Harrigan — Page 8

Vocabulary

Người

Người — Person, human being, individual

kia

kia — That, over there, the other

đã

đã — Past tense marker, already did something

chiến

chiến — To fight, battle, war-related

đấu

đấu — To fight, compete, struggle against

với

với — With, together with, against

tư

tư — Posture, position, private, personal

thế

thế — Posture, stance, situation, position

đứng

đứng — To stand, be upright, standing position

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, upright, direct, erect

cứng

cứng — Hard, stiff, rigid, firm

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, repeat, lift slightly

hai

hai — Two, the number two

chân

chân — Leg, foot, lower limb

dang

dang — To spread out, extend sideways

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious, expansive

để

để — To place, in order to, so that

dồn

dồn — To concentrate, push together, consolidate

toàn

toàn — Entire, whole, complete, all of

bộ

bộ — Set, whole body, ministry, department

trọng

trọng — Important, heavy, weight, significant

lượng

lượng — Amount, quantity, weight, measure

cơ

cơ — Muscle, mechanism, basic, fundamental

thể

thể — Body, form, type, physical form

vào

vào — Into, to enter, toward inside

từng

từng — Each, every, individual, once experienced

cú

cú — A blow, punch, hit, strike

đấm

đấm — To punch, strike with fist

hung

hung — Fierce, aggressive, violent, menacing

hăng

hăng — Enthusiastic, fierce, aggressive, eager

lao

lao — To rush, dash forward, hurl oneself

đi

đi — To go, move, walk, go away

lại

lại — Again, back, to come back

như

như — Like, as, similar to, such as

một

một — One, a, an, singular

con

con — Animal classifier, child, offspring

báo

báo — Leopard, panther; also newspaper

né

né — To dodge, evade, avoid quickly

tránh

tránh — To avoid, evade, dodge something

những

những — Those, the (plural marker), several

đòn

đòn — Blow, strike, attack move in fighting

tấn

tấn — To attack, assault, offensive strike

công

công — Attack, work, effort, public

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal, flat, using

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle, matter, affair, thing

lanh

lanh — Quick, agile, sharp, clever

lẹ

lẹ — Fast, quick, speedy, swift

mèo

mèo — Cat, feline animal

trong

trong — In, inside, within, clear

cử

cử — Movement, gesture, to send, appoint

động

động — Movement, motion, to move, action

khiến

khiến — To cause, make, lead to something

cả

cả — All, both, even, entire

tay

tay — Hand, arm, person skilled at something

đều

đều — Both, all, evenly, without exception

rảnh

rảnh — Free, unoccupied, available, having spare time

giáng

giáng — To strike down, deliver a blow

tựa

tựa — Like, resembling, leaning against, akin to

búa

búa — Hammer, mallet, striking tool

tạ

tạ — Sledgehammer, weight unit, heavy tool

Lúc

Lúc — At the time, moment when something occurs

này

này — This, these, right here, current

anh

anh — Older brother, male pronoun, he/him

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen, perceive sound

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, feel, notice

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise, language, voice, word

cười

cười — To laugh, smile, laughter

khúc

khúc — Section, piece, segment; giggling sound

khích

khích — Giggling, tittering sound component

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to, near

cạnh

cạnh — Beside, next to, edge, side

mình

mình — Oneself, body, self, intimate pronoun

Liếc

Liếc — To glance sideways, peek, dart eyes

qua

qua — Through, past, across, via, over

đuôi

đuôi — Tail, end, corner (of eye)

mắt

mắt — Eye, eyes, sight

người

người — Person, people, human, someone

đàn

đàn — Group, herd; musical instrument

ông

ông — Grandfather, old man, formal male pronoun

tóc

tóc — Hair (of head), hair strand

đen

đen — Black, dark-colored

bước

bước — Step, stride, to step, walk

trận

trận — Battle, fight, match, round of fighting

và

và — And, also, furthermore, connecting conjunction

trước

trước — Before, in front, ahead, previous

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, a set of two

dài

dài — Long, lengthy, extended in length

phóng

phóng — To launch, throw, dash, release

ra

ra — Out, outward, to exit, emerge

thanh

thanh — Sound, tone, slim, a rod or bar

Đó

Đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

là

là — Is, are, to be, equals

cảnh

cảnh — Scene, scenery, sight, view, situation

tượng

tượng — Image, statue, figure, appearance

hào

hào — Heroic, grand, trench, moat

hùng

hùng — Heroic, mighty, brave, powerful

Một

Một — One, a certain, a single thing

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, something abstract

gì

gì — What, something, anything (question word)

