Heart of Darkness — Page 11

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

có

co — To have; auxiliary verb indicating possibility or existence

thể

the — Can; used with 'có' to express ability or possibility

nhìn

nhin — To look at; to gaze or observe something visually

hàng

hang — Row, line; classifier for hours meaning 'for hours'

giờ

gio — Hour; time unit or general reference to time

vào

vao — Into; preposition indicating direction or entry

Nam

Nam — South; directional word or part of proper names

Mỹ

My — America; commonly refers to the United States

hay

hay — Or; also means 'interesting' or 'often' contextually

châu

chau — Continent; used in names like châu Phi or châu Á

Phi

Phi — Africa; used in 'châu Phi' meaning the continent Africa

Úc

Uc — Australia; the country and continent in the south

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together

đắm

dam — To immerse; to sink deeply into something emotionally

mình

minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun or informal first person pronoun

trong

trong — In; inside; preposition indicating location or inclusion

tất

tat — All; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything or everyone

cả

ca — All; entire; used with 'tất' for emphasis of totality

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

vinh

vinh — Glory; honor; used in 'vinh quang' meaning glory

quang

quang — Bright, glorious; part of 'vinh quang' meaning glory

của

cua — Of; possessive particle indicating belonging or origin

sự

su — Nominalizer turning verbs or adjectives into abstract nouns

khám

kham — To explore; to examine; part of 'khám phá' meaning discovery

phá

pha — To break; part of 'khám phá' meaning to explore or discover

Vào

Vao — At; in; preposition used for time or entering a place

thời

thoi — Time; era; period of time in history or life

đó

do — That; there; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant

rất

rat — Very; intensifier adverb modifying adjectives or adverbs

nhiều

nhieu — Many; much; a large quantity or number of something

khoảng

khoang — Space; area; approximately; blank or empty area

trắng

trang — White; blank; describing an empty or unmarked space

trên

tren — On; above; preposition indicating position on a surface

mặt

mat — Face; surface; used in 'mặt đất' meaning ground surface

đất

dat — Earth; land; ground; the surface of the earth

khi

khi — When; conjunction or preposition indicating a time condition

tôi

toi — I; me; first person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

thấy

thay — To see; to feel; to perceive something visually or emotionally

một

mot — One; the number one; indefinite article in Vietnamese

chỗ

cho — Place; spot; a specific location or position

trông

trong — To look; to appear; to seem a certain way visually

đặc

dac — Special; particular; used in 'đặc biệt' meaning special

biệt

biet — Different; separate; part of 'đặc biệt' meaning special

hấp

hap — Attractive; part of 'hấp dẫn' meaning appealing or attractive

dẫn

dan — To lead; part of 'hấp dẫn' meaning attractive or fascinating

bản

ban — Map; copy; original document; part of 'bản đồ'

đồ

do — Map; diagram; part of 'bản đồ' meaning map

nhưng

nhung — But; however; conjunction showing contrast between clauses

chúng

chung — They; them; plural pronoun for non-human or mixed subjects

đều

deu — All; equally; indicating uniformity across multiple subjects

như

nhu — Like; as; similar to; used for comparisons

vậy

vay — So; like that; referring to a previously mentioned state

sẽ

se — Will; future tense marker indicating something yet to happen

đặt

dat — To place; to put; to set something down somewhere

ngón

ngon — Finger; toe; digit of the hand or foot

tay

tay — Hand; arm; body part used for gesturing or touching

lên

len — Up; onto; directional particle indicating upward movement

nói

noi — To say; to speak; to tell someone something verbally

Khi

Khi — When; at the time that; temporal conjunction or preposition

lớn

lon — Big; large; grown up; to grow in size or age

đến

den — To come; to arrive; preposition meaning 'to' or 'until'

