Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 3

Vocabulary

Chuyến

chuyến — A trip or journey, often scheduled

đi

đi — To go; movement away from a place

cuối

cuối — Last, final, at the end

cùng

cùng — Together; also means same or final

trong

trong — In, inside, within a group or place

số

số — Number; fate; used in counting contexts

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

chuyến

chuyến — A trip or journey, often scheduled

này

này — This; used to indicate nearby referent

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

mang

mang — To bring, carry, or bear something

lại

lại — Again; back; also used as directional particle

may

may — Lucky; part of compound meaning good fortune

mắn

mắn — Fortunate; paired with may to mean lucky

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

trở

trở — To return; to become; directional verb particle

nên

nên — Therefore; to become; should

chán

chán — Bored, fed up, tired of something

ngán

ngán — Sick of, disgusted, weary of something

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water

cả

cả — All, entire; also intensifier in phrases

và

và — And; conjunction linking words or clauses

có

có — To have; there is; existence marker

ý

ý — Idea, intention, meaning, thought

định

định — To intend, plan, or decide to do

ở

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

nhà

nhà — House, home; also family in context

với

với — With; together with someone or something

vợ

vợ — Wife; female spouse in a marriage

gia

gia — Family; used in compound words like family

đình

đình — Family; community hall; paired with gia

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

chuyển

chuyển — To move, transfer, shift from one place

từ

từ — From; since; word/character in Vietnamese

đến

đến — To arrive at; to; until a destination

rồi

rồi — Then, already, afterwards; completion marker

đó

đó — There, that; demonstrative pronoun in Vietnamese

hy

hy — Hope; part of compound hy vọng meaning hope

vọng

vọng — To hope, wish; paired with hy for hope

kiếm

kiếm — To earn, find, seek out something desired

được

được — To be able to; successfully obtained something

việc

việc — Work, job, task, matter or affair

làm

làm — To do, make, work; general action verb

giới

giới — World, circle, community of a profession

thủy

thủy — Water; naval; used in seafaring compounds

thủ

thủ — Hand; sailor when paired with thủy thủ

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point; abstract noun classifier

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already done something

kết

kết — To result, conclude; part of kết quả

quả

quả — Result, fruit; outcome of an action

gì

gì — What; interrogative pronoun in Vietnamese

Sau

sau — After, behind, following a period of time

ba

ba — Three; the number 3 in Vietnamese

năm

năm — Year; also the number five in Vietnamese

chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something

đợi

đợi — To wait, await; often paired with chờ

tình

tình — Situation, feeling, condition, sentiment

hình

hình — Form, shape; paired with tình for situation

khá

khá — Rather, quite, fairly; moderate degree adverb

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

chấp

chấp — To accept, acknowledge; part of chấp nhận

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept; recognize something offered

một

một — One; the number 1; indefinite article

đề

đề — Proposal, topic; part of đề nghị meaning offer

nghị

nghị — Proposal, suggestion; paired with đề for offer

lợi

lợi — Profitable, beneficial, advantageous offer

Thuyền

thuyền — Boat, vessel; used for water transportation

trưởng

trưởng — Chief, captain, head of a group

người

người — Person, people; human being classifier

chỉ

chỉ — Only; to point; to command or direct

huy

huy — To command, direct; part of chỉ huy

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and vehicles

tàu

tàu — Ship, vessel; large watercraft or train

đang

đang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

thực

thực — Real, actual; to carry out or implement

hiện

hiện — To appear, present; current, existing now

hành

hành — Journey, action, route; to carry out voyage

trình

trình — Journey, route, level; part of hành trình

Nam

nam — South; male; part of South Seas compound

Hải

hải — Sea, ocean; used in place name compounds

Chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

nhổ

nhổ — To pull out; nhổ neo means to weigh anchor

neo

neo — Anchor of a ship; nhổ neo to set sail

vào

vào — Into, on, at a time; enter a place

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime; used with dates and calendar

