Meditations — Page 1

Vocabulary

SUY

suy — To think deeply or decline in quality

TƯỞNG

tưởng — To think, imagine, or reflect upon something

Bởi

bởi — Because, due to, by reason of

MỤC

mục — Section, category, or item in a list

LỤC

lục — Six; also to search through something

GHI

ghi — To write down, record, or note something

CHÚ

chú — Note, annotation; also uncle (father's younger brother)

GIỚI

giới — World, realm, or boundary; to introduce

THIỆU

thiệu — To introduce or present someone or something

QUYỂN

quyển — Volume or book, a classifier for books

THỨ

thứ — Ordinal marker indicating rank or order

NHẤT

nhất — First; most; number one in ranking

HAI

hai — The number two

BA

ba — The number three; also father informally

TƯ

tư — Four; private; thought or thinking

NĂM

năm — Five; also year

SÁU

sáu — The number six

BẢY

bảy — The number seven

TÁM

tám — The number eight

CHÍN

chín — Nine; also ripe or cooked thoroughly

MƯỜI

mười — The number ten

MỘT

một — The number one

PHỤ

phụ — Supplementary, auxiliary, or to assist

BẢNG

bảng — Table, chart, board, or list of items

THUẬT

thuật — Skill, technique, art, or method

NGỮ

ngữ — Language, term, or linguistic expression

sinh

sinh — To be born; to give birth; life

ngày

ngày — Day, date; daytime period

tháng

tháng — Month; a period of approximately thirty days

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

sau

sau — After, behind, later in time or position

Công

công — Public; work; merit; common era reference

nguyên

nguyên — Origin, source; original; era in dating

Tên

tên — Name of a person or thing

thật

thật — Real, true, genuine, actual

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

ông

ông — He, him; grandfather; formal address for older man

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

xuất

xuất — To come from, originate, export, or emerge

thân

thân — Body; close, intimate; one's own person

từ

từ — From; since; word or vocabulary item

một

một — One; a, an (indefinite article equivalent)

gia

gia — Family, household; also to add or increase

đình

đình — Family; communal house; to stop temporarily

quý

quý — Noble, precious, valuable; to respect

tộc

tộc — Clan, tribe, ethnic group, or nobility class

tự

tự — Self; by oneself; to be from; character

nhận

nhận — To recognize, admit, receive, or accept

dòng

dòng — Lineage, line, stream, or flow

dõi

dõi — Descent, lineage; to trace or follow

vị

vị — Position, rank; classifier for respected people

vua

vua — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker; second in rank; type or kind

hai

hai — Two; second in sequence

Như

như — Like, as, such as; as if

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that, therefore

hoàng

hoàng — Emperor; royal; yellow in classical usage

đế

đế — Emperor; imperial ruler of an empire

sùng

sùng — To revere deeply, be devout, worship fervently

đạo

đạo — Religion, path, doctrine, way of life

nhất

nhất — Most, number one, first, superlative marker

lại

lại — Again; but; to come back; also yet

mang

mang — To carry, bear, bring, or possess something

máu

máu — Blood; bloodline; ancestry

kính

kính — To respect, revere; glasses; mirror

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; various, all of

thời

thời — Time, era, period, age, epoch

kỳ

kỳ — Period, term; strange, odd; to expect

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, first, early stage

Cha

cha — Father, dad; a male parent

từng

từng — Once, used to, each, every; past experience

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, maintain, or guard something

chức

chức — Position, title, rank, or official post

vụ

vụ — Affair, matter, case; harvest season

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated; superior in rank

tại

tại — At, in, located at a place

nội

nội — Internal, inner; paternal side of family

cùng

cùng — Together with; same; also; at the same time

tên

tên — Name; a named individual

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already; have done something

ba

ba — Three; father (informal)

lần

lần — Time, instance, occasion; number of times

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform an action

Chấp

chấp — To accept, comply, execute; to hold office

chính

chính — Main, principal, official, correct, righteous

quan

quan — Official, mandarin, government officer

Cả

cả — Both, all, entire; eldest among siblings

cha

cha — Father, dad

lẫn

lẫn — Both...and; as well as; mixed together

mẹ

mẹ — Mother, mom

đều

đều — All, both, every; evenly, equally

mất

mất — To lose; to die; to be gone or missing

khi

khi — When, at the time of; while

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; to still be

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful; child

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet; conjunction of contrast

vẫn

vẫn — Still, nevertheless, continue to do something

luôn

luôn — Always, constantly, continuously

trân

trân — To treasure, cherish; precious, valuable

trọng

trọng — To respect, value; heavy, important

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, recall someone or something

đến

đến — To come to, arrive at; until; to

họ

họ — They, them; family name, surname

với

với — With, together with; to, toward

tình

tình — Feeling, emotion, love, sentiment

yêu

yêu — To love; love; affectionate feeling

thương

thương — To love, feel affection; pity; compassion

Sau

sau — After, later, behind; subsequent in time

được

được — To be able to; to receive; passive marker

chấp

chấp — To accept, hold; to execute a role

con

con — Child; offspring; classifier for animals

nuôi

nuôi — Adopted; to raise, nurture, foster

cảm

cảm — Feeling, emotion; to feel or sense something

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle of

người

người — Person, people, human being

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound; deeply felt emotion

sắc

sắc — Sharp, keen; color; tone mark in Vietnamese

Ngay

ngay — Right, immediately, straight, directly

trên

trên — On, above, on top of, upper

trang

trang — Page of a book; to decorate; elegant

tiên

tiên — First, fairy, immortal; initial

cuốn

cuốn — Volume, book; to roll; classifier for books

sách

sách — Book, written work

bày

bày — To display, express, show, lay out

tỏ

tỏ — To express, show clearly, make evident

rằng

rằng — That; introducing a reported speech clause

học

học — To study, learn, acquire knowledge

cách

cách — Way, method, manner, distance apart

trở

trở — To become, return, turn into something

nên

nên — Should, ought to; therefore; to become

hiền

hiền — Gentle, kind, virtuous, good-natured

hòa

hòa — Harmony, peace, gentle; to reconcile

khiêm

khiêm — Humble, modest, unassuming

nhường

nhường — To yield, give way, be modest toward others

kiềm

kiềm — To restrain, hold back, control impulses

chế

chế — To control, regulate, manufacture; system