Harrigan — Page 3

Vocabulary

Anh

Anh — He, him, or older brother (pronoun)

ta

ta — We, us, or informal first-person pronoun

thả

thả — To release, let go, or set free

bộ

bộ — Set, ministry, or classifier for suits/sets

ra

ra — To go out, come out, outward direction

bến

bến — Dock, pier, or terminal for transport

tàu

tàu — Ship, boat, or large vessel

và

và — And, connecting two words or clauses

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, gaze, or observe something

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

sợi

sợi — Classifier for strings, threads, or fibers

dây

dây — Rope, wire, or cord

cuối

cuối — Last, final, or end of something

cùng

cùng — Together, same, or utmost extreme

được

được — To be able to, allowed, or obtained

tháo

tháo — To untie, remove, or disassemble something

Con

Con — Child, classifier for animals and small objects

không

không — No, not, negation particle in Vietnamese

lớn

lớn — Large, big, or grown up in size

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, or straight

cả

cả — All, even, or entire amount included

trong

trong — Inside, within, or clear and transparent

bóng

bóng — Shadow, silhouette, or ball (sports)

tối

tối — Dark, darkness, or nighttime

nó

nó — It, he, she (informal third-person pronoun)

trông

trông — To look, appear, or watch over something

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continue to, unchanged situation

có

có — To have, exist, or possess something

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or seeming quality

ảm đạm

ảm đạm — Gloomy, dreary, bleak in atmosphere

tồi

tồi — Bad, poor quality, or morally corrupt

tàn

tàn — Remnant, faded, or cruel and brutal

tồi tàn

tồi tàn — Wretched, miserable, in very poor condition

đoán

đoán — To guess, predict, or speculate about something

rằng

rằng — That (conjunction introducing a clause)

dù

dù — Although, even though, regardless of circumstances

hay

hay — Or, interesting, or often/frequently

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, or young in size

con

con — Child, classifier for animals or small things

thuyền

thuyền — Small boat or vessel on water

này

này — This, these (demonstrative pronoun near speaker)

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall (future tense marker)

chở

chở — To carry, transport, or haul passengers/cargo

thủy

thủy — Water, nautical (prefix in compounds)

thủy thủ

thủy thủ — Sailor, seaman working aboard a ship

đoàn

đoàn — Group, team, or delegation of people

thủy thủ đoàn

thủy thủ đoàn — Ship's crew working together onboard

của

của — Of, belonging to (possessive particle)

đến

đến — To arrive at, reach, or come to

một

một — One, a/an (indefinite article equivalent)

vùng

vùng — Region, area, or zone of land

xa

xa — Far, distant, or remote in location

xôi

xôi — Sticky rice (food); also remote in xa xôi

xa xôi

xa xôi — Far away, remote, distant place or location

nào

nào — Which, any, some (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)

đó

đó — There, that (demonstrative pronoun at distance)

trên

trên — Above, on top of, upper position

thế

thế — World, posture, or such/so (particle)

giới

giới — World, realm, or boundary/limit

thế giới

thế giới — The world, global earth and its inhabitants

do

do — Due to, because of, caused by

nơi

nơi — Place, location, or specific spot

đáng

đáng — Worth, deserving, or worthy of something

mơ

mơ — To dream, daydream, or apricot fruit

ước

ước — To wish, desire, or estimate approximately

mơ ước

mơ ước — To dream of, wish for something desired

Một

Một — One, a (numeral and indefinite article)

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, or accent of speech

nói

nói — To speak, talk, or say something

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, or healthy

mạnh mẽ

mạnh mẽ — Powerful, strong, forceful in manner

phát

phát — To issue, emit, or deliver a command

lệnh

lệnh — Order, command, or decree given officially

từ

từ — From, since, or word/vocabulary item

boong

boong — Deck of a ship or vessel

cứng

cứng — Hard, rigid, stiff in texture or manner

rắn

rắn — Hard, firm, or snake (animal)

cứng rắn

cứng rắn — Firm, resolute, unyielding in character or tone

với

với — With, along with, to (preposition)

âm

âm — Sound, tone, or negative/yin element

vang

vang — Resonant, resounding, echoing loudly

âm vang

âm vang — Resonant sound, echoing tone or reverberation

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, language, or classifier for sounds

sắt

sắt — Iron (metal), firm or unyielding

đập

đập — To hit, strike, or dam (water barrier)

vào

vào — Into, to enter, or toward inside

ngước

ngước — To look upward, raise eyes toward something

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise or go up

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle for abstract nouns

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, or acknowledge something

bất

bất — Un-, not (negative prefix in Sino-Vietnamese)

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect, unexpected, or surprise

bất ngờ

bất ngờ — Unexpected, surprising, sudden occurrence or event

dưới

dưới — Below, under, or lower position

ánh

ánh — Ray, gleam, or light shining briefly

sáng

sáng — Light, bright, or morning time

ánh sáng

ánh sáng — Light, illumination from a source

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles, items

đèn

đèn — Lamp, light, or lantern for illumination

lồng

lồng — Cage, lantern frame, or to insert into

đèn lồng

đèn lồng — Lantern, decorative light in a frame

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing something

đưa

đưa — To give, lead, or sway back and forth

đung đưa

đung đưa — Swinging, swaying gently back and forth

anh

anh — Older brother, or he (familiar pronoun)