nhớ

nho — To remember; to miss someone or something fondly

rằng

rang — That; complementizer introducing a reported speech clause

Bắc

Bac — North; directional word used in geographic references

Cực

Cuc — Pole; extreme; used in 'Bắc Cực' meaning North Pole

là

la — Is; are; to be; Vietnamese copula linking subject and predicate

nơi

noi — Place; location; a specific site or destination

Thế

The — So; such; that way; used in 'thế mà' meaning yet or but

mà

ma — But; yet; however; connective showing contrast or surprise

vẫn

van — Still; yet; continuing a state despite circumstances

chưa

chua — Not yet; indicating something hasn't happened so far

cũng

cung — Also; too; likewise; adverb indicating similarity or addition

không

khong — No; not; negation word used to negate verbs or adjectives

cố

co — To try hard; to make an effort; to strive

gắng

gang — To strive; to make effort; used in 'cố gắng' meaning to try

nữa

nua — More; anymore; further; indicating continuation or addition

Sức

Suc — Strength; force; power; capacity for physical or mental effort

hút

hut — To attract; to suck; pull; used in 'sức hút' meaning attraction

đã

da — Already; past tense marker indicating a completed action

tan

tan — To dissolve; to melt; to dissipate or vanish gradually

biến

bien — To disappear; to transform; part of 'tan biến' meaning to vanish

rồi

roi — Already; then; indicates completion or sequence of events

Những

Nhung — Plural marker indicating multiple items in a group

khác

khac — Other; different; another; indicating distinction from something

rải

rai — To scatter; to spread out; to distribute across an area

rác

rac — Scattered; trash; part of 'rải rác' meaning scattered about

khắp

khap — Throughout; all over; everywhere across an area

các

cac — Plural marker for definite nouns; the various items

bán

ban — Half; to sell; part of 'bán cầu' meaning hemisphere

cầu

cau — Ball; sphere; bridge; part of 'bán cầu' meaning hemisphere

số

so — Number; figure; quantity used for counting or identification

thôi

thoi — Only; just; stop; particle softening or limiting a statement

ta

ta — We; I; first person pronoun with a literary or collective tone

về

ve — About; to return; concerning; preposition with various uses

điều

dieu — Thing; matter; point; nominalizer for abstract concepts

Nhưng

Nhung — But; however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

còn

con — Still; remaining; yet; there is still something left

nhất

nhat — Most; superlative marker placed after adjectives in Vietnamese

trống

trong — Empty; hollow; blank; lacking content or occupants

rỗng

rong — Empty; hollow; used in 'trống rỗng' meaning completely empty

nếu

neu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation

từng

tung — Once; ever; each; indicating past experience or individuality

thèm

them — To crave; to desire strongly; to long for something

muốn

muon — To want; to desire; to wish for something

được

duoc — To be able to; to get; indicates successful completion

Thật

That — Really; truly; indeed; intensifier emphasizing truth or sincerity

lúc

luc — Moment; time; at a specific point in time

này

nay — This; here; demonstrative indicating something nearby or present

nó

no — It; he; she; third person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

Nó

No — It; third person pronoun referring to a previously mentioned subject

lấp

lap — To fill up; to cover; part of 'lấp đầy' meaning to fill

đầy

day — Full; filled; completely occupied with something

từ

tu — From; since; preposition indicating origin or starting point

thơ

tho — Childhood; poetry; used in 'thơ ấu' meaning early childhood

ấu

au — Young; early; used in 'thơ ấu' meaning childhood

bằng

bang — By means of; equal to; with; using as an instrument

con

con — Classifier for animals, rivers; child; offspring

sông

song — River; a large natural flowing body of water

hồ

ho — Lake; a large body of still water on land

tên

ten — Name; the word used to identify a person or place

gọi

goi — To call; to name; to summon someone or something

bí

bi — Secret; mysterious; part of 'bí ẩn' meaning mysterious

ẩn

an — Hidden; concealed; part of 'bí ẩn' meaning mysterious

thú

thu — Interesting; animal; part of 'thú vị' meaning interesting

vị

vi — Taste; flavor; part of 'thú vị' meaning interesting or fun

vùng

vung — Region; area; zone; a broad geographic area or territory

để

de — To; in order to; so that; indicating purpose or intent

cậu

cau — Young boy; you; informal pronoun for a younger male person

bé

be — Small; little; young child; adjective meaning tiny or small

mộng

mong — Dream; fantasy; used in 'mộng mơ' meaning to daydream

mơ

mo — To dream; to fantasize; used in 'mộng mơ' meaning dreaming

rực

ruc — Brilliant; blazing; part of 'rực rỡ' meaning brilliant or vivid

rỡ

ro — Bright; radiant; part of 'rực rỡ' meaning brilliantly colorful

trở

tro — To become; to return; part of 'trở thành' meaning to become

thành

thanh — To become; city; part of 'trở thành' meaning to turn into

tối

toi — Dark; night; gloomy; lacking light or brightness

tăm

tam — Dark; part of 'tối tăm' meaning very dark or gloomy

hùng

hung — Mighty; heroic; part of 'hùng vĩ' meaning majestic

vĩ

vi — Grand; majestic; part of 'hùng vĩ' meaning magnificent

bạn

ban — Friend; you; second person pronoun or noun for friend

giống

giong — To resemble; similar to; like something else in appearance

rắn

ran — Snake; hard; rigid; the reptile or adjective meaning firm

khổng

khong — Enormous; part of 'khổng lồ' meaning gigantic or huge

lồ

lo — Huge; part of 'khổng lồ' meaning a giant or enormous size

duỗi

duoi — To stretch out; to extend limbs or body outward

ra

ra — Out; outward; directional particle indicating outward movement

với

voi — With; together with; preposition indicating accompaniment

đầu

dau — Head; beginning; the top or front part of something

nằm

nam — To lie down; to be located; positioned horizontally

ở

o — At; in; to live at; preposition indicating location or residence

biển

bien — Sea; ocean; a large body of saltwater

thân

than — Body; trunk; self; the main part of a living thing

uốn

uon — To bend; to curve; to wind or twist into a shape

lượn

luon — To wind; to meander; to curve gently through a landscape

xa

xa — Far; distant; remote; far away from the current location

xôi

xoi — Far away; remote; part of 'xa xôi' meaning distant

rộng

rong — Wide; broad; spacious; having a large horizontal extent

đuôi

duoi — Tail; end; the rear or trailing part of something

mất

mat — To lose; to disappear; gone; no longer present

chiều

chieu — Depth; direction; afternoon; dimension of something

sâu

sau — Deep; profound; having great depth physically or figuratively

liền

lien — Immediately; right away; continuously without interruption