Little Women — Page 12

Vocabulary

đi

đi — To go; move from one place to another

lại

lại — Again; to come back; directional particle

giữa

giữa — In the middle of; between two things

phòng

phòng — Room; a space within a building

khách

khách — Guest; visitor; customer

và

và — And; connecting two words or phrases

bếp

bếp — Kitchen; cooking area in a home

lặng

lặng — Silent; quiet; without sound

lẽ

lẽ — Reason; logic; used in compound words

bận

bận — Busy; occupied with tasks or work

rộn

rộn — Bustling; lively; noisy with activity

trong

trong — In; inside; within a space or time

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

ngồi

ngồi — To sit; to be in a seated position

khoanh

khoanh — To fold or cross; circular or ring-shaped

tay

tay — Hand; arm; limb of the body

đưa

đưa — To give; to hand over; to pass something

ra

ra — Out; outward direction; to come out

chỉ

chỉ — Only; just; to point; to indicate direction

dẫn

dẫn — To lead; to guide; to direct someone

cho

cho — To give; for; allowing someone something

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each one without exception

người

người — Person; people; human being

Khi

khi — When; at the time that an event occurs

tụ

tụ — To gather; to congregate in one place

tập

tập — To practice; to gather; to assemble together

quanh

quanh — Around; surrounding; encircling something

bàn

bàn — Table; desk; flat-surfaced furniture piece

bà

bà — Grandmother; old woman; respectful female title

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to tell someone something

với

với — With; together with; to someone

khuôn

khuôn — Frame; mold; shape; outline of a face

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; front side of something

đặc

đặc — Special; thick; dense; particular

biệt

biệt — Special; separate; distinct from others

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; cheerful in mood

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; manner; expression

Tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

có

có — To have; there is; to exist

một

một — One; a; an indefinite article equivalent

món

món — Dish; item; thing; a serving of food

quà

quà — Gift; present; something given to someone

bất

bất — Un-; not; prefix indicating negation or surprise

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect; unexpected; surprising

các

các — Plural marker for people or objects

con

con — Child; offspring; term of address for children

sau

sau — After; behind; later in time

bữa

bữa — Meal; mealtime; a time of eating

tối

tối — Evening; night; dark; dinner time

Một

một — One; a single; used before nouns

nụ

nụ — Bud; small bloom; used in nụ cười (smile)

cười

cười — To smile; to laugh; expression of joy

nhanh

nhanh — Fast; quick; rapidly moving or happening

chóng

chóng — Quickly; soon; rapidly; swift

rạng

rạng — Bright; radiant; glowing with light

rỡ

rỡ — Brilliant; radiant; shining brightly

lan

lan — To spread; to extend outward; orchid flower

như

như — Like; as; similar to something else

tia

tia — Ray; beam; streak of light

nắng

nắng — Sunshine; sunlight; sunny weather

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; God; the weather

vỗ

vỗ — To pat; to clap; to slap gently

kể

kể — To tell; to recount; to narrate a story

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles or items

bánh

bánh — Cake; bread; cookie; baked or sweet food

quy

quy — Cookie; biscuit; small baked sweet snack

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of doing something

cầm

cầm — To hold; to grasp; to carry in hand

trên

trên — On; above; on top of something

tung

tung — To toss; to throw upward; to fling

khăn

khăn — Cloth; towel; napkin; scarf

ăn

ăn — To eat; to consume food

lên

lên — Up; upward; to go up or rise

reo

reo — To cheer; to shout with joy; to exclaim

to

to — Loud; big; large in size or volume

bức

bức — Classifier for letters, pictures, or walls

thư

thư — Letter; written correspondence; mail

Hoan

hoan — Joy; cheer; used in hoan hô (hooray)

hô

hô — To shout; to cheer; hooray exclamation

cha

cha — Father; dad; paternal parent

ba

ba — Three; dad; father (informal term)

lần

lần — Time; instance; occurrence of an action

Vâng

vâng — Yes; respectful affirmative response

dài

dài — Long; lengthy in distance or duration

thật

thật — Really; truly; genuine; very indeed

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful; pretty; attractive in appearance

Ông

ông — He; grandfather; respectful title for older men

ấy

ấy — That; that one; refers to a person mentioned

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy; strong; in good physical condition

mạnh

mạnh — Strong; powerful; vigorous; robust

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to consider; to believe something

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a quoted or reported thought