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, or feel something

Nếu

Nếu — If (conditional conjunction in Vietnamese)

ông

ông — Mr., grandfather, or respectful male pronoun

là

là — To be, is/are (linking verb)

người

người — Person, human being, or people

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, or to point at something

chỉ huy

chỉ huy — Commander, to command or lead a group

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm, or probably

chắc chắn

chắc chắn — Certainly, definitely, without a doubt

cảng

cảng — Port, harbor for ships and vessels

Nước

Nước — Water, country, or liquid in general

đen

đen — Black, dark in color

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, or current/modern

giữa

giữa — Middle, between, or amid something

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, merely (restrictive adverb)

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, or when (time word)

nữa

nữa — More, again, or further (additive particle)

thôi

thôi — Only, that's all, stop (final particle)

nằm

nằm — To lie down, be located horizontally

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, beyond, or external

tầm

tầm — Range, reach, or extent of something

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, ponder, or reflect

suy nghĩ

suy nghĩ — To think, thought, or mental reflection

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

quyết

quyết — To decide, resolve, or determine firmly

định

định — To plan, intend, or set/fix something

quyết định

quyết định — To decide, make a decision firmly

cho

cho — To give, for, or allow someone something

lùi

lùi — To step back, retreat, or move backward

lại

lại — Again, back, or return to previous state

vài

vài — A few, several (small indefinite number)

bước

bước — Step, pace, or stride while walking

để

để — To put, let, in order to (purpose)

ý

ý — Idea, mind, or meaning, intention

khoảng

khoảng — Approximately, space, or gap between things

hở

hở — Gap, opening, or exposed space in something

lan can

lan can — Railing, banister, or guardrail on structure

tấm

tấm — Classifier for flat objects like boards, sheets

ván

ván — Plank, wooden board, or game round

cầu

cầu — Bridge, to request, or ball (sports)

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, or draw something toward

rồi

rồi — Already done, then, afterward (particle)

chạy

chạy — To run, flee, or operate/function

hết

hết — All used up, finished, completely exhausted

tốc

tốc — Speed, swift (part of tốc lực/tốc độ)

lực

lực — Force, strength, or power

tốc lực

tốc lực — Full speed, maximum force or velocity

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance

vọt

vọt — To leap suddenly, shoot forward quickly

nhảy vọt

nhảy vọt — To leap forward suddenly or make a big jump

cao

cao — High, tall, or elevated in position

trung

trung — Middle, loyal (part of compounds)

Ba

Ba — Three; father (informal); or proper name

ở

ở — At, in, to live/stay at a place

la

la — To shout, yell, or scream loudly

kinh ngạc

kinh ngạc — Astonished, greatly surprised or amazed

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

đáp

đáp — To land, answer, or respond to something

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, to descend or go down

mép

mép — Edge, rim, or corner of surface

loạng choạng

loạng choạng — Staggering, unsteady, wobbling while moving

ngã

ngã — To fall down, tumble over accidentally

chúi

chúi — To lurch or pitch forward suddenly

về

về — About, toward, or to return home

phía

phía — Direction, side, or toward a direction

trước

trước — Before, front, or previous in time/space

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, or first/top of something

gối

gối — Knee, or pillow for resting head

đứng

đứng — To stand, be upright, or stop moving

dậy

dậy — To get up, rise from lying/sitting position

phủi

phủi — To brush off, dust off something lightly

mèo

mèo — Cat (domestic feline animal)

vừa

vừa — Just (recently), both, or fitting/appropriate

rơi

rơi — To fall, drop, or tumble from height

hàng

hàng — Row, goods/merchandise, or vendor stall

rào

rào — Fence, barrier, or to fence something off

hàng rào

hàng rào — Fence, barrier, or railing enclosing an area

đất

đất — Earth, land, soil, or ground

ai

ai — Who, someone (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)

Tôi

Tôi — I, me (first-person formal pronoun)

tăng

tăng — To increase, raise, or add to amount

tăng cường

tăng cường — To reinforce, strengthen, or increase capacity

Và

Và — And (conjunction connecting words or clauses)

các

các — Plural marker for definite group of things

bậc

bậc — Step, rung, level, or rank/grade

thang

thang — Ladder, staircase, or scale/range

bậc thang

bậc thang — Steps, staircase, or ladder rungs

buồng

buồng — Cabin, room, or compartment on vessel

lái

lái — To steer, drive, or helm of a vessel

buồng lái

buồng lái — Pilot house, wheelhouse, or cockpit of vessel

Ở

Ở — At, in, to live or be located somewhere

đại

đại — Great, large, or first (Sino-Vietnamese prefix)

phó

phó — Deputy, vice-, or assistant officer

đại phó

đại phó — First mate, chief officer on a ship

nhị

nhị — Second, two (Sino-Vietnamese numeral)

nhị phó

nhị phó — Second mate, second officer on a ship