Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 15

Vocabulary

Tuy

tuy — Although, despite; used to introduce a concessive clause

nhiên

nhiên — However; used with 'tuy' to mean 'however'

vào

vào — To enter; into; at (a time)

buổi

buổi — A period of the day; session or part of day

sáng

sáng — Morning; bright or light

ngay

ngay — Right away; immediately; straight

khi

khi — When; at the time that

trời

trời — Sky; weather; heaven; the heavens

vừa

vừa — Just; just now; to fit; simultaneously

tôi

tôi — I; me; first person singular pronoun

lên

lên — To go up; to rise; upward direction

boong

boong — Deck of a ship or boat

tàu

tàu — Ship; boat; large vessel for water travel

và

và — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

thấy

thấy — To see; to notice; to feel or perceive

tất

tất — All; entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning all

cả

cả — All; entire; even; used to mean 'all'

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; the various

thủy

thủy — Water; sailor; related to water or sea

đều

đều — All; equally; every one without exception

bận

bận — Busy; occupied with tasks or work

rộn

rộn — Bustling; noisy; hectic; used in 'bận rộn'

ở

ở — To live; to be located at; at a place

một

một — One; a; the number one

bên

bên — Side; beside; next to; direction

mạn

mạn — Side of a ship; gunwale; ship's hull side

dường

dường — Seemingly; apparently; as if; it seems

như

như — Like; as; such as; to seem

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of; present tense marker

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk

chuyện

chuyện — Story; matter; topic; conversation subject

với

với — With; together with; to; for someone

ai

ai — Who; someone; anybody; whoever

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something previously mentioned

dưới

dưới — Below; under; beneath; lower than

biển

biển — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

Thực

thực — Actually; real; true; in reality

ra

ra — Out; to go out; to emerge; outward

là

là — To be; is; am; are; linking verb

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for vehicles, objects, single items

xe

xe — Vehicle; car; bicycle; wheeled transport

trượt

trượt — To slide; to slip; to glide on surface

tuyết

tuyết — Snow; frozen precipitation falling from sky

giống

giống — Similar to; like; to resemble; same as

chúng

chúng — They; them; we; plural pronoun for group

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker; have done

trước

trước — Before; previously; in front; prior to

đây

đây — Here; this place; right here nearby

trôi

trôi — To drift; to float; to flow away

dạt

dạt — To drift; to be swept away; to float

về

về — To return; about; toward; concerning

phía

phía — Direction; side; toward a direction

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear (of water)

đêm

đêm — Night; nighttime; the dark hours

trên

trên — On; above; on top of; upper

mảng

mảng — A large piece; slab; chunk; panel

băng

băng — Ice; to cross; bandage; frozen water

lớn

lớn — Large; big; grown up; great in size

Chỉ

chỉ — Only; just; merely; to point at

còn

còn — Still; remaining; yet; to remain; left

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; offspring

chó

chó — Dog; domestic canine animal

sống

sống — To live; alive; raw; existing with life

sót

sót — Remaining; leftover; surviving; to remain behind

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; conjunction of contrast

có

có — To have; there is/are; to exist

người

người — Person; human being; people; someone

mà

mà — But; yet; who; that; relative conjunction

thuyết

thuyết — To persuade; theory; doctrine; explanation

phục

phục — To submit; to convince; to persuade fully

Ông

ông — He; him; grandfather; respectful term for older man

ta

ta — We; us; him/her (informal); that person

không

không — No; not; zero; negation word

phải

phải — Must; to be correct; right side; must be

lữ

lữ — Travel; traveler; used in compound 'lữ hành'

hành

hành — To travel; action; journey; conduct

kia

kia — That; over there; the other; yonder

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; seemingly; aspect of manner

vậy

vậy — So; thus; that way; therefore; like that

cư

cư — To reside; inhabitant; used in 'cư dân'

dân

dân — People; citizen; resident; population

hoang

hoang — Wild; barren; uncultivated; desolate land

dã

dã — Wild; savage; untamed; used in 'hoang dã'

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

hòn

hòn — Classifier for islands, rocks, stones

đảo

đảo — Island; to reverse; to turn upside down

nào

nào — Which; what; any; whichever one

chưa

chưa — Not yet; have not yet done something

được

được — To be able; to obtain; passive marker; can

khám

khám — To examine; to discover; to explore; to inspect

phá

phá — To break; to destroy; to discover; explore

châu

châu — Continent; jewel; used in continent names

Âu

Âu — Europe; European; used in 'châu Âu'

Khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

xuất

xuất — To appear; to export; to emerge; to come out

hiện

hiện — To appear; present; to show up; visible

thuyền

thuyền — Boat; small vessel; watercraft

trưởng

trưởng — Chief; leader; head; captain of a vessel

rằng

rằng — That; saying that; quotative conjunction

Đây

đây — Here; this place; this right here

ông

ông — He; older man; grandfather; respectful pronoun

ấy

ấy — That; that one; referring to specific person

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker; going to

để

để — To let; to allow; to put; in order to

anh

anh — Older brother; you (male peer); young man

chết

chết — To die; dead; to perish; death

giữa

giữa — In the middle of; between; amid; center

khơi

khơi — Open sea; offshore waters; deep sea area

nhìn

nhìn — To look; to gaze; to see; to observe

lạ

lạ — Strange; unfamiliar; unusual; foreign; odd

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; aspect; front side

tiếng

tiếng — Language; sound; voice; noise; word

bằng

bằng — By means of; in; using; equal to; flat

Anh

anh — English (language/person); England; British

tuy

tuy — Although; even though; despite; concessive word

giọng

giọng — Voice; accent; tone of speaking

nước

nước — Water; country; nation; liquid

ngoài

ngoài — Outside; foreign; exterior; beyond; abroad

Trước

trước — Before; previously; first; in front

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; cheerful; pleasant feeling

lòng

lòng — Heart; mind; willingness; inside of chest

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow; to let

biết

To know; to be aware of something

đi

đi — To go; to walk; imperative particle

đâu

đâu — Where; anywhere; which place; nowhere

Bạn

bạn — Friend; you (peer); companion; buddy

thể

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

hình

hình — Shape; image; form; picture; figure

dung

dung — To imagine; appearance; to tolerate; contain

sự

sự — Nominalizer; matter; affair; event; thing

kinh

kinh — To be shocked; fright; sacred text; capital city

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; astonished; used in 'kinh ngạc'

nghe

nghe — To hear; to listen; to sound like

câu

câu — Sentence; phrase; question; to fish

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; a question; to inquire

đặt

đặt — To place; to put; to pose a question

từ

từ — From; since; word; vocabulary item

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be standing upright

bờ

bờ — Shore; bank; edge; brink; riverbank

vực

vực — Abyss; deep pit; precipice; brink

diệt

diệt — To destroy; to exterminate; to annihilate

vong

vong — Destruction; death; ruin; to perish

lẽ

lẽ — Reason; perhaps; probably; logic; likelihood

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to consider; to believe; to reflect

nguồn

nguồn — Source; origin; spring; resource

cứu

cứu — To save; to rescue; to help in danger

rỗi

rỗi — Free time; idle; salvation; unoccupied

đánh

đánh — To hit; to fight; to trade; to exchange

đổi

đổi — To exchange; to change; to swap; trade for

lấy

lấy — To take; to get; to obtain; to marry

bất

bất — Any; un-; not; irregular prefix of negation

kỳ

kỳ — Any; strange; period; used in 'bất kỳ'

quý

quý — Precious; valuable; dear; honorable; noble

giá

giá — Price; value; worth; cost of something

nhất

nhất — Most; number one; superlative marker

đời

đời — Life; lifetime; generation; era; one's life

trả

trả — To pay back; to return; to answer; to reply

lời

lời — Words; reply; profit; answer; speech

chuyến

chuyến — Trip; journey; voyage; a single travel

trình

trình — To present; journey; process; itinerary

hướng

hướng — Direction; to face; toward; orientation

tới

tới — To; toward; until; to arrive at

cực

cực — Pole; extreme; very; extremely; polar

bắc

bắc — North; northern direction

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; condition; issue

này

này — This; these; referring to nearby thing

hài

hài — Satisfied; pleased; comic; to be content

đồng

đồng — To agree; together; same; Vietnamese currency

ý

ý — Idea; opinion; meaning; intention; to agree

Ôi

ôi — Oh! exclamation of surprise or emotion

ơi

ơi — Hey; oh; vocative exclamation calling someone