Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 1

Vocabulary

MỘT

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'

BỨC

bức — Classifier for letters, paintings, and framed objects

THƯ

thư — A letter or written correspondence sent to someone

TỪ

từ — From; a preposition indicating origin or starting point

ĐẠI

đại — Great, large, or high-ranking; used in compound words

ÚY

úy — A military rank, typically captain or lieutenant

GỬI

gửi — To send something to someone; to deposit or entrust

CHO

cho — To give; for; a preposition indicating recipient or purpose

ANH

anh — Older brother; pronoun for addressing an older male

HỌ

họ — They or them; also means family name or surname

Viết

viết — To write; to compose text with a writing instrument

vào

vào — Into; in; to enter; indicates direction or time reference

năm

năm — Year; also the number five in Vietnamese

Tôi

tôi — I or me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

hy

hy — Hope or rare; used in compound word 'hy vọng'

vọng

vọng — To hope or wish; used in compound 'hy vọng' meaning hope

rằng

rằng — That; a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

bạn

bạn — Friend; you; second-person pronoun for peers

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker indicating upcoming action

sẵn

sẵn — Ready, available, or already prepared for something

sàng

sàng — Ready; used in 'sẵn sàng' meaning willing or prepared

công

công — Public; work; merit; used in many compound words

khai

khai — To declare, open, or disclose; used in compound words

thừa

thừa — To admit or acknowledge; also means excess or surplus

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, or recognize something as true

bất

bất — Not; any; prefix meaning 'un-' or 'any' in compounds

cứ

cứ — Any; regardless; used in 'bất cứ' meaning 'any'

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

nào

nào — Which; any; interrogative or indefinite determiner

được

được — To be allowed to; to obtain; passive voice marker

yêu

yêu — To love; to like; affection between people

cầu

cầu — To request or pray; also means bridge or ball

chính

chính — Main, principal, correct, or official; exactly

do

do — Due to; because of; caused by; a preposition of cause

sự

sự — Nominalizer turning verbs/adjectives into abstract nouns

thúc

thúc — To urge, press, or push someone to do something

ép

ép — To force, pressure, or compel someone into action

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, or vigorous in force or health

mẽ

mẽ — Intensifier used in 'mạnh mẽ' meaning strongly or forcefully

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses

liên

liên — Continuous, linked, or connected; used in compounds

tục

tục — Continuous or vulgar; in 'liên tục' means continuously

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

mà

mà — But; that; which; a versatile conjunction or relative pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker indicating completed action

thuyết

thuyết — To persuade or explain; theory; used in compound words

phục

phục — To convince or admire; in 'thuyết phục' means to persuade

xuất

xuất — To export, publish, or go out; used in many compounds

bản

bản — Version, edition, or copy of a published work

một

một — One; indefinite article equivalent to 'a' or 'an'

ghi

ghi — To record, note down, or write something for reference

chép

chép — To copy or record in writing; in 'ghi chép' means notes

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier before adjectives and adverbs

sơ

sơ — Rough, preliminary, or superficial; basic or initial

sài

sài — Crude or sketchy; in 'sơ sài' means rough or superficial

thiếu

thiếu — To lack or be insufficient; missing something needed

xác

xác — Accurate, precise; also means corpse in other contexts

về

về — About, regarding; to return home; concerning a topic

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating more than one item

chuyến

chuyến — A trip, journey, or voyage from one place to another

du

du — To travel or roam; used in 'du hành' or 'du lịch'

hành

hành — To travel or act; journey; used in many compound words

kèm

kèm — To accompany, attach, or include something alongside

theo

theo — To follow, according to; alongside; as per something

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; also means to point or indicate direction

