Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 5

Vocabulary

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

家族

jiāzú — Family clan; a group of related families.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or existence.

全郡

quán jùn — The whole county or district.

最

zuì — Most; superlative marker before adjectives.

自豪

zìháo — Proud; feeling pride in oneself or others.

古老

gǔlǎo — Ancient, old; describing something of great age.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

大洋

dàyáng — Ocean; a vast body of saltwater.

彼岸

bǐ àn — The other shore; the far side of the ocean.

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly; very close to a complete degree.

没有

méiyǒu — Don't have; there is not; negation of existence.

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or person.

英国人

Yīngguórén — British person; a national of the United Kingdom.

不

bù — No, not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.

愿意

yuànyì — Willing, want to; expressing readiness or desire.

倾其所有

qīng qí suǒ yǒu — Give everything one has; sacrifice all possessions.

来

lái — To come; directional verb indicating movement toward.

与

yǔ — With, and; preposition indicating association or exchange.

换位

huàn wèi — Exchange positions; swap places with someone else.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

说话

shuōhuà — To speak, talk; the act of verbal communication.

像

xiàng — Like, resemble; used for comparisons and similes.

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid, foolish; lacking intelligence or good judgment.

孩子

háizi — Child, kid; a young person or offspring.

太太

tàitai — Madam, Mrs.; polite term for a married woman.

说

shuō — To say, speak; expressing words or opinions verbally.

请

qǐng — Please; polite request or invitation particle.

记住

jìzhù — Remember, keep in mind; to retain in memory.

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

哦

ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing surprise or understanding.

妈妈

māma — Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother.

真的

zhēn de — Really, truly; emphasizing sincerity or truth.

很

hěn — Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or states.

抱歉

bàoqiàn — Sorry, apologetic; expressing regret for an action.

女孩

nǚhái — Girl; a young female person.

说道

shuōdào — Said, spoke; narrative verb introducing quoted speech.

她

tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; preposition introducing object of action.

柔软

róuruǎn — Soft, gentle; describing a tender or supple texture.

头

tóu — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

靠

kào — Lean against, rest on; to be supported by something.

在

zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or state.

沙发

shāfā — Sofa, couch; an upholstered seat for multiple people.

上

shàng — On, above; directional word indicating upper surface.

紧紧

jǐnjǐn — Tightly, closely; holding firmly without loosening.

贴着

tiēzhe — Pressing against, clinging to; in close contact with.

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; formal term for one's female parent.

肩膀

jiānbǎng — Shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the body.

无法

wúfǎ — Cannot, unable to; expressing impossibility or incapacity.

当成

dàngchéng — Regard as, treat as; to consider something a certain way.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; indicating the current location or place.

住了

zhùle — Have lived; indicates completed residence somewhere.

整整

zhěngzhěng — Exactly, a full; emphasizing a complete amount of time.

一生

yīshēng — A lifetime, one's whole life; entire lifespan.

属于

shǔyú — Belong to; to be the property or part of something.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; formal term for one's male parent.

也

yě — Also, too; indicating inclusion or addition.

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

冷漠

lěngmò — Indifferent, cold; showing no care or emotion toward others.

有

yǒu — Have, there is; indicating possession or existence.

什么

shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity or nature.

关系

guānxi — Relationship, connection; relevance between things or people.

呢

ne — Sentence particle indicating a rhetorical or soft question.

记得

jìde — Remember; to recall something from one's memory.

有段

yǒu duàn — There was a period; referring to a span of time.

时间

shíjiān — Time; a measured or general period of duration.

曾

céng — Once, formerly; indicates past experience or action.

认为

rènwéi — Think, believe; to hold a certain opinion or view.

爱尔兰

Ài'ěrlán — Ireland; island nation in northwestern Europe.

世界上

shìjiè shàng — In the world; referring to the global scope.

荒凉

huāngliáng — Desolate, bleak; describing a barren or lonely place.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action.

上帝

Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in monotheistic religion.

遗弃

yíqì — Abandon, forsake; to desert or leave something behind.

地方

dìfang — Place, location; a specific area or region.

