Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 6

Vocabulary

Bà

bà — Grandmother or elderly woman, formal address term

bắt

bắt — To catch, grab, or begin something

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning of something

nói

nói — To speak or say something

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, or topic of conversation

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, manner, or expression of someone

sôi

sôi — Boiling; animated or lively in manner

nổi

nổi — Rising, floating; enthusiastic or prominent

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

hứng

hứng — To feel inspired or enthusiastic about something

khởi

khởi — To start or initiate; enthusiasm to begin

biết

biết — To know or be aware of something

chính

chính — Exact, main, or official; precisely something

xác

xác — Exact, precise; body or corpse in other contexts

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

gì

gì — What; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

bà

bà — She/her referring to an elderly woman

sắp

sắp — About to; soon going to do something

Cô

cô — Young woman; aunt on father's side

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

nghe

nghe — To listen or hear something

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase, or fishing line

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating proximity

rất

rất — Very; intensifier modifying adjectives or adverbs

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of something

nhưng

nhưng — But; conjunction showing contrast or contradiction

dù

dù — Even though; although; despite something

đến

đến — To arrive at; up to a certain point

hàng

hàng — Row, line, hundreds of; goods or merchandise

trăm

trăm — One hundred; used in large number expressions

nghìn

nghìn — One thousand; used in large number counting

cô

cô — She; referring to a young woman

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; continuing state despite circumstances

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

bao

bao — Ever; used in negative expressions like never

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; clock time reference

chán

chán — Bored, tired of, fed up with something

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

cuộc

cuộc — A life, match, or event classifier word

sống

sống — To live; life or living condition

ngăn

ngăn — Neat, tidy; to prevent or compartmentalize

nắp

nắp — Lid or cover; neat and orderly together

mà

mà — But, yet; emphatic or contrastive conjunction

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; used in completeness expressions

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, totally, all of something

Những

những — Those; plural marker for a group of things

người

người — Person, people, human being

hầu

hầu — Servant; to serve or wait upon someone

gọn

gọn — Neat, tidy, compact, well-organized

gàng

gàng — Neat, orderly; used with gọn for tidiness

ăn

ăn — To eat; consuming food or meals

mặc

mặc — To wear clothing; to dress oneself

chỉnh

chỉnh — Neat, proper, well-arranged in appearance

tề

tề — Orderly, uniform; used in formal dress descriptions

bữa

bữa — Meal; a mealtime or occasion for eating

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, on time, punctual

thức

thức — Dish, type of food; to stay awake

ngon

ngon — Delicious, tasty; describing good food

phong

phong — Abundant, style; used in richness expressions

phú

phú — Rich, abundant, plentiful, diverse in variety

bộ

bộ — Set, suit, collection of matching items

váy

váy — Skirt or dress worn by women

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

buổi

buổi — Session, period of day, or occasion

tiệc

tiệc — Party, banquet, or festive gathering

nền

nền — Foundation, base; background of education or culture

giáo

giáo — Education, teaching; used in education terms

dục

dục — Education, nurturing; combined with giáo for education

vững

vững — Solid, stable, firm, strong foundation

chắc

chắc — Certain, sure, strong, firm, reliable

kỷ

kỷ — Discipline, era, century; used in discipline terms

luật

luật — Law, rules, discipline, regulations

xa

xa — Far, distant; far away from something

lạ

lạ — Strange, foreign, unfamiliar, unknown

thế

thế — Like that, such as; world or position

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

tất

tất — All, everything; used in tất cả

cả

cả — All, entire; used with tất for everything

đều

đều — All, each, equally; universal in a group

có

có — To have; existential verb in Vietnamese

sức

sức — Strength, power, capacity, energy

hấp

hấp — Attractive; used in hấp dẫn for appeal

dẫn

dẫn — To lead; attractive or appealing quality

riêng

riêng — Own, separate, individual, private, distinct

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for things or people

Nhưng

nhưng — But; contrast conjunction starting a new idea

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, be fond of something

thú

thú — Interesting, enjoyable; pleasure or interest in something

lắng

lắng — To listen carefully; to settle or calm down

thời

thời — Time, era, period, season in history

xưa

xưa — Old, ancient, former times, the past

ấy

ấy — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant reference

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negation for incomplete actions