dẫn

dẫn — To guide, lead, or direct someone toward something

thuê

thuê — To hire, rent, or employ someone for a service

vài

vài — A few, several; indicating a small indefinite number

quý

quý — Precious, noble, or respected; used as honorific address

ông

ông — Mister, sir; grandfather; respectful address for older men

trẻ

trẻ — Young; youthful in age; children or young people

tuổi

tuổi — Age; years old; used when stating someone's age

ở

ở — To live, stay, or be located at a place

trong

trong — In, inside, within; also means clear or transparent

hai

hai — The number two; second in a sequence or pair

trường

trường — School, university, or field; an educational institution

đại

đại — Great or large; used in 'đại học' meaning university

học

học — To study or learn; school; education-related compound words

để

để — To put; in order to; so that; indicating purpose

sắp

sắp — About to; soon; also means to arrange or organize

xếp

xếp — To arrange, organize, or stack items in order

lại

lại — Again; back; to redo; indicates repetition or return

chỉnh

chỉnh — To adjust, correct, or straighten something improperly done

sửa

sửa — To fix, repair, or edit something that needs correction

văn

văn — Literature, writing, or language; culture-related compound words

phong

phong — Style or manner; in 'văn phong' means writing style

như

như — Like, as, such as; used for comparisons or examples

người

người — Person, people; human being; classifier for people

anh

anh — Older brother; you, referring to older male acquaintance

họ

họ — They; also family name or surname of a person

làm

làm — To do, make, or work; perform an action or task

lời

lời — Words, advice, or speech; a statement or expression

khuyên

khuyên — To advise, recommend, or counsel someone about something

cuốn

cuốn — Classifier for books and rolled objects; a volume

sách

sách — A book; printed or written work bound together

ấy

ấy — That; those; a distal demonstrative pronoun or adjective

có

có — To have; there is/are; existence marker in sentences

tên

tên — Name; to be named; the title of a person or thing

là

là — To be; equals; linking verb identifying or defining subjects

Một

một — One; indefinite article 'a'; the numeral one in Vietnamese

trình

trình — To present or report; level or degree; used in compounds

vòng

vòng — A circle, loop, or round trip; to go around something

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding; in 'vòng quanh' means going around

thế

thế — World; situation; so, thus; used in many compound words

giới

giới — World, realm, or boundary; in 'thế giới' means world

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast between clauses

không

không — Not, no; negation marker; also means zero or sky

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, or recall someone or something

trao

trao — To hand over, give, or present something to someone

cho

cho — To give; for; preposition indicating recipient or purpose

quyền

quyền — Right, authority, or power to do something officially

đồng

đồng — To agree; same; Vietnamese currency unit; copper

ý

ý — Idea, opinion, or meaning; intention behind an action

bỏ

bỏ — To drop, leave out, abandon, or omit something

bớt

bớt — To reduce, lessen, or cut back on something

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or point; used for abstract concepts

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

càng

càng — The more... the more; increasingly; comparative intensifier

phải

Must, have to; correct, right; obligation or necessity

thêm

thêm — To add, more, additionally; increase in quantity or degree

vì

vì — Because, for, since; conjunction indicating reason or cause

vậy

vậy — So, thus, therefore; used to conclude or summarize

đối

đối — Toward, regarding, opposite; used in prepositional compounds

với

với — With; to; regarding; preposition showing accompaniment or relation

vấn

vấn — Issue, question, or problem; used in 'vấn đề' meaning issue

đề

đề — Topic, subject, or issue; in 'vấn đề' means problem

sau

sau — After, later, behind; indicating time or spatial position

xin

xin — Please; to request politely; to ask for something humbly

từ

từ — From; word; to decline; preposition of origin or source

chối

chối — To refuse or deny; in 'từ chối' means to decline

tất

tất — All, every; in 'tất cả' means everything or everyone

cả

cả — All, entire; even; in 'tất cả' means all or everything

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to; to pertain to; to memorize something

loại

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

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for nearby referents

đặc

đặc — Special, particular, thick; in 'đặc biệt' means especially

biệt

biệt — Special or separate; in 'đặc biệt' means especially

đoạn

đoạn — Paragraph, passage, or section of a text or road

Nữ

nữ — Female, woman; used in titles and gender reference

hoàng

hoàng — Royal, emperor or queen; used in royal title compounds

ký

ký — To sign; memory; record; used in many compound words

ức

ức — Memory or recollection; in 'ký ức' means memory or remembrance

đáng

đáng — Worthy of, deserving; used before adjectives for emphasis

kính

kính — To respect, revere; respectful; also means glass or mirror

vinh

vinh — Glorious, honorable; used in 'vinh quang' meaning glory

quang

quang — Glorious or bright; in 'vinh quang' means glory or honor

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker placed after adjectives in Vietnamese