ông

ông — He; him; grandfather; respectful male pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

vượt

vượt — To overcome; to surpass; to get through

qua

qua — Through; past; to pass over something

mùa

mùa — Season; time of year; harvest period

đông

đông — Winter; east; cold season of the year

tốt

tốt — Good; well; better than expected

hơn

hơn — More; -er; comparative marker in Vietnamese

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions

chúng

chúng — We; they; plural pronoun for people

ta

ta — We; us; first-person inclusive plural pronoun

lo

lo — To worry; to be anxious; to fear

sợ

sợ — To fear; to be afraid of something

gửi

gửi — To send; to mail; to deliver something

tất

tất — All; entire; used in tất cả (all of)

cả

cả — All; entire; every; whole

lời

lời — Words; message; spoken or written expression

chúc

chúc — To wish; to express good wishes to someone

yêu

yêu — To love; love; affection for someone

thương

thương — To love tenderly; to care for; affection

nhân

nhân — On the occasion of; person; human being

dịp

dịp — Occasion; opportunity; a special event

Giáng

giáng — Descend; used in Giáng Sinh (Christmas)

sinh

sinh — Birth; life; born; used in Christmas context

thông

thông — Message; pine tree; to communicate clearly

điệp

điệp — Message; note; used in thông điệp (message)

dành

dành — For; reserved for; dedicated to someone

gái

gái — Girl; daughter; female person

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light; gentle; mild; not heavy

vào

vào — Into; to enter; inward direction

túi

túi — Bag; pocket; pouch for carrying things

thể

thể — Can; able to; body; form; possibility

kho

kho — Warehouse; storage; braised cooking method

báu

báu — Treasure; precious; valuable thing or person

ở

ở — To live; to stay; at; in a place

đó

đó — There; that place; over there

Mau

mau — Quickly; hurry; fast; move with haste

xong

xong — Done; finished; completed an action

Đừng

đừng — Don't; negative imperative command marker

nhấc

nhấc — To lift; to raise; to pick something up

ngón

ngón — Finger; toe; digit of hand or foot

út

út — Little; youngest; smallest finger or child

mà

mà — But; yet; while; emphatic conjunction

đỏng

đỏng — Fussy; affected; picky; used in đỏng đảnh

trước

trước — Before; in front of; earlier in time

đĩa

đĩa — Plate; dish; disc for serving food

thức

thức — Food; to stay awake; type of something

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

mình

mình — Oneself; self; body; informal pronoun

nữa

nữa — More; again; anymore; in addition

kêu

kêu — To cry out; to call; to shout; to squeak

vừa

vừa — Just; fitting; at the same time; just now

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer something unpleasant

sặc

sặc — To choke; to splutter on food or drink

trà

trà — Tea; a hot beverage made from leaves

đánh

đánh — To hit; to strike; to beat; to play (instrument)

rơi

rơi — To drop; to fall; to tumble down

miếng

miếng — Piece; bite; chunk of food

mì

mì — Noodles; wheat noodle dish

bơi

bơi — To swim; to paddle through water

úp

úp — Face down; upside down; to flip over

xuống

xuống — Down; downward; to go or fall down

thảm

thảm — Carpet; rug; tragic; terrible outcome

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; due to

vội

vội — In a hurry; hasty; rushing to do something

vàng

vàng — Gold; yellow; golden color or metal

muốn

muốn — To want; to desire; to wish for something

đến

đến — To arrive; to reach; to come to a place

phần

phần — Part; portion; share; section of something

không

không — No; not; negative particle; zero

thêm

thêm — More; additional; to add more of something

rời

rời — To leave; to separate; to depart from

để

To put; to place; in order to; so that

góc

góc — Corner; angle; nook of a room

chìm

chìm — To sink; submerged; immersed deeply

đắm

đắm — To sink; to be absorbed; deeply immersed

niềm

niềm — Feeling; emotion; sense of joy or sorrow

sắp

sắp — About to; soon; going to happen shortly

khác

khác — Different; other; another; else

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already done something

sẵn

sẵn — Ready; available; already prepared

sàng

sàng — Ready; prepared; used in sẵn sàng (ready)

tuyệt

tuyệt — Wonderful; excellent; absolutely great

vời

vời — Wonderful; used in tuyệt vời (excellent)

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work; to create

tuyên

tuyên — To declare; to announce; used in tuyên úy

quá

quá — Too; very; excessively; past a point

tuổi

tuổi — Age; years old; one's age in years

tòng

tòng — To follow; to join; used in tòng quân (enlist)

quân

quân — Military; army; soldier; armed forces

đủ

đủ — Enough; sufficient; adequate amount

sức

sức — Strength; energy; physical capacity

lính

lính — Soldier; military person; armed forces member

cách

cách — Way; method; manner; distance from something

ấm

ấm — Warm; cozy; comfortable temperature

áp

áp — To press; pressure; warm and cozy feeling

chẳng

chẳng — Not; doesn't; negative emphatic particle

phải

phải — Must; right; correct; to have to do

ao

ao — Pond; to desire; to long for something

ước

ước — To wish; to desire; to dream of something

được

được — To be able to; to get; to receive something

trống

trống — Drum; empty; vacant; hollow inside

van

van — To beg; to plead; to implore someone

tên

tên — Name; title of a person or thing

nó

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

là

là — Is; are; to be; linking verb in Vietnamese

nhỉ

nhỉ — Right?; isn't it?; seeking confirmation tag