đó

đó — That, there, that thing over there

trái

trái — Heart (trái tim), fruit, left side

tim

tim — Heart, the cardiac organ

phồng

phồng — To swell, puff up, expand, inflate

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise, go up

dâng

dâng — To rise, well up, offer, surge

căng

căng — Tight, tense, stretched, full to bursting

nghẹn

nghẹn — Choked, constricted, unable to speak

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot, where

cổ

cổ — Neck, throat, ancient, old

họng

họng — Throat, gullet, barrel of a gun

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence, once more

nữa

nữa — More, again, another time, still

bùng

bùng — To burst, blaze up, flare suddenly

phát

phát — To issue, burst out, emit, send forth

thành

thành — Into, become, city wall, to form

thét

thét — To shout, scream, yell loudly

vang

vang — To resound, echo, ring out loudly

dội

dội — To resound, reverberate, echo strongly

trên

trên — On, above, upper, on top of

đầu

đầu — Head, top, beginning, tip

lưỡi

lưỡi — Tongue, blade of a knife or tool

Những

Những — Those, the (plural marker), several things

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often negative), individual, fellow

bất

bất — Un-, not, without (negative prefix)

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, fortune; bất hạnh means unfortunate

đối

đối — To face, opposite, toward, against

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, to face, confront

các

các — The (plural), various, all (classifier)

đoàn

đoàn — Group, delegation, troop, corps, unit

quân

quân — Army, troops, soldier, military force

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of, understand

ấy

ấy — That, those, the aforementioned (demonstrative)

lính

lính — Soldier, private, military personnel

không

không — Not, no, zero, without, negation

họ

họ — They, them, their, those people

dừng

dừng — To stop, halt, pause movement

chốc

chốc — A moment, short while, brief instant

khác

khác — Different, other, another, else

còn

còn — Still, remaining, yet, also, but

làm

làm — To do, make, work, cause

nhuệ

nhuệ — Sharp, keen (nhuệ khí = fighting spirit)

khí

khí — Spirit, air, gas, energy, morale

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

suy

suy — To decline, weaken, deteriorate, decrease

giảm

giảm — To decrease, reduce, diminish, lessen

hơn

hơn — More, more than, comparative marker

khua

khua — To wave, swing, brandish, clatter

xe

xe — Vehicle, car, bicycle, transport

tuần

tuần — Week, patrol, to patrol an area

tra

tra — To investigate, examine, patrol (xe tuần tra)

sát

sát — Close to, near, tight against something

khi

khi — When, at the time, while

nó

nó — It, he, she (informal), that thing

đột

đột — Sudden, abrupt (đột ngột = suddenly)

ngột

ngột — Sudden, abrupt (part of đột ngột)

toán

toán — Group, squad, small unit of people

dự

dự — Reserve, to prepare, participate, standby

bị

bị — Passive marker, to suffer, reserve unit

ùa

ùa — To rush in, swarm, flood in suddenly

Đây

Đây — Here, this is, right here

lúc

lúc — Time, moment, when, at the point

chúng

chúng — We, they, us, those people

ta

ta — We, us, I (inclusive first person)

tàn

tàn — To end, finish, over, remnant, ashes

rồi

rồi — Already, done, finished, then, past marker

thở

thở — To breathe, take a breath

hổn

hổn — Panting, gasping (hổn hển = out of breath)

nói

nói — To say, speak, tell, talk

đồng

đồng — Fellow, comrade, same, Vietnamese currency

đội

đội — Team, squad, to wear on head

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however, yet, nevertheless

ôi

ôi — Oh, exclamation of emotion or surprise

bạn

bạn — Friend, you (informal), companion

ơi

ơi — Hey, oh (vocative, calling someone)

tôi

tôi — I, me, first person singular pronoun

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, consider, reflect

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, very, indeed

tuyệt

tuyệt — Wonderful, excellent, superb, amazing

vời

vời — Wonderful (tuyệt vời = great, wonderful)

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, draw, extend

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within, during

khoảnh

khoảnh — Moment, instant (khoảnh khắc = a moment)

khắc

khắc — Moment, to carve, engrave, quarter hour

cao

cao — High, tall, peak, elevated

trào

Climax, surge, peak moment of intensity

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, accent, manner of speaking

đặc

đặc — Thick, dense, characteristic, specific

sệt

sệt — Very thick, concentrated, heavy (accent)

tràn

tràn — To overflow, flood, brim over, fill

ngập

ngập — Flooded, overflowing, submerged, filled with

môi

môi — Lip, lips of the mouth

Tàn

Tàn — End, over, finished, remnant, ashes

cái

cái — Classifier for objects, thing, what (emphatic)

quái

quái — Strange, bizarre, damn (mild expletive)

gằn

gằn — To growl, mutter angrily, speak harshly

Theo

Theo — According to, to follow, along with

cậu

cậu — You (to younger/equal male), young man

bé

bé — Small, little, young child

Và

Và — And, as well as, connecting words

cúi

cúi — To bow, bend down, lower head

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, to descend, go down

bò

bò — To crawl, creep; also cow/cattle

mộng

mộng — Dream, illusion, fantasy, hope

đám

đám — Crowd, group, gathering, bunch of people

đông

đông — Crowded, east, winter, many people

chợt

chợt — Suddenly, all of a sudden, abruptly

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight, at once

lập

lập — Immediately (ngay lập tức), to establish

tức

tức — Immediately, angry, at once, irritated

Anh

Anh — Older brother, he (male), England

áp

áp — To press against, pressure, push close

vai

vai — Shoulder, role, character in a play

hông

hông — Hip, flank, side of the body