Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 14

Vocabulary

Khoảng

Khoảng — Approximately; about a certain amount or time

hai

hai — The number two

giờ

giờ — Hour; o'clock; unit of time

màn

màn — Curtain; veil; layer covering something

sương

sương — Mist; fog; dew droplets in the air

tan

tan — To dissolve; disperse; melt away

đi

đi — To go; move away; used as aspectual particle

và

và — And; connecting words or phrases together

chúng

chúng — They; plural pronoun referring to a group

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

nhìn

nhìn — To look; to see; to observe something

thấy

thấy — To see; to perceive; to notice something

trải

trải — To spread out; extend across a surface

dài

dài — Long; extended in length or duration

theo

theo — To follow; along; according to something

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each without exception

hướng

hướng — Direction; orientation; way toward something

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; some; these things

đồng

đồng — Plain; field; flat open land area

bằng

bằng — Flat; level; equal; made of material

băng

băng — Ice; frozen water; to freeze solid

rộng

rộng — Wide; broad; spacious in area

lớn

lớn — Large; big; great in size or age

không

không — No; not; negation word in Vietnamese

đều

đều — All; evenly; without exception or variation

dường

dường — Seemingly; apparently; it seems that

như

như — Like; as; similar to something else

có

có — To have; there is; to possess something

hồi

hồi — Episode; period; moment in time

kết

kết — To end; conclude; form a result

Một

Một — One; a; single unit or item

số

số — Number; some; a certain quantity

đội

đội — Team; group; unit of people together

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

rên

rên — To groan; moan in pain or distress

rỉ

rỉ — To trickle; to rust; to whisper softly

tâm

tâm — Mind; heart; center of consciousness

trí

trí — Intellect; mind; mental capacity or intelligence

bắt

bắt — To catch; begin; start an action

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something

trở

trở — To become; return; turn into something

nên

nên — To become; should; therefore; as a result

cảnh

cảnh — Scene; scenery; situation; to warn someone

giác

giác — Aware; alert; sense; to perceive danger

với

với — With; together with; toward someone

suy

suy — To think; decline; ponder; reflect mentally

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to consider; to reflect upon

lo

lo — To worry; to be anxious about something

âu

âu — Anxiety; worry; concern about something

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

một

một — One; a; single item or instance

tượng

tượng — Image; figure; statue; representation of something

kỳ

kỳ — Strange; odd; extraordinary; remarkable thing

lạ

lạ — Strange; unfamiliar; unusual in nature

đột

đột — Sudden; abrupt; unexpected occurrence

nhiên

nhiên — Naturally; suddenly; of course; as expected

thu

thu — To collect; attract; gather; autumn season

hút

hút — To attract; suck; draw toward something

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle; matter; affair; thing

chú

chú — Attention; uncle; to pay attention to

ý

ý — Idea; intention; meaning; thought or opinion

khiến

khiến — To cause; make; force someone to do

còn

còn — Still; yet; remaining; also; furthermore

bận

bận — Busy; occupied; preoccupied with something

đến

đến — To arrive; to; until; reach a place

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; whole; to return; restore fully

mình

mình — Oneself; body; self-referential pronoun

nữa

nữa — More; again; anymore; further; additionally

Chúng

Chúng — They; we; plural pronoun for a group

cỗ

cỗ — A set; a vehicle; a ceremonial feast

xe

xe — Vehicle; car; bicycle; mode of transport

thấp

thấp — Low; short in height; below normal level

gắn

gắn — To attach; fasten; mount onto something

trên

trên — On; above; on top of something

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for vehicles and individual objects

