Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1

Vocabulary

PHẢI

phải — Must, have to; or right/correct

NHƯỜNG

nhường — To yield, give way, concede to another

THÊM

thêm — To add more, additionally, extra

ĐẤT

đất — Land, earth, soil, ground

NỮA

nữa — More, again, anymore, further

NHỮNG

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

NGƯỜI

người — Person, human being, people

HOANG

hoang — Wild, desolate, uncultivated, barren

DÃ

dã — Wild, savage, uncivilized, untamed

LỜI

lời — Word, speech, statement, utterance

MỜI

mời — To invite, to offer politely to someone

TÔI

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

XẤU

xấu — Bad, ugly, poor quality, unfavorable

HỔ

hổ — Tiger; also ashamed or embarrassed

VÌ

vì — Because, for the sake of, due to

ANH

anh — Older brother; male pronoun for peer

HANG

hang — Cave, den, grotto, hole

CỦA

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

NHÀ

nhà — House, home, building, dwelling place

RẮC

rắc — To sprinkle; component of rắc rối (trouble)

RỐI

rối — Tangled, confused; component of rắc rối (trouble)

ĐỊA

địa — Land, earth, place, locality

CHỦ

chủ — Owner, master, host, landlord

GIÁO

giáo — Teaching, religion; component of education terms

DỤC

dục — Education, nurturing, upbringing

VÀ

và — And, conjunction connecting words or phrases

THỨ

thứ — Ordinal marker; rank, order, type

KHÁC

khác — Different, other, another, else

CÂY

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for long objects

THÁNH

thánh — Saint, holy, sacred, divine

GIÁ

giá — Price, cost, value; also a type of rack

KIM

kim — Gold, metal; needle; modern

CƯƠNG

cương — Firm, strong; diamond; principle, guideline

NGÔI

ngôi — Position, throne; classifier for stars or houses

ĐỆM

đệm — Mattress, cushion, pad for sleeping or sitting

LÔNG

lông — Feather, fur, body hair, down

ĐÓ

đó — That, there, those; demonstrative pronoun

LÀ

là — To be, is, am, are; linking verb

TIẾNG

tiếng — Language, sound, voice, noise

LÓNG

lóng — Slang, jargon, colloquial informal language

HAI

hai — Two, the number two

BỨC

bức — Classifier for letters, pictures, walls

THƯ

thư — Letter, correspondence, written message

CÔ

cô — Young woman, aunt, Miss, female pronoun

GÁI

gái — Girl, female, young woman

LÁO

láo — Rude, impudent, disrespectful, insolent

XƯỢC

xược — Insolent, arrogant, rude behavior toward superiors

BẢN

bản — Version, copy, original; classifier for documents

MÔ

mô — Tissue (biology); to imitate or describe

TẢ

tả — To describe, depict, portray in words

MỘT

một — One, a, an; the number one

THỎA

thỏa — Satisfied, content; component of agreement terms

THUẬN

thuận — Agreement, favorable, smooth, convenient

ẤY

ấy — That, those; demonstrative or emphatic particle

SẼ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker

SỚM

sớm — Early, soon, in the near future

TRỞ

trở — To return, become, turn into something

NÊN

nên — Should, ought to; therefore, so

HIỀN

hiền — Gentle, kind, meek, virtuous in character

LÀNH

lành — Good, wholesome, gentle, kind-hearted

CHIẾC

chiếc — Classifier for singular items like vehicles, clothing

VÁY

váy — Skirt, dress worn by women

MÀU

màu — Color, hue, shade of something

HỒNG

hồng — Pink, rose color; also a type of persimmon

TỪ

từ — From, since, word, vocabulary item

HỘP

hộp — Box, can, container for storing items

KẸO

kẹo — Candy, sweets, confectionery

NGỌT

ngọt — Sweet in taste, gentle-sounding, pleasing

ĐIỆN

điện — Electricity, electric, telegram, palace

TÍN

tín — Message, signal, faith, telegram component

CÚ

cú — A blow, strike, hit; also an owl

ĐÒN

đòn — Blow, strike, beating, hit with force

MƯỜI

mười — Ten, the number ten

BẢNG

bảng — Board, pound (currency), sign, list

CUỘC

cuộc — Classifier for events, journeys, meetings, games

PHIÊU

phiêu — Drifting, wandering; component of adventure terms

LƯU

lưu — To roam, wander, stay, flow, adventure

VỀ

về — About, regarding, to return home

THAY

thay — To replace, substitute, change, swap

ĐỔI

đổi — To change, exchange, alter, transform

CON

con — Child, offspring; classifier for animals

SƯ

sư — Lion; monk; teacher, master

TỬ

tử — Death, to die; son; component of lion (sư tử)

TRONG

trong — Inside, within, in; clear, transparent

LỒNG

lồng — Cage, coop for birds or animals

NÓ

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

GIẢI

giải — To solve, release, explain, free someone

PHÓNG

phóng — To release, launch, free, let go

KẺ

kẻ — Person (often negative), individual, someone

BỊ

bị — Passive marker indicating unfavorable action suffered

GIAM

giam — To imprison, confine, detain someone

CẦM

cầm — To hold, grasp; to imprison, detain

CĂN

căn — Classifier for rooms, houses; root, foundation

LỀU

lều — Tent, hut, temporary shelter structure

TRÊN

trên — On, above, on top of, upper

NÚI

núi — Mountain, hill, large elevated landform

HÀNH

hành — Action, conduct, journey; to act or do

ĐỘNG

động — Movement, action, motion, dynamic

DŨNG

dũng — Brave, courageous, bold, fearless

CẢM

cảm — Feeling, emotion, sense, courage component

GIƯỜNG

giường — Bed, sleeping surface, bedframe

NƠI

nơi — Place, location, spot where something occurs

TA

ta — We, us, I; informal first-person pronoun

ĐƯỢC

được — To be able to, to obtain, permitted

SINH

sinh — To be born, live, give birth

RA

ra — Out, outward, to come out, emerge