Heart of Darkness — Page 15

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

chạy

chạy — To run or move quickly

ngược

ngược — Against, opposite, or in reverse direction

xuôi

xuôi — Downstream, forward, or in smooth direction

như

như — Like, as, or similar to something

điên

điên — Crazy, mad, or insane

để

để — To put, place, or in order to

chuẩn

chuẩn — Standard, accurate, or well-prepared

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating something negative happens

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting elements

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negates completed action

đầy

đầy — Full, filled, or complete

bốn

bốn — The number four

mươi

mươi — Tens unit in numbers, meaning 'tens'

tám

tám — The number eight

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, or o'clock

sau

sau — After, behind, or later in time

tôi

tôi — First person singular pronoun 'I' or 'me'

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

vượt

vượt — To overcome, cross over, or surpass

qua

qua — To pass through or across something

eo

eo — Strait, narrow passage of water

biển

biển — Sea, ocean, or large body of water

ra

ra — To go out, come out, or outward

mắt

mắt — Eye; also used in 'ra mắt' meaning debut

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple things

người

người — Person, people, or human being

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, or host

của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own, or intimate 'I/you'

ký

ký — To sign a document or agreement

hợp

hợp — To combine, suit, or be appropriate

đồng

đồng — Same, agree, or Vietnamese currency unit

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, or merely

vài

vài — A few, several, some small number

đến

đến — To arrive at, reach, or come to

một

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a/an'

thành

thành — City, to become, or succeed in doing

phố

phố — Street, urban area, or city district

mà

mà — But, yet, or emphatic conjunction

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, or when something occurs

nào

nào — Which, any, or interrogative pronoun

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or always without exception

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do or feel

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, or reflect on

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for buildings, tombs, or stars

mộ

mộ — Grave, tomb, or burial site

tô

tô — To paint, apply color or coating to

vôi

vôi — Lime, whitewash used on walls or surfaces

trắng

trắng — White color

Hẳn

Hẳn — Certainly, surely, or most likely

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

kiến

kiến — Ant; also means opinion or view

thôi

thôi — Just, only, or stop doing something

không

không — No, not, negation word

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, or come across

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, or challenging

khăn

khăn — Cloth, towel, or scarf; difficulty in compound

gì

gì — What; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

trong

trong — Inside, within, or in something

việc

Work, task, job, or matter to do

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, or find

trụ

trụ — Pillar, post, or headquarters base

sở

sở — Office, bureau, or place of work

Công

Công — Public, collective, or work; part of 'company'

ty

ty — Company or firm when combined with 'công'