ghen

ghen — To be jealous or envious of someone

tị

tị — Envy; used with ghen for jealousy

mẹ

mẹ — Mother; maternal parent

giai

giai — Phase, stage; used in giai đoạn

đoạn

đoạn — Period, stage, segment, section of time

thịnh

thịnh — Prosperous, flourishing, thriving period

vượng

vượng — Prosperous; used with thịnh for prosperity

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for distance

Cuộc

cuộc — Life, match; classifier for events or lives

như

như — Like, as; comparison or similarity word

vậy

vậy — Like that, so; confirming or summarizing something

hẳn

hẳn — Certainly, surely, definitely, must be true

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

nhà

nhà — House, home; building or dwelling place

tù

tù — Prison, jail; captive or imprisoned state

đối

đối — Toward, facing; used in contrast expressions

ít

ít — Few, little, not much of something

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, consider something mentally

ra

Out, outward; directional particle away from speaker

suy

suy — To think deeply, reflect, ponder something

Tối

tối — Evening, night; dark time of the day

nay

nay — Today, now; current time reference

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, recount a story

lại

lại — Again, back; repeating or returning action

cũ

cũ — Old, former, used; referring to past things

thậm

thậm — Even; used in thậm chí for emphasis

chí

chí — Even, to the extent of; ambition or will

còn

còn — Still, yet, also; remaining or continuing state

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

thường

thường — Usually, often, normal, ordinary, regular

lệ

lệ — Customary, usual; used in thường lệ for routine

chút

chút — A little bit, a small amount of something

Cuối

cuối — End, last, final part of something

cùng

cùng — Together, final; used in cuối cùng for finally

kết

kết — To end, conclude, tie together something

thúc

thúc — To conclude, finish; end of something

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise, language; a classifier for sounds

thở

thở — To breathe; breathing action or sigh

dài

dài — Long; a deep sigh or lengthy thing

Ôi

ôi — Oh! Exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

ngày

ngày — Day; a calendar day or specific time

tươi

tươi — Fresh, bright, vibrant; joyful or cheerful

lúc

lúc — When, at the time of, a moment

cha

cha — Father; paternal parent or priest

đáp

đáp — To reply, respond, answer to something

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; two of something

mày

mày — Eyebrow; you in informal or rude address

cau

cau — To frown or furrow the eyebrows

cảm

cảm — Feeling, emotion, sense of something

giác

giác — Sense, feeling; used in cảm giác for sensation

tức

tức — Angry, irritated; feeling of frustration or anger

giận

giận — Angry, upset; strong feeling of anger

thoáng

thoáng — Fleeting, brief moment passing quickly

qua

qua — Through, past, across; passing by something

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear or transparent

trái

trái — Heart; left side; fruit in other contexts

tim

tim — Heart; the organ or center of emotion

ấm

ấm — Warm, cozy; comfortable temperature feeling

áp

áp — Warm; used in ấm áp for warmth

Mẹ

mẹ — Mother; maternal parent starting a sentence

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well; inclusive addition

Tất

tất — All; used in tất nhiên for of course

nhiên

nhiên — Natural, of course; used in tất nhiên

con

con — Child, offspring; animal classifier word

yêu

yêu — To love; feeling of deep affection

các

các — Various, plural marker for multiple subjects

bù

bù — To compensate, make up for something

đắp

đắp — To compensate; cover or make amends

được

được — Can, able to; successful completion of action

quý

quý — Precious, dear, valuable; to cherish something

chồng

chồng — Husband; male spouse in marriage

ghét

ghét — To hate, dislike intensely something or someone

đất

đất — Land, soil, earth, ground, country

nước

nước — Water; country, nation; liquid substance

nó

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

lắm

lắm — Very much, a lot, extremely so

Đừng

đừng — Don't; imperative negation for commands

mặt

mặt — Face; expression or surface of something

đau

đau — Painful, hurting, sore; experiencing pain

đớn

đớn — Pain, suffering; used in đau đớn for anguish

đứng

đứng — To stand up; upright position

bật

bật — To spring up, pop up, switch on

dậy

dậy — To rise, get up, stand up from position