trượt

trượt — To slide; slip; glide across a surface

tuyết

tuyết — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from sky

được

được — To be able to; passive marker; to receive

kéo

kéo — To pull; drag; draw toward oneself

bởi

bởi — By; because of; due to a cause

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; offspring

chó

chó — Dog; domesticated canine animal

chạy

chạy — To run; to move quickly; to operate

về

về — To return; about; concerning; toward home

phía

phía — Side; direction; toward a certain way

bắc

bắc — North; northern direction or region

ở

ở — To live; at; located in a place

khoảng

khoảng — Approximately; about; a distance or gap

cách

cách — Distance; way; method; separated from something

nửa

nửa — Half; one part of two equal portions

dặm

dặm — Mile; unit of distance measurement

sinh

sinh — To be born; live; give life to

vật

vật — Object; creature; being; thing; to wrestle

hình

hình — Shape; form; image; appearance of something

dạng

dạng — Form; shape; type; appearance of something

người

người — Person; human being; people in general

đàn

đàn — Group; herd; musical instrument; to play

ông

ông — Grandfather; mister; respectful male address

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; contrast conjunction

vóc

vóc — Stature; body build; physical frame size

dáng

dáng — Appearance; figure; posture; physical bearing

khổng

khổng — Enormous; gigantic; used in compound words

ngồi

ngồi — To sit; to be seated in a position

điều

điều — Thing; matter; condition; to control something

khiển

khiển — To control; steer; direct movement of something

quan

quan — To observe; official; concern; related to

sát

sát — To observe closely; inspect; examine carefully

tiến

tiến — To advance; progress; move forward ahead

bước

bước — Step; pace; stride; to step forward

nhanh

nhanh — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

chóng

chóng — Quick; soon; rapidly; swift in action

hành

hành — To travel; journey; carry out an action

qua

qua — Through; past; across; to pass by

kính

kính — Glass; lens; telescope; to respect someone

viễn

viễn — Distant; far; remote; relating to distance

vọng

vọng — To look out; hope; observe from distance

cho

cho — To give; for; allow; so that

ta

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

khuất

khuất — Hidden; out of sight; obscured from view

giữa

giữa — Middle; among; between; in the center

xa

xa — Far; distant; faraway in space or time

xôi

xôi — Sticky rice; also means distant in compound

Hình

Hình — Shape; image; picture; form of something

ảnh

ảnh — Photo; image; picture; visual representation

đó

đó — That; there; that one previously mentioned

vô

vô — Extremely; without; into; negation prefix

cùng

cùng — Together; extremely; same; utmost degree

kinh

kinh — Shocking; terrifying; to frighten; astonish greatly

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; astonished; used in kinh ngạc

tin

tin — To believe; trust; news; information message

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing a clause

đang

đang — Currently; in progress; present tense marker

đất

đất — Land; soil; earth; ground surface

liền

liền — Immediately; connected; adjacent; right away

hàng

hàng — Row; line; goods; merchandise; hundreds of

trăm

trăm — Hundred; one hundred units of something

bóng

bóng — Shadow; ghost; ball; shine; reflection

ma

ma — Ghost; spirit; supernatural being; phantom

này

này — This; these; indicating nearby object or idea

thực

thực — Real; actual; true; genuine in nature

tế

tế — Reality; practice; actual situation in context

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

Tuy

Tuy — Although; even though; despite the fact

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer; to be affected

bao

bao — To surround; envelop; cover; how many

vây

vây — To surround; besiege; encircle completely

thể

thể — Can; able to; body; form; possibility

dấu

dấu — Mark; sign; trace; footprint; evidence left

vết

vết — Trace; mark; scar; track left behind

mà

mà — But; yet; whereas; emphasizing contrast

hết

hết — All gone; finished; completely; run out

sức

sức — Strength; force; energy; with all effort

chăm

chăm — Diligent; attentive; hardworking; careful attention

tiếng

tiếng — Sound; language; word; noise; voice

sau

sau — After; behind; later; following in sequence

kiện

kiện — Event; case; item; legal case matter

nghe

nghe — To hear; to listen to something carefully

biển

biển — Sea; ocean; sign; large body of water

ngầm

ngầm — Underground; hidden; underwater; subterranean

trước

trước — Before; in front; prior; ahead in time

đêm

đêm — Night; nighttime; the dark evening hours

xuống

xuống — Down; to go down; descend; below

vỡ

vỡ — To break; shatter; crack; burst apart

ra

ra — Out; outward; to emerge; come out

giải

giải — To release; solve; explain; free something

phóng

phóng — To release; launch; free; set something free

tàu

tàu — Ship; vessel; train; large vehicle for transport

nằm

nằm — To lie down; be located; remain in place

chờ

chờ — To wait; await; stay until something happens

sáng

sáng — Morning; bright; light; the early daytime

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; due to

sợ

sợ — To fear; be afraid of; to be scared

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear; transparent

tối

tối — Dark; darkness; nighttime; dim lighting

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

va

va — To collide; bump into; crash against something

phải

phải — Must; have to; right side; correct answer

khối

khối — Block; mass; chunk; large solid object

trôi

trôi — To drift; float; flow along with current

nổi

nổi — To float; rise above; prominent; famous

Tôi

Tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun formal

tận

tận — To the utmost; exhaust; make full use

dụng

dụng — To use; utilize; make use of something

thời

thời — Time; period; era; season; opportunity

gian

gian — Time; space; room; period; interval

để

để — To put; in order to; so that; for

nghỉ

nghỉ — To rest; take a break; to stop working

ngơi

ngơi — To rest; relax; used in nghỉ ngơi rest

vài

vài — A few; several; some; a small number