Heart of Darkness — Page 14

Vocabulary

Vì

Vì — Because; used to introduce a reason

vậy

vậy — So, therefore; used to indicate consequence

hắn

hắn — He, him; third-person pronoun, often contemptuous

đánh

đánh — To hit, beat, strike someone

đập

đập — To smash, beat, pound repeatedly

tên

tên — Name; also a contemptuous pronoun for a person

da

da — Skin; the outer covering of a body

đen

đen — Black; dark in color

già

già — Old, aged; advanced in years

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

thương

thương — To feel compassion or love for someone

tiếc

tiếc — To regret, feel sorry about something

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

đám

đám — A crowd, group, or cluster of people

đông

đông — Crowded, many people; also means east

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great in size or number

người

người — Person, people; human being

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive marker

đứng

đứng — To stand, be in a standing position

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, watch, observe something

sững

sững — To freeze, stop suddenly in shock

sờ

sờ — To touch, feel with the hands

cho

cho — To give; for, in order to

đến

đến — To arrive, come to; until, up to

nào

nào — Which, what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

được

được — To be able to; receive or obtain something

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, recount a story

là

là — To be; linking verb identifying or describing

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects

trai

trai — Boy, son; male child or young man

tù

tù — Prisoner; related to captivity or imprisonment

trưởng

trưởng — Chief, head, leader of a group

cơn

cơn — A fit, bout, or episode of something

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolute, extreme; used in compound expressions

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation; longing for something

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something or someone

ông

ông — Mr., grandfather; respectful term for older man

kêu

kêu — To cry out, call, shout or make noise

la

la — To shout, yell, scream loudly

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

thử

thử — To try, attempt, test something

đâm

đâm — To stab, thrust a pointed weapon into

nhát

nhát — A stab, strike; classifier for thrusting blows

giáo

giáo — A spear, lance; long-handled thrusting weapon

vào

vào — Into, in; indicating entry or direction inward

đàn

đàn — Herd, flock, group of animals

trắng

trắng — White; light or pale in color

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

tất

tất — All, entire; used in compound tất cả

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; used in tất nhiên meaning of course

nó

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

xuyên

xuyên — To pierce through, penetrate something completely

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, not difficult

dàng

dàng — Easily; used in dễ dàng meaning easily

giữa

giữa — Between, in the middle of something

hai

hai — Two; the number two

bả

bả — Shoulder blade area; used in bả vai

vai

vai — Shoulder; upper part of the arm joint

Rồi

Rồi — Then, after that; indicating sequence of events

toàn

toàn — Whole, entire, all of something

bộ

bộ — Whole set; ministry; classifier for sets

dân

dân — People, population, citizens of a community

làng

làng — Village; small rural community or settlement

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, leave behind, give up

chạy

chạy — To run, flee quickly from somewhere

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle; dense wooded area

lo

lo — To worry, be anxious about something

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient; all kinds of

loại

loại — Type, kind, sort, category

tai

tai — Ear; also used in tai họa meaning disaster

họa

họa — Disaster, calamity, misfortune

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

xảy

To occur, happen, take place

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional complement

tàu

tàu — Ship, boat, vessel; also means Chinese

hơi

hơi — Steam, vapor; slightly, a little bit

nước

nước — Water; country, nation

mà

mà — But, yet; emphatic or contrastive particle

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; to point, indicate direction