确实

quèshí — Indeed, truly; affirming something as genuinely true.

现在

xiànzài — Now, at present; referring to the current moment.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has been completed.

习惯

xíguàn — Habit; be accustomed to; a settled regular practice.

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle; grammatical marker.

但是

dànshì — But, however; conjunction introducing a contrasting clause.

如果

rúguǒ — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical situation.

能

néng — Can, be able to; expressing capability or possibility.

真正

zhēnzhèng — Truly, genuinely; indicating authenticity or full realization.

体会到

tǐhuì dào — Come to appreciate, feel deeply; to truly understand something.

旧家

jiù jiā — Old home, former house; the place one used to live.

样子

yàngzi — Appearance, look; the way something looks or seems.

就好了

jiù hǎo le — It would be great; expressing a wishful desired outcome.

想

xiǎng — Want, think; to desire or consider something.

去

qù — Go; indicating movement away from the speaker.

想象

xiǎngxiàng — Imagine; to form a mental picture of something.

任何

rènhé — Any; referring to any one of many possibilities.

不同

bùtóng — Different, unlike; not the same as something else.

家

jiā — Home, family; a place of residence or belonging.

明亮

míngliàng — Bright, luminous; full of light or radiance.

眼睛

yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs of sight in a person.

瞬间

shùnjiān — Instantly, in a moment; an extremely brief period.

蒙上

méng shàng — Become covered with; to be veiled or clouded over.

一层

yī céng — A layer; one stratum or coating of something.

阴翳

yīnyì — Shadow, gloom; a dim obscuring shade or darkness.

既

jì — Both…and; conjunction linking two simultaneous qualities.

又

yòu — Also, again; indicating an additional quality or action.

偏执

piānzhí — Paranoid, obsessive; stubbornly fixed on a single idea.

如此

rúcǐ — So, like this; indicating degree or manner of something.

缺乏

quēfá — Lack, be short of; to be insufficient in something.

同情心

tóngqíngxīn — Compassion, sympathy; the feeling of caring for others.

女儿

nǚ'ér — Daughter; a female child in relation to her parent.

对

duì — For, toward; preposition indicating the target of action.

来说

lái shuō — For, speaking of; indicating a particular perspective.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is, truly; emphatic expression of affirmation.

一大

yī dà — A great, a big; emphasizing the large scale of something.

考验

kǎoyàn — Test, trial; a challenging ordeal that tests one's character.

不是

bú shì — Is not; negation of identity or state.

有意

yǒuyì — Intentional, on purpose; doing something deliberately.

要

yào — Want, will, need; expressing desire or intention.

你看

nǐ kàn — Look, you see; drawing attention to something observed.

在一起

zài yīqǐ — Together, be together; being in each other's company.

多

duō — How, so; exclamatory adverb emphasizing a degree.

舒适

shūshì — Comfortable, cozy; feeling ease and physical well-being.

惬意

qièyì — Pleased, contented; feeling satisfied and at ease.

啊

a — Ah; exclamatory particle expressing emotion or softening tone.

给

gěi — Give, for; indicating the recipient or beneficiary of action.

讲

jiǎng — Tell, narrate; to relate a story or explanation.

老

lǎo — Old; describing something long-established or familiar.

故事

gùshi — Story, tale; a narrative account of events.

吧

ba — Suggestion or mild imperative particle; let's or okay?

喜欢

xǐhuān — Like, enjoy; to have a fondness or preference for something.

听

tīng — Listen, hear; to perceive sound with attention.

额头

étóu — Forehead; the front part of the head above the eyes.

皱眉

zhòuméi — Frown; to furrow the brows expressing worry or displeasure.

舒展

shūzhǎn — Relax, unfurl; to become smooth and no longer tense.

开来

kāi lái — Open out, spread; indicates an action unfolding outward.

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face; the surface or expression of one's face.

烦躁

fánzào — Irritable, restless; feeling anxious and easily annoyed.

纹路

wénlù — Lines, wrinkles, grain; patterns or creases on a surface.

消失

xiāoshī — Disappear, vanish; to cease to be visible or present.