Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 1

Vocabulary

Vua

King; a royal ruler of a kingdom

và

And; used to connect words or phrases

những

Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

Hiệp

Component of 'knight'; chivalrous, united

sĩ

Scholar, warrior; used in compound 'knight'

Cao

High, tall, noble in status or rank

quý

Noble, precious, esteemed in rank or value

của

Of, belonging to; possessive particle

Bàn

Table; flat surface used for dining or work

Tròn

Round, circular in shape

bởi

By; indicates authorship or cause

TRONG

In, inside, within a place or time

HAI

Two; the number 2

TẬP

Volume, episode, or installment of a work

Mục

Section, entry, or item in a list

lục

Record, list; used in 'table of contents'

GHI

To note, record, or write down information

CHÚ

Note, annotation; explanatory remark added

THƯ

Letter, correspondence; also library in compounds

MỤC

Section, category, or heading in a document

LỜI

Words, speech; an utterance or statement

TỰA

Preface, foreword; introductory text of book

CỦA

Of, belonging to; possessive particle

QUYỂN

Volume or book; classifier for bound publications

CHƯƠNG

Chapter; a major division of a book

Trước

Before, in front of, prior in time

tiên

First, foremost; initially in sequence

Về

About, regarding; also to return somewhere

việc

Matter, task, affair, or thing to do

cho

To give; for, to; indirect object marker

vời

To summon, call someone to one's presence

công

Duke; also public or meritorious work

tước

Title of nobility; rank or aristocratic status

xứ

Land, region, territory, or country area

vợ

Wife; female spouse in a marriage

ông

He, him; also grandfather or older man

ta

We, us; also he or they informally

về

About, regarding; to return to a place

họ

They, them; third person plural pronoun

đột

Sudden, abrupt; component of 'suddenly'

ngột

Stuffy; used in 'đột ngột' meaning suddenly

ra

Out, outward; directional particle indicating away

đi

To go; also used to indicate departure or death

gây

To cause, create, or provoke something

chiến

War, battle; to fight or wage conflict

với

With; together with another person or thing

nhờ

Thanks to, owing to; to rely on someone

mưu

Scheme, plot, strategy; cunning plan

kế

Plan, stratagem; successive or following step

đã

Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

nằm

To lie down; to be in a lying position

cùng

Together with; same, along with someone

nữ

Female, woman; feminine gender indicator

có

To have; to exist; there is or are

được

To obtain, achieve; able to, successfully done

sự

Nominalizer prefix; turns verbs into abstract nouns

đời

Life, lifetime; generation or era of time

nuôi

To raise, nurture, foster a person or animal

dưỡng

To nourish, care for; used in 'foster'

cái

Classifier for objects; also 'the' informally

chết

To die; death of a person or creature

chọn

To choose, select, or pick something

làm

To do, make, work; to become something

vua

King; male monarch ruling a kingdom

điều

Thing, matter, point; abstract noun classifier

kỳ

Strange, remarkable, extraordinary in nature

diệu

Wonderful, miraculous; marvelous and amazing

huyền

Mysterious, dark, arcane; mystical quality

bí

Secret, mysterious; hidden and unknown

thanh

Slender, clear; classifier for swords or blades

kiếm

Sword; a long bladed weapon for fighting

rút

To pull out, withdraw, or extract something

từ

From; starting point of time or place

tảng

Large chunk or slab, as in a rock

đá

Stone, rock; also to kick with the foot

nói

To speak, say, tell; verbal communication

trên

Above, on top of, upper; aforementioned

nhiều

Many, much, a lot of; large quantity

lần

Time, instance, occurrence; number of times

đăng

To ascend, mount; component of 'coronation'

quang

Light, glory; component of 'coronation ceremony'

bổ

To appoint, assign to an official position

nhiệm

To appoint; duty or responsibility in office

các

Plural marker for specific nouns; the various

quan

Official, mandarin; government officer or dignitary

chức

Position, post, rank in an organization

tổ

Ancestor, nest, organization; founding group

tại

At, in; located at a specific place

vào

Into, at, during; entering a time or place

dịp

Occasion, opportunity, event; a special time

Lễ

Festival, ceremony, ritual; a religious celebration

Ngũ

Five; used in classical or formal contexts

Tuần

Week; period of seven days; Pentecost here

một

One; the number 1; also 'a' or 'an'

đại

Great, grand, large in scale or importance

yến

Banquet; also a unit of weight or swallow bird

tiệc

Party, banquet, feast; a celebratory meal

vị

Classifier for people of status; position, taste

lãnh

To lead, receive; component of 'lord/leader'

chúa

Lord, master, prince; religious or noble title

nào

Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

đến

To arrive, come to; reaching a destination

dự

To attend, participate in an event or meeting

cuộc

Classifier for events, matches, or contests

tranh

To compete, contend, fight for something

đầu

Head; first; to compete or joust

mà

But, yet, so that; connective or relative particle

giành

To win, seize, gain through competition

thắng

To win, defeat, triumph over an opponent

trường

Field, arena; school; long in compounds

khuyên

To advise, counsel, recommend to someone

Ban

To grant, give; also a proper name here

lời

Words, advice, speech; spoken or written message

áp

To apply, press; component of 'to apply'

dụng

To use, apply; component of 'application'

đấu

To fight, compete, duel; a contest or match

giải

Tournament, contest; also to solve or release

lớn

Large, big, great in size or importance

hai

Two; the number 2

vượt

To cross, overcome, surpass a barrier

biển

Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

mười

Ten; the number 10

tập

To gather, train; volume or episode

hợp

To gather, unite, combine together

đạo

Way, path, doctrine; also army in compounds

quân

Army, troops, military forces

chống

To resist, oppose, fight against something

lại

Again; back; directional particle indicating return