huy

huy — To command, direct; used in chỉ huy

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; inclusive adverb

rời

rời — To leave, depart, separate from something

đi

đi — To go; directional complement meaning away

hoảng

hoảng — Panicked, alarmed, frightened suddenly

loạn

loạn — Chaotic, disorderly, in confusion

tệ

tệ — Bad, poor in quality or condition

hại

hại — Harmful, damaging; used in tệ hại meaning terrible

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath something

sự

sự — Nominalizer; turns verbs/adjectives into nouns

điều

điều — Thing, matter; to control, manage

khiển

khiển — To control, command; used in điều khiển

kỹ

kỹ — Engineer; thorough, careful, skilled

sư

sư — Master, teacher, expert; used in kỹ sư engineer

tin

tin — To trust, believe; news, information

Sau

Sau — After, behind, later in time

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently; used in dường như

như

như — Like, as, such as; seems like

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone; interrogative pronoun

bận

bận — Busy; to be occupied with something

tâm

tâm — Mind, heart; used in bận tâm meaning to care

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

hài

hài — Bones, remains; comedic; used in hài cốt

cốt

cốt — Bones, skeleton; essential core of something

lên

lên — Up, upward; directional complement going up

đường

đường — Road, path, way; sugar

thay

thay — To replace, substitute, take the place of

thế

thế — Position, place; like that, so

vị

vị — Position, rank; classifier for people respectfully

trí

trí — Position, location; intellect, mind

ta

ta — We, us; I, me in informal contexts

Tuy

Tuy — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

để

để — To let, allow; in order to, so that

yên

yên — Calm, peaceful, still; to leave alone

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

cuối

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

cùng

cùng — Together; at the same time; final, utmost

có

có — To have, there is/are; existential verb

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, chance; muscle

hội

hội — Meeting, association; opportunity in cơ hội

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter someone

tiền

tiền — Money; before, previous, preceding

nhiệm

nhiệm — Duty, responsibility; predecessor in tiền nhiệm

mình

mình — Oneself, body; first-person informal pronoun

thì

thì — Then; topic marker or conditional particle

cỏ

cỏ — Grass, weeds; low-growing ground plants

mọc

mọc — To grow, sprout, emerge from the ground

qua

qua — Through, across, past; to pass by

các

các — The (plural); classifier for multiple things

xương

xương — Bone, bones of the skeleton

sườn

sườn — Rib; hillside, slope

cao

cao — Tall, high; elevated in height

che

che — To cover, shield, hide from view

khuất

khuất — Hidden, obscured, out of sight

Tất

Tất — All, every; used in tất cả meaning all

cả

cả — All, whole, entire; even, including

đều

đều — All, equally; used before verb for universality

còn

còn — Still, yet; remain, be left over

Sinh

Sinh — To be born, live; life-related prefix

vật

vật — Thing, creature, object; to wrestle

siêu

siêu — Super, ultra, beyond normal; supernatural

ấy

ấy — That, those; demonstrative pronoun

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer something negative

đụng

đụng — To bump into, collide, touch accidentally

sau

sau — After, behind, later; rear

ngã

ngã — To fall down, tumble over

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; to go down

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting clauses

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses, buildings, stars

hoang

hoang — Deserted, wild, abandoned, uncultivated

những

những — The (plural); those, these multiple things

túp

túp — Classifier for thatched huts or small shelters

lều

lều — Hut, tent, small temporary shelter

há

há — Open wide, gaping; to open the mouth

hốc

hốc — Hollow, cavity, dark hole or socket

ngòm

ngòm — Pitch dark, very dark; gaping blackness

mục

mục — Rotten, decayed, decomposed wood or material

nát

nát — Crumbled, broken apart, deteriorated badly

nghiêng

nghiêng — Tilted, leaning, slanted to one side

ngả

ngả — Leaning over, falling to the side

bên

bên — Side, next to, beside something

hàng

hàng — Row, line; goods, merchandise; fence

rào

rào — Fence, barrier enclosing an area

đổ

đổ — To collapse, fall, pour out

sụp

sụp — To collapse, cave in, fall apart

Một

Một — One; a, an indefinite article

giáng

giáng — A blow, strike; to descend, fall upon

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot, site

quả

quả — Fruit; indeed, truly; classifier for fruits

thật

thật — True, real, genuine, indeed

Người

Người — People, persons; human beings

biến

biến — To disappear, vanish, transform

mất

mất — Lost, gone; to lose or disappear

Nỗi

Nỗi — A feeling, emotion; classifier for feelings

kinh

kinh — Terror, dread; scripture; capital city

hoàng

hoàng — Terror, panic; imperial, royal

điên

điên — Crazy, mad, insane, mentally unstable

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something

họ

họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

tan

tan — To scatter, dissolve, disperse

tác

tác — Scattered, dispersed; used in tan tác

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful; children

em

em — Younger sibling; younger person pronoun

khắp

khắp — Everywhere, throughout, all over a place

bụi

bụi — Dust; bush, shrub, thicket

rậm

rậm — Dense, thick vegetation or undergrowth

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negation of completed action

bao

bao — Ever, how much; bag, cover

giờ

giờ — Hour, time; now, at this time

trở

trở — To return, turn back, come back

lại

lại — Again; back; directional complement returning

Những

Những — Those, the plural; multiple items marker

gà

gà — Chicken; domestic fowl

rốt

rốt — Final, last; used in rốt cuộc meaning ultimately

cuộc

cuộc — Event, session; used in rốt cuộc finally

sao

sao — Why, how; star; to copy

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

Tôi

Tôi — I, me; first-person singular formal pronoun

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

ngọn

ngọn — Tip, top; classifier for flags, flames, trees

cờ

cờ — Flag, banner; chess game

tiến

tiến — To advance, move forward, progress

lấy

lấy — To take, get, obtain something

chúng

chúng — They, them; those things or people

dù

dù — Although, even though; umbrella

chính

chính — Main, primary, official; oneself, precisely

nhờ

nhờ — Thanks to, owing to; to rely on

vụ

vụ — Case, affair, matter, incident

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, affair

vinh

vinh — Honor, glory, glorious distinction

quang

quang — Glorious, bright; used in vinh quang glorious

này

này — This, these; demonstrative near the speaker

chức

chức — Position, rank, office, post

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previous

kịp

kịp — In time, manage to do before deadline

thực

thực — Real, actual; truly, in practice

bắt

bắt — To catch, seize, begin; compel

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start; bắt đầu means to start

hy

hy — Hope; used in hy vọng meaning to hope

về

về — About, concerning; to return home