Đó

Đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

cơ

cơ — Muscle, base, or opportunity; part of compounds

lớn

lớn — Large, big, or great in size

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker, number one

mọi

mọi — Every, all, or each without exception

đều

đều — All equally, evenly, or without exception

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk about

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun

Họ

Họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

sắp

sắp — About to, soon going to do something

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or to manage and direct

hành

hành — To act, carry out, or administer

đế

đế — Emperor, empire, or base of something

chế

chế — System, regime, or to manufacture

hải

hải — Sea, ocean; used in compound words

ngoại

ngoại — Foreign, outside, or external

kiếm

kiếm — To earn, seek, or find money/something

vô

vô — Countless, without, or to enter

số

số — Number, quantity, or fate

tiền

tiền — Money, currency, or in front of

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, or flat

buôn

buôn — To trade, buy and sell goods commercially

bán

bán — To sell goods or products

Một

Một — One; indefinite article 'a' before nouns

con

con — Child; classifier for animals or small paths

hẹp

hẹp — Narrow, tight, or limited in width

vắng

vắng — Quiet, deserted, or absent of people

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, or aspect of something

chìm

chìm — To sink, submerge, or be engulfed by

bóng

bóng — Shadow, shade, or silhouette

tối

tối — Dark, darkness, or nighttime

dày

dày — Thick, dense, or of great depth

đặc

đặc — Dense, thick, or solid in consistency

nhà

nhà — House, home, or building

cao

cao — Tall, high, or elevated in height

tầng

tầng — Floor, story of a building, or layer

cửa

cửa — Door, entrance, or opening

sổ

sổ — Notebook, register; 'cửa sổ' means window

với

với — With, together, or alongside something

rèm

rèm — Curtain or drape for windows or doors

chớp

chớp — Shutter, lightning flash, or to blink quickly

sự

sự — Nominalizing prefix for abstract nouns or events

im

im — Quiet, silent, or still

lặng

lặng — Silent, still, or calm and quiet

chết

chết — To die, dead, or deadly

cỏ

cỏ — Grass, weed, or small ground-level plants

mọc

mọc — To grow, sprout, or emerge from ground

xen

xen — To intersperse, insert between, or intermingle

giữa

giữa — Middle, between, or in the center of

tảng

tảng — Classifier for large flat rocks or stones

đá

đá — Stone, rock, or to kick with foot

vòm

vòm — Arch, vault, or dome-shaped structure

cổng

cổng — Gate, entrance gate to a compound or yard

xe

xe — Vehicle, car, bicycle, or means of transport

ngựa

ngựa — Horse

uy

uy — Authority, prestige, or imposing power

ở

ở — To live at, be located at, or stay

hai

hai — The number two

bên

bên — Side, beside, or next to something

cánh

cánh — Wing, panel of a door, or flap

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, or both of something

hé

hé — To slightly open or ajar

mở

mở — To open, unlock, or turn on

nặng

nặng — Heavy, serious, or severe in weight

lách

lách — To squeeze through or slip through narrow space

khe

khe — Crack, gap, or narrow opening in something

hở

hở — Open gap, exposed, or slightly parted

leo

leo — To climb, scale, or go up by gripping

lên

lên — Up, upward, or to go up somewhere

cầu

cầu — Bridge, stairs, or to request something

thang

thang — Ladder, staircase, or steps

được

được — Can, able to, or successfully accomplish something

quét

quét — To sweep, scan, or clean by brushing

dọn

dọn — To tidy up, clean, or clear away

sạch

sạch — Clean, tidy, or free from dirt

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker indicating will or shall

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet; contrast conjunction

trần

trần — Bare, naked, ceiling, or unadorned surface

trụi

trụi — Bare, stripped, or completely devoid of covering

khô

khô — Dry, dried out, or lacking moisture

khan

khan — Scarce, hoarse, or dry and barren

sa

sa — Sand; desert in compound 'sa mạc'

mạc

mạc — Desert; used in 'sa mạc' meaning desert

đầu

đầu — Head, top, beginning, or first

tiên

tiên — First, fairy, or celestial being

Hai

Hai — The number two; also a common name

phụ

phụ — Female, auxiliary, or supplementary role

nữ

nữ — Woman, female gender

mập

mập — Fat, chubby, or plump in body size

gầy

gầy — Thin, skinny, or lean body type

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down or be seated

trên

trên — On top of, above, or upper

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single items like vehicles or chairs

ghế

ghế — Chair, seat, or stool

có

có — To have, exist, or there is/are

đệm

đệm — Cushion, mattress, or padding material

rơm

rơm — Straw, dried grass used for stuffing

đang

đang — Progressive aspect marker indicating ongoing action

đan

đan — To knit, weave, or braid together

len

len — Wool, yarn used for knitting or weaving

đen

đen — Black color; dark

Người

Người — Person or people; human being

đứng

đứng — To stand upright or be standing

dậy

dậy — To get up, rise, or wake up

đi

đi — To go, walk, or travel

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, direct, or upright in posture

về

về — To return, go back, or about something

phía

phía — Direction, side, or toward a direction

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, or continuing as before

cúi

cúi — To bow, bend, or lower one's head

xuống

xuống — Down, downward, or to descend

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, or to point at something

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, or exactly accurate

bắt

bắt — To catch, grab, or begin doing something

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, or topic of conversation

tránh

tránh — To avoid, dodge, or get out of way

đường

đường — Road, path, way, or sugar

cho

cho — To give, for, or allow someone something

bà

bà — Grandmother, old woman, or respectful title

ta

ta — We, us, or informal first person pronoun

kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual, often with negative connotation

mộng

mộng — Dream, fantasy, or sleepwalking in compounds

du

du — To wander, travel; 'mộng du' means sleepwalking

mới

mới — New, just recently, or only then

dừng

dừng — To stop, halt, or pause movement

lại

lại — Again, back, or to remain in place

ngước

ngước — To look upward or raise one's eyes

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, gaze, or observe something

Chiếc

Chiếc — Classifier for single objects like clothing or vehicles

váy

váy — Skirt or dress worn by women

đơn

đơn — Simple, single, plain, or form/application

giản

giản — Simple, plain; used in 'đơn giản' meaning simple

vỏ

vỏ — Shell, covering, skin, or outer layer

bọc

bọc — To wrap, cover, or enclose something

ô

ô — Umbrella or parasol; also a grid square

quay

quay — To turn around, rotate, or spin

lời

lời — Word, speech, or profit in finance

rồi

rồi — Already, then, or indicating completed action

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, or conduct someone somewhere

vào

vào — Into, to enter, or inward direction

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber, or office space

chờ

chờ — To wait, await, or expect something

khai

khai — To declare, open, or fill out information

tên

tên — Name of a person or thing

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, or in the vicinity of