Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World — Page 5

Vocabulary

Tôi

First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

cực

Extremely, to the utmost degree

kỳ

Strange, unusual; also used to intensify meaning

mệt

Tired, fatigued, weary

mỏi

Aching, sore, worn out from exertion

và

Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases

cùng

Together with, along with, jointly

với

Preposition meaning 'with' or 'together with'

đó

That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something

cộng

To add, plus; combined together with something

thêm

Additional, more, to add something extra

cái

Classifier for objects; also means 'thing' generally

nóng

Hot, warm in temperature or weather

của

Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

thời

Time, period, era, season

tiết

Weather, climate; also a segment of time

khoảng

Approximately, about, roughly a certain amount

nửa

Half, one half of something

rượu

Alcoholic drink, wine, or liquor

mà

Conjunction meaning 'but', 'yet', or 'and yet'

tôi

First person singular pronoun, 'I' or 'me'

đã

Past tense marker indicating completed action

uống

To drink a liquid

khi

When, at the time that something occurred

rời

To leave, depart, separate from a place

tàu

Ship, boat, vessel for water travel

thấy

To see, feel, or perceive something

mình

Oneself, reflexive pronoun; also informal 'I'

rất

Very, extremely, quite intensifying an adjective

muốn

To want, desire, or wish for something

ngủ

To sleep, to rest in sleep

nằm

To lie down, recline on a surface

xuống

Down, downward, to go or move down

trên

On top of, above, upon a surface

bãi

Open ground, field, or flat open area

cỏ

Grass, lawn, green ground cover plant

ngắn

Short in length or height

mềm

Soft, tender, not hard or firm

ở

To be at, to live, preposition 'at'

say

Deeply absorbed; intoxicated or entranced by something

hơn

More than, comparative particle for comparison

bất

Any, every; negative prefix meaning 'un-' or 'not'

lần

Time, instance, occurrence of an event

nào

Any, which; used in questions or negatives

nhớ

To remember, recall, or miss someone

được

To be able to, to achieve or obtain

trong

Inside, within, in a place or period

cuộc

A bout, event, or course of life

đời

Life, lifetime, one's existence or living

theo

According to, following, based on something

tính

To calculate, reckon; nature or character

chín

Nine; also means ripe or well-cooked

tiếng

Hour; also means language, sound, or voice

đồng

Same, together; Vietnamese currency unit

hồ

Lake; also part of 'đồng hồ' meaning clock

vì

Because, for the reason that something happened

thức

To be awake, to stay awake consciously

dậy

To wake up, to rise from sleep

trời

Sky, heaven, weather, or the outdoors

vừa

Just, recently; also means fitting or suitable

hửng

To brighten slightly, as dawn begins breaking

sáng

Bright, light; morning time of the day

cố

To try hard, make an effort to do

gắng

To strive, exert oneself to accomplish something

đứng

To stand upright on one's feet

nhưng

But, however, conjunction showing contrast or exception

không

No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

thể

Can, be able to; form or body

nhúc

Part of 'nhúc nhích' meaning to budge or move

nhích

To budge, shift slightly, move a little

ngửa

Lying face-up, on one's back

phát

To discover, issue, emit; start of 'phát hiện'

hiện

To appear, reveal; present time

ra

Out, outward; directional particle away from speaker

rằng

That; conjunction introducing a reported clause

tay

Hand, arm; used for manual actions

chân

Foot, leg; lower limb of the body

bị

Passive marker indicating suffering an undesirable action

buộc

To tie, bind, fasten with rope or cord

chặt

Tight, firmly, tightly bound or secured

đất

Ground, earth, soil, land surface

mỗi

Each, every individual item or instance

bên

Side, beside, next to a place

mái

Roof; also used in 'mái tóc' meaning hair

tóc

Hair on one's head

vốn

Originally, naturally, by nature or inherently

dài

Long in length or duration

dày

Thick, dense, not thin

cũng

Also, too, as well, likewise

cách

Way, method; distance apart from something

tương

Similar, mutual; part of 'tương tự' meaning likewise

tự

Self, oneself; similarly, automatically

cảm

To feel, sense, perceive emotionally

nhận

To receive, recognize, perceive, acknowledge

nhiều

Many, much, a large quantity of something

sợi

Strand, thread, fiber, individual string

dây

Rope, cord, string, wire

mảnh

Thin, slender; a small piece or fragment

vắt

To drape across, hang over something

ngang

Across, horizontal, crosswise

qua

Through, across, past, over something

người

Person, human being, body of a person

từ

From, since; word, vocabulary item

nách

Armpit, the hollow under the upper arm

đến

To, until, reaching a destination or point

đùi

Thigh, upper leg between hip and knee

chỉ

Only, merely, just; to point at something

có

To have, there is, to exist

nhìn

To look, gaze, observe with eyes

lên

Up, upward, to rise or go higher

mặt

Face, surface; front side of something

bắt

To catch, seize, start, begin an action

đầu

Head; beginning, start of something

trở

To become, to turn, to return to state

nên

Should, ought to; therefore, thus

gay

Harsh, fierce; part of 'gay gắt' meaning intense

gắt

Sharp, harsh, intense, fierce in degree

ánh

Ray, beam, gleam of light

làm

To do, make, cause, perform an action

chói

Glaring, dazzling, blindingly bright light

mắt

Eye, the organ of sight

nghe

To hear, listen to sounds or speech

những

Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

ồn

Noisy, loud, making disturbing sounds

ào

Rushing, tumultuous; part of 'ồn ào' meaning noisy

lộn

Mixed up, tangled; part of 'lộn xộn' meaning chaotic

xộn

Disorderly, messy, chaotic and confused

xung

Around, surrounding; impulse or surge

quanh

Around, surrounding an area or object

tư

Private, personal; four; posture in 'tư thế'

thế

Posture, position, situation, condition

đang

Present tense marker indicating ongoing action

gì

What, something; used in questions about things

ngoài

Outside, beyond, exterior of something

bầu

Sky vault; gourd; also pregnant in some contexts

Một

One, a single; the number one

lúc

Moment, instant, a short time period

sau

After, behind, later in time

vật

Thing, object, creature, living being

sống

Alive, living; to live, to exist

di

To move, migrate; part of 'di chuyển'

chuyển

To move, transfer, shift from one place

trái

Left side; fruit; opposite or contrary

tiến

To advance, move forward, progress

nhẹ

Light in weight; gentle, softly done

nhàng

Gently, softly; part of 'nhẹ nhàng' meaning gently

phía

Direction, side, toward a certain area

trước

Front, before, ahead in space or time

ngực

Chest, breast, the front of the torso

gần

Near, close to, not far away

tận

All the way to, right up to, utterly

cằm

Chin, the lower part of the face

hết

All, completely, finished, used up entirely

mức

Level, extent, degree, limit of something

là

To be, is, am, are; linking verb

một

One, a, an; the number one

sinh

Living, life; to be born, to generate

hình

Shape, form, figure, appearance of something

cao

Tall, high in stature or elevation

sáu

Six, the number six

cầm

To hold, grasp, carry in one's hand

cung

Bow for shooting arrows; palace; arc

tên

Arrow; also means name of a person

lưng

Back, the rear side of the body

đeo

To wear, carry strapped on the body

bao

Quiver, pouch, bag; to cover or wrap