Heart of Darkness — Page 13

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

sẵn

sẵn — Ready, available, or already prepared

sàng

sàng — Willing or ready, used in 'sẵn sàng'

làm

làm — To do, make, or perform an action

bất

bất — Any, every; prefix meaning 'not' or 'un-'

cứ

cứ — Just go ahead; any, regardless of condition

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or condition; a point or issue

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions and indefinite statements

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow someone something

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for older male

Đây

Đây — Here; this; used to introduce or point out something

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

một

một — One; the number one; indefinite article 'a'

ý

ý — Idea, thought, intention, or meaning

tưởng

tưởng — Idea or thought; to think or imagine

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent, wonderful, superb, or outstanding

vời

vời — Used in 'tuyệt vời' meaning wonderful or fantastic

quen

quen — To be acquainted with; familiar; to know someone

vợ

vợ — Wife; a man's female spouse

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

nhân

nhân — Person, figure; also means 'human' in compounds

vật

vật — Character, object, or creature; thing

rất

rất — Very, quite; intensifier modifying adjectives and adverbs

cao

cao — High, tall; elevated in rank or stature

cấp

cấp — Level, rank, or grade; to supply or provide

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear or transparent

Chính

Chính — Main, official, correct; used in government terms

quyền

quyền — Authority, power, rights; government administration

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

cả

cả — Both, all, even; inclusive of everything mentioned

người

người — Person, people; human being

có

có — To have; there is/are; to possess something

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot; large quantity

ảnh

ảnh — Photo, image; also pronoun for 'he' in southern dialect

hưởng

hưởng — To enjoy, benefit from; influence in 'ảnh hưởng'

với

với — With; to; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction

v.v

v.v — Abbreviation for 'vân vân' meaning et cetera, etc.

Bà

Bà — Older woman; grandmother; formal pronoun for women

ta

ta — She/he (informal); we; that person

quyết

quyết — Determined, resolute; to decide firmly

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, spirit; center of emotion or will

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient; to have enough of something

mọi

mọi — Every, all; each and every one

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair; something that happened

ầm

ầm — Loud noise; used in 'ầm ĩ' meaning noisy, uproarious

để

để — In order to; to put, place; so that

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, or aid someone

được

được — To be able to; to receive; indicates success or permission

bổ

bổ — To appoint to a position; nourishing; to supplement

nhiệm

nhiệm — Assignment, appointment; duty or responsibility

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, small vessel for water travel

trưởng

trưởng — Captain, chief, leader; head of a group

chiếc

Classifier for single vehicles, tools, or paired items

tàu

tàu — Ship, vessel, large boat; also train

hơi

hơi — Steam, vapor; slightly, a bit; breath

nước

nước — Water; country, nation; liquid

trên

trên — On, above, upon; higher position or surface

sông

sông — River; a large natural flowing waterway

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

đó

đó — That, there; referring to something previously mentioned

mong

mong — To hope, wish, or long for something

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, or wish for something

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, or recognize something

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle; matter, affair, or situation

dĩ

dĩ — Of course; used in 'dĩ nhiên' meaning naturally

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; used in 'dĩ nhiên' meaning of course

rồi

rồi — Already; done; then; indicates completion of action

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid; moving at high speed

Có

Có — To have; there is; indicates existence or possession

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look; seems like in 'có vẻ'

như

như — Like, as, such as; similar to something else

Công

Công — Company, work, public; used in 'Công ty'

ty

ty — Company, firm; used in 'công ty' meaning company

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already; indicates completed action

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news, information

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these things

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating undesirable action suffered

giết

giết — To kill, murder, or slay someone

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, fights, or trips

ẩu

ẩu — Careless, reckless; brawling in 'ẩu đả'

đả

đả — To fight, strike; brawl in 'ẩu đả'

bản

bản — Original, native; copy or version of something

địa

địa — Local, native; land or place; indigenous

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, chance; mechanism or muscle

hội

hội — Opportunity, occasion; association or society

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person informal pronoun

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something; to order

càng

càng — The more…the more; increasingly; even more so

thêm

thêm — More, additional; to add more of something

háo

háo — Eager, keen; used in 'háo hức' meaning excited

lên

lên — Up, upward; to go up; intensifier particle

đường

đường — Road, path, street; sugar; journey or way

Mãi

Mãi — Always, forever; for a long time; continuously

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

sau

sau — After, behind, later; subsequent in time or space

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort; deceased; stubbornly

gắng

gắng — To strive, endeavor; used in 'cố gắng' try hard

đi

đi — To go, walk; directional particle indicating movement away

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, seek something or someone

lại

lại — Again; back; to come back; contrary action

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; and also; to remain

sót

sót — Remaining, leftover; to be left behind or overlooked

thi

thi — Corpse; to take an exam; poetry

thể

thể — Body; form; used in 'thi thể' meaning corpse

mới

mới — New; only then; recently; just now

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen; to be told something

nói

nói — To speak, say, tell; to talk about something

cãi

cãi — To argue, dispute, quarrel verbally with someone

vã

vã — Quarrel; used in 'cãi vã' meaning to argue, bicker

ban

ban — Department, committee; initial; used in 'ban đầu'

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; first; initially in 'ban đầu'

xuất

xuất — To depart, originate, export; start out

phát

phát — To originate, emit, issue; used in 'xuất phát'

từ

từ — From; since; word; preposition of origin or time

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning of something

lầm

lầm — To mistake, misunderstand; error in 'hiểu lầm'

về

về — About, regarding; to return home; concerning

mấy

mấy — A few, several; how many; some unspecified number

con

con — Child; classifier for animals; offspring

gà

gà — Chicken; domestic fowl kept for eggs or meat

mái

mái — Female (of birds); roof; hen in 'gà mái'

Đúng

Đúng — Correct, right, exact; true or accurate

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that; that's right; therefore

hai

hai — Two; the number two

đen

đen — Black; dark-colored; unlucky in some contexts

tên

tên — Name; a person's given name or identifier

gã

gã — Guy, fellow; informal or slightly derogatory for man

Đan

Đan — Danish; used in 'Đan Mạch' meaning Denmark

Mạch

Mạch — Used in 'Đan Mạch' meaning Denmark; pulse or vein

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; emotion or feeling

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, find; to perceive something

mình

mình — Oneself; body; informal first or second person pronoun

thiệt

thiệt — Real, true; to suffer a loss; disadvantaged

thòi

thòi — Disadvantaged, shortchanged; used in 'thiệt thòi'

theo

theo — According to; to follow; in accordance with

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; how something is done

nào

nào — Which, what; any; used in questions or indefinite reference

thương

thương — Trade, commerce; to love, pity; wound or injury

vụ

vụ — Affair, deal, case; classifier for business matters

vì

vì — Because, for, due to; causal conjunction

hắn

hắn — He, him; third person pronoun with negative connotation

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water; riverbank or coastline

bắt

bắt — To catch, seize, arrest; to begin, start

dùng

dùng — To use, utilize, employ something for a purpose

gậy

gậy — Stick, cane, club; a rod used as a weapon

đánh

đánh — To hit, beat, strike; to fight or attack

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter; directional particle inward

tộc

tộc — Tribe, clan, ethnic group or family lineage

làng

làng — Village; a small rural community or settlement

Ồ

Ồ — Oh! Exclamation expressing surprise or realization

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negative adverb stronger than 'không'

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; used in 'ngạc nhiên' meaning astonished

chút

chút — A little bit, a small amount; slightly

đồng

đồng — Together, same; Vietnamese currency unit; copper

thời

thời — Time, era, period; used in 'đồng thời' meaning simultaneously

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of; to understand something

sinh

sinh — Born, live; life; used in 'sinh ra' meaning born

hiền

hiền — Gentle, kind, mild-mannered; meek in nature

lành

lành — Good-natured, gentle, wholesome; healed or well

trầm

trầm — Quiet, reserved, deep; calm and introverted in manner

lặng

lặng — Silent, quiet, still; used in 'trầm lặng' introverted

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one, first

từng

từng — Each, every; once, ever; formerly in the past

chân

chân — Foot, leg; genuine, true; foundation or base

Chắc

Chắc — Sure, certain, probably; firm or solid

chắn

chắn — Certainly; to block; used in 'chắc chắn' definitely

thật

thật — True, real, genuine; truly, really, indeed

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction contrasting ideas

ở

ở — To live, stay, be at; preposition indicating location

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, beyond, exterior; in addition to

vài

vài — A few, several, some; small indefinite number

năm

năm — Year; five; the number 5

phục

phục — To serve; to admire; to restore; prostrate

nghiệp

nghiệp — Career, profession, industry; karma or vocation

đấy

đấy — There, that; emphasis particle indicating assertion

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic; used in 'lẽ ra' meaning should have

cuối

cuối — End, last, final; at the end of something

cùng

cùng — Together; final; used in 'cuối cùng' meaning finally

cần

cần — To need, require, must; necessary or essential

phải

phải — Must, have to; right, correct; to be obliged

khẳng

khẳng — To affirm, assert; used in 'khẳng định' to confirm

định

định — To define, determine, confirm; fixed or planned

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, feelings; inner self or interior

tự

tự — Self, oneself; auto-; used in self-related compounds

trọng

trọng — To respect, value; important; used in 'tự trọng' self-respect