Harrigan — Page 2

Vocabulary

Khu

Area, zone, or district of a place

vực

Region, area; also deep abyss

tuần

Week; also to patrol or make rounds

tra

To inspect, investigate, or check

của

Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

hắn

He or him, often with negative connotation

yên

Calm, peaceful, quiet, undisturbed

tĩnh

Still, tranquil, motionless, silent

Tôi

I, me; first-person singular pronoun

có

To have; auxiliary verb indicating existence

nên

Should, ought to; therefore, so

bảo

To tell, instruct, or advise someone

đến

To come, arrive, or go to

cùng

Together with, along with someone

chúng

They, them; plural pronoun for group

ta

We, us; also informal first-person pronoun

không

No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese

người

Person, people, human being

trung

Middle, central; loyal, faithful

sĩ

Soldier, officer, or educated person

nở

To bloom, blossom, or spread open

nụ

Bud; used in nụ cười meaning smile

cười

To smile or laugh

rồi

Then, already, afterward, done

ngước

To tilt or raise one's head upward

nhìn

To look at, gaze, observe

và

And; coordinating conjunction joining clauses

dõi

To follow, track, or watch closely

theo

To follow, pursue, go along with

đôi

Pair, couple; classifier for paired items

vai

Shoulder; also role or part in something

rộng

Wide, broad, spacious, expansive

đàn

Group, herd; also a stringed instrument

ông

Mr., grandfather; respectful term for older man

tóc

Hair on the head

đỏ

Red color

đang

Currently doing; present tense marker

tiến

To advance, move forward, progress

qua

Through, past, across, over

đám

Crowd, group, mass of people or things

đông

Crowded, many people; also east direction

như

Like, as, similar to something

mũi

Nose; also tip, point, or bow of vessel

thuyền

Boat, small vessel on water

lao

To rush, dart, thrust forward quickly

xuyên

To pierce through, penetrate, cross through

những

Plural marker for nouns, meaning several

con

Classifier for animals, children, waves

sóng

Wave on water surface

Đi

To go, walk, travel somewhere

tìm

To look for, search, seek out

nói

To speak, say, tell, talk

Nhưng

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

vẫn

Still, yet, continuing as before

tiếp

To continue, receive, connect to

tục

To continue; also custom, tradition

mà

But, yet; emphasis or contrast particle

chút

A little, a bit, small amount

lo

To worry, be anxious about something

ngại

To feel reluctant, apprehensive, concerned

phải

Must, have to; right, correct

vì

Because, for the reason that

anh

Older brother; respectful term for young man

quên

To forget, fail to remember

mất

To lose; indicates completed loss or absence

tên

Name of a person or thing

cảnh

Scene, scenery; also police in cảnh sát

sát

Close to; used in cảnh sát meaning police

đã

Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

quen

Familiar with, accustomed to, to know someone

với

With, together with, in relation to

việc

Work, task, matter, affair

đứng

To stand, be in standing position

dưới

Below, under, beneath something

mắt

Eye; also gaze, view, perspective

nghi

To suspect, doubt, be suspicious of

ngờ

To suspect; unexpected in không ngờ

pháp

Law, method; French in Pháp language

luật

Law, regulation, legal rule

Trong

In, inside, within a space or time

suốt

Throughout, all through a duration

năm

Year; also the number five

tháng

Month of the year

lang

To wander, roam aimlessly; village

mình

Oneself, body; informal first-person pronoun

điều

Thing, matter, point, issue

đó

That, there; demonstrative pronoun

luôn

Always, constantly, all the time

đeo

To wear, carry attached to body

bám

To cling, stick to, follow persistently

Sự

Nominalizer prefix turning verbs into nouns

xuất

To appear, emerge, come out

hiện

To appear, present; current, modern

đối

Opposite, facing; in relation to

mặt

Face; surface, front side of something

mặc

To wear clothing; despite, regardless

đồng

Same, together; field; Vietnamese currency unit

phục

Uniform; to admire, submit, restore

cũng

Also, too, as well, likewise

giống

Similar to, like, resembling something

tiếng

Sound, noise; language, voice

kèn

Horn, trumpet, wind instrument

trận

Battle, fight, match; classifier for events

ngựa

Horse, equine animal

binh

Soldier, troops, military personnel

Tuy

Although, even though, despite that

nhiên

However; natural, naturally occurring

đây

Here, this place, right here

là

To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

đêm

Night, nighttime

đầu

Head; first, beginning of something

tiên

First; fairy, immortal being

ở

To live, stay, be located at

rất

Very, extremely, quite, a lot

nhiều

Many, much, a lot of something

thứ

Thing, item; ordinal number marker

để

To put; in order to, so that

xem

To watch, see, look at something

làm

To do, make, work, perform

Anh

Older brother; you when addressing young man

thang

Ladder, stairs; classifier for medicine doses

các

Plural marker indicating several specific items

phố

Street, urban road, city street

giờ

Hour, time; now, at this moment

hướng

Direction, toward, to face a way

về

To return; toward, about, concerning

khu

Area, zone, district, neighborhood

Bản

Original, native; copy, version, instinct

năng

Energy, ability; used in bản năng meaning instinct

dẫn

To lead, guide, conduct someone somewhere

cái

Classifier for objects; that, the thing

giọng

Voice, tone, accent of speaking

nhỏ

Small, little, soft, quiet

nhẹ

Light, gentle, soft, mild

thầm

Quietly, in a whisper, silently

lặng

Silent, quiet, still, calm

dắt

To lead by hand, guide along

từ

From, since; word, character in writing

rắc

Trouble, complication; to sprinkle something

rối

Tangled, complicated, chaotic, messy

này

This, these; demonstrative pronoun nearby

sang

To cross over; elegant, other side

khác

Other, different, another, else

cả

All, entire, whole, even including

cuộc

Classifier for events, matches, journeys, life

đời

Life, lifetime, existence

Tại

At a place; because of, due to

một

One, a, an; the number one

góc

Corner, angle, nook of a place

dừng

To stop, halt, pause movement

lại

Again; to stay, come back, remain

nhóm

Group, team, cluster of people

ngang

Horizontal, across; level, equal

vòng

Circle, ring, loop, bracelet

hoa

Flower, blossom

Họ

They, them; third-person plural pronoun

hát

To sing a song

bằng

By means of, using; equal, flat

ngôn

Language, speech, words

ngữ

Language, dialect, linguistic system

mềm

Soft, tender, gentle, flexible

nguyên

Original, primary; intact, whole

âm

Sound, tone; negative, shade, female

thanh

Sound, clear, tone; pure, elegant

nước

Water; country, nation

lên

Up, upward, to rise or go up

rút

To withdraw, pull back, retract

xuống

Down, downward, to descend or go down

trên

On, above, on top of, upper

bãi

Beach, sandbank, flat open area

biển

Sea, ocean, large body of water

vô

Infinite, without limit; to enter

dịu

Gentle, mild, soft, soothing

dàng

Easy; used in dịu dàng meaning tender

lười

Lazy, sluggish, idle

biếng

Lazy, inactive; used in lười biếng meaning lazy

bầu

Gourd; atmosphere in bầu khí meaning ambiance

khí

Air, atmosphere, gas, spirit

Mọi

Every, all, each one without exception

đều

All, equally, every one of them

trở

To become, turn into, return

lắng

To settle, subside, listen attentively

trong

Clear, transparent; inside, within

thành

To become; city, wall, successful

kỳ

Strange, odd, wonderful; period of time

lạ

Strange, unfamiliar, foreign, unusual

nơi

Place, location, spot, where

Đông

East direction; also crowded, many

Tây

West direction; Western culture

gặp

To meet, encounter, come across

nhau

Each other, one another, mutually

giữa

In the middle of, between, among

lòng

Heart, mind, feelings; interior, core

Thái

Thai; great, peaceful in Thái Bình

Bình

Peaceful, calm; flat; vase container

Dương

Ocean; sun, yang, positive energy