vessel for sailing

ở

ở — To be at, live at, located at

đó

đó — There, that place, over there

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, issue, fact

này

này — This, these, referring to nearby thing

có

có — To have, possess; there is/are

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility or capability

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, not difficult

dàng

dàng — Easily, readily, without difficulty

thực

thực — To carry out, implement; real, actual

hiện

hiện — To realize, implement, appear, present

bằng

bằng — By means of, using, equal to

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

trả

trả — To pay, return, reimburse something owed

tiền

tiền — Money, currency, payment

bảo

bảo — To protect, guarantee, insure, assure

hiểm

hiểm — Danger, risk;险 insurance when combined

cho

cho — For, to give to, allowing someone

chủ

chủ — Owner, employer, master, chief

tuyển

tuyển — To recruit, select, hire workers

dụng

dụng — To employ, use, apply; employment

càng

càng — The more…the more, increasingly

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot, numerous

thủy

thủy — Water; relating to water or sea

thủ

thủ — Hand; sailor when combined with thủy

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, excellent, well

theo

theo — According to, following, in accordance with

như

như — As, like, such as, according to

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, find, feel

cần

cần — To need, require, necessary

thiết

thiết — Essential, necessary, vital, indispensable

số

số — Number, quantity, amount, figure

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these

người

người — Person, people, human being

đã

đã — Past tense marker: already, have done

quen

quen — To be accustomed to, familiar with

với

với — With, together with, to, toward

việc

việc — Work, task, job, matter, affair

săn

săn — To hunt, chase, pursue prey

cá

cá — Fish; aquatic animal

voi

voi — Whale or elephant depending on context

không

không — No, not, negation word

ra

ra — To go out, move outward, emerge

khơi

khơi — Open sea, offshore waters, deep sea

tháng

tháng — Month, one of twelve calendar months

Sáu

Sáu — Six; June when referring to months

khi

khi — When, at the time that

nào

nào — When, which, what; question word

trở

trở — To return, turn back, become

về

về — To return home, about, regarding

Ôi

Ôi — Oh! exclamation of surprise or emotion

chị

chị — Older sister; respectful term for women

thân

thân — Dear, close, intimate, beloved

mến

mến — To like, love, be fond of

làm

làm — To do, make, perform an action

sao

sao — How, why, star; questioning word

lời

lời — Word, statement, utterance, speech

câu

câu — Sentence, question, phrase

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, inquire, question someone

Nếu

Nếu — If, in case, conditional conjunction

thành

thành — To succeed, become, achieve, accomplish

công

công — Success, work, labor, achievement

rất

rất — Very, extremely, quite, highly

thậm

thậm — Even, to an extreme degree

chí

chí — Even, up to, aspiration, will

năm

năm — Year; the number five

trôi

trôi — To pass by, flow, drift away

qua

qua — To pass, go through, by, over

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter someone

lại

lại — Again, back, return to a state

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another, mutually

thất

thất — To fail, lose, miss; seven

bại

bại — To be defeated, fail, lose

sớm

sớm — Early, soon, ahead of time

bao

bao — How, how much, ever; a bag

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now, o'clock

Tạm

Tạm — Temporary, provisional, for the time being

biệt

biệt — To separate, farewell, goodbye

yêu

yêu — To love, beloved, dear

tuyệt

tuyệt — Wonderful, excellent, superb, absolute

vời

vời — Excellent, wonderful; used in tuyệt vời

Cầu

Cầu — To pray, wish, hope, request earnestly

mong

mong — To hope, wish, long for something

Thượng

Thượng — High, upper, superior; God when combined

Đế

Đế — God, Emperor, Supreme Being

ban

ban — To grant, bestow, give a blessing

phước

phước — Blessing, fortune, good luck

lành

lành — Good, wholesome, safe, healed, kind

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, descend upon

phù

phù — To protect, support, assist, guard

hộ

hộ — To protect, guard, help, household

để

để — To allow, in order to, so that

lần

lần — Time, turn, instance, occasion

lượt

lượt — Turn, time, instance in sequence

bày

bày — To display, express, show, arrange

tỏ

tỏ — To express, show, make clear

lòng

lòng — Heart, feelings, mind, sincerity

biết

biết — To know, understand, be aware of

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace, favor, kindness received

mình

mình — Self, oneself, body; intimate you/I

đối

đối — Toward, facing, opposite, regarding

tất

tất — All, entire, every, complete

cả

cả — All, whole, entire, even

tình

tình — Feeling, affection, love, sentiment

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle; affair, matter, fact

tử

tử — Kind, gentle; die; used in compounds

tế

tế — Delicate, refined; kindness in compounds

Người

Người — Person, people; respectful third-person pronoun

em

em — Younger sibling; younger person pronoun

trai

trai — Male, boy; em trai means younger brother

quý

quý — Dear, precious, respected, esteemed

Thư

Thư — Letter, correspondence, written message

Gửi

Gửi — To send, address a letter to

bà

bà — Mrs., madam, grandmother, older woman

nước

nước — Water; country, nation, state

Anh

Anh — England, English; older brother pronoun

ngày

ngày — Day, date, daytime

Thời

Thời — Time, period, era, season

gian

gian — Time, space, period; room in a house

thật

thật — Really, truly, indeed, in fact

chậm

chậm — Slow, sluggish, not fast

chạp

chạp — Slow, sluggish; twelfth lunar month

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

bị

bị — Passive voice marker; to suffer, undergo

vây

vây — To surround, encircle, besiege

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to

băng

băng — Ice, frost; to cross over

giá

giá — Price, cost; cold temperature, frost

tuyết

tuyết — Snow, snowfall

Vậy

Vậy — So, thus, therefore, that way

mà

mà — Yet, but, however; contradictive conjunction

bước

bước — Step, stride, progress, move forward

tiến

tiến — To advance, progress, move forward

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker; rank, type, kind

được

được — To obtain, achieve; passive marker; can

hướng

hướng — Direction, toward, facing, oriented to

tới

tới — To reach, arrive at, toward

mục

mục — Goal, objective, item, category

tiêu

tiêu — Goal, target, objective; pepper

đang

đang — Progressive aspect marker: currently doing

bận

bận — Busy, occupied, engaged with tasks

rộn

rộn — Busy, bustling, lively, hectic

các

các — Plural marker for definite nouns; various

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, seeming, aspect

đáng

đáng — Worthy of, deserving, worth something

tin

tin — To trust, believe; news, information

cậy

cậy — To rely on, depend on, trust

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm, solid, confident

chắn

chắn — Certain, definite; to block, obstruct

sở

sở — Place, office; to possess, own

hữu

hữu — To own, possess, have; friend

dũng

dũng — Brave, courageous, bold, valiant

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; feeling, emotion

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of, dread

hãi

hãi — Fear, fright, terror, scared