mặc

mặc — Although, despite; also means to wear clothing

dù

dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction in Vietnamese

thực

thực — Real, true, actual; in 'thực sự' means truly or really

tôn

tôn — To respect or revere; also means zinc or corrugated iron

trân

trân — To cherish or treasure; precious; used in 'trân trọng'

trọng

trọng — To value highly; important; in 'trân trọng' means cherish

bà

bà — Grandmother; Mrs.; respectful address for older women

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker used before adjectives

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, extraordinary; period of time; used in compounds

ai

ai — Who; anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun for people

loài

loài — Species, kind, or type of living creature or being

hoặc

hoặc — Or; either... or; conjunction presenting alternatives

biên

biên — To edit, compile, or border; used in 'biên tập' meaning edit

tập

tập — To practice; episode; volume; in 'biên tập' means editing

xen

xen — To insert, intersperse, or mix in between other things

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, sense, or logic; in 'lẽ ra' means should have

xem

xem — To look at, watch, or consider; to examine something

xét

xét — To examine, review, or consider carefully; assess something

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, or desire to do something

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; additive adverb in Vietnamese sentences

tế

tế — Delicate, tactful, refined; in 'tế nhị' means tactful

nhị

nhị — Delicate or subtle; in 'tế nhị' means tactful or sensitive

ca

ca — To praise or sing; a song; shift of work time

ngợi

ngợi — To praise or glorify; in 'ca ngợi' means to extol

sinh

sinh — To be born; life; living; used in many compound words

vật

vật — Creature, thing, or object; used in biological compounds

chúng

chúng — We, us, they; plural first or third person pronoun

ta

ta — We, us; I; inclusive first person pronoun in Vietnamese

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously; spatial or temporal preposition

mặt

mặt — Face; front; surface; in 'trước mặt' means in front of

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, or host; main; used in many compounds

nhân

nhân — Person, human; cause; in 'chủ nhân' means owner or master

Hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker for adjectives and quantities

nữa

nữa — More, furthermore, again; additional quantity or continuation

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, or affair; nominalizer for actions

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; in 'hoàn toàn' means completely or totally

toàn

toàn — Entire, complete; in 'hoàn toàn' means completely or fully

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect, mistaken; an error in judgment or fact

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, or grasp a concept or meaning

biết

biết — To know a fact or information; to be aware of something

Anh

Anh — England or English; referring to the United Kingdom

phần

phần — Part, portion, or section of a whole; share of something

triều

triều — Dynasty or court; tide; royal government or reign period

cai

cai — To govern, rule over, or manage a territory or people

trị

trị — To rule or govern; to treat medically; value or worth

thông

thông — Through, via; fluent; used in 'thông qua' meaning through

qua

qua — Through, past, over, via; indicates passing through something

vị

vị — Position, taste; classifier for respected persons or officials

thủ

thủ — Head, chief; hand; in 'thủ tướng' means prime minister

tướng

tướng — General; appearance; in 'thủ tướng' means prime minister

thậm

thậm — Even; extremely; in 'thậm chí' means even or to the extent

chí

chí — Will, ambition; even; in 'thậm chí' means even so

tiếp

tiếp — To receive, continue, or follow; next in sequence

đầu

đầu — Head; first; beginning; in 'đầu tiên' means first or initial

tiên

tiên — First; fairy; in 'đầu tiên' means firstly or at first

lãnh

lãnh — To lead or receive; lord; in 'lãnh chúa' means feudal lord

chúa

chúa — Lord, master, or God; in 'lãnh chúa' means feudal lord

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker; rank; type; second, third, etc.