tháng

tháng — Month; used in dates and time references

lúc

lúc — At the time, moment; temporal reference word

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; lúc đầu means at first

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

thuận

thuận — Favorable, smooth, going well; smooth sailing

Vì

vì — Because, for the reason that; causal conjunction

lý

lý — Reason, logic; part of lý do meaning reason

do

do — Reason, cause; paired with lý for reason

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

phù

phù — Suitable, appropriate; part of phù hợp

hợp

hợp — To fit, suit, combine; appropriate together

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in Vietnamese

phiền

phiền — To bother, trouble, annoy; feel troubled

độc

độc — Alone; toxic; part of độc giả meaning reader

giả

giả — Fake; person; độc giả means reader

chi

chi — Detail; to spend; part of chi tiết

tiết

tiết — Detail, section; chi tiết means in detail

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

các

các — Plural marker for definite multiple nouns

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, journeys

phiêu

phiêu — Adventure, wandering; part of phiêu lưu

lưu

lưu — To wander, flow; paired with phiêu for adventure

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for a group

trên

trên — On, above, upon a surface or area

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area; geographic territory

cần

cần — Need to, must; necessary to do something

thông

thông — To inform, communicate; part of thông báo

báo

báo — To announce, report; newspaper; paired with thông

rằng

rằng — That; introduces reported speech or clause

Đông

đông — East; crowded; part of East Indies name

Ấn

ấn — India; print; part of East Indies reference

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer an undesirable action

cơn

cơn — Classifier for storms, fits, episodes

bão

bão — Storm, typhoon; violent weather phenomenon

dữ

dữ — Fierce, violent, severe; wild and dangerous

dội

dội — Intense, reverberating; dữ dội means fierce

đẩy

đẩy — To push, drive, propel in a direction

phía

phía — Direction, side; phía tây means western side

tây

tây — West; western direction or region

bắc

bắc — North; northern direction or region

Đất

đất — Land, earth, ground; territory or soil

Qua

qua — Through, via, past; to pass or cross

quan

quan — To observe; official; part of quan sát

sát

sát — Close, near; to observe carefully; inspection

xác

xác — To confirm, verify; corpse; exact determination

mình

mình — Oneself, body; reflexive pronoun in Vietnamese

vĩ

vĩ — Latitude; great; part of vĩ độ meaning latitude

độ

độ — Degree; vĩ độ means latitude degree measurement

phút

phút — Minute; unit of time or angular measurement

nam

nam — South; male; southern direction

Mười

mười — Ten; the number 10 in Vietnamese

hai

hai — Two; the number 2 in Vietnamese

thành

thành — To become; member; city; part of thành viên

viên

viên — Member, pill, round object; crew member

đoàn

đoàn — Group, team, delegation, crew of people

chết

chết — To die, dead; loss of life

vì

vì — Because of, due to; causal preposition

lao

lao — To labor; tuberculosis; part of lao động

động

động — Work, motion; lao động means labor or work

quá

quá — Too, excessively; surpassing a normal degree

sức

sức — Strength, force, capacity; physical ability

thức

thức — Food; to stay awake; type or kind

ăn

ăn — To eat; food; thức ăn means food provisions

kém

kém — Poor quality, inferior, lacking; worse than

còn

còn — Still, remaining; and also; yet existing

đều

đều — All, equally, every one of a group

trạng

trạng — State, condition; part of trạng thái or yếu ớt

yếu

yếu — Weak, feeble, lacking strength or energy

ớt

ớt — Chili pepper; yếu ớt means very weak

Vào

vào — Into, at, on; entering a time or place

vốn

vốn — Originally, capital; inherently or by nature

là

là — Is, are, to be; linking verb in Vietnamese

mùa

mùa — Season; mùa hè means summer season

hè

hè — Summer; hot season of the year

thời

thời — Time, weather, season; temporal reference

mù

mù — Blind, foggy; mù mịt means dense fog

mịt

mịt — Dense, dark; mù mịt means thick foggy

phát

phát — To discover, emit, issue; to detect something

tảng

tảng — Large flat rock, slab; chunk of stone

đá

đá — Rock, stone; to kick; rocky surface

cách

cách — Way, method; distance; separated from by

chưa

chưa — Not yet; has not done something yet

đầy

đầy — Full, filled; less than half a fathom

nửa

nửa — Half; one of two equal parts

sải

sải — Fathom; arm-span unit of nautical measurement

dây

dây — Rope, string, wire; cord or measuring line

gió

gió — Wind; moving air; weather-related term

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, forceful; intense wind

nỗi

nỗi — Such that; to the extent; emotional noun classifier

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, directly, immediately; right away

lập

lập — Immediately; to establish; lập tức means at once

tức

tức — Immediately; angry; lập tức means right away

vỡ

vỡ — To break, shatter, crack apart suddenly

tan

tan — To dissolve, scatter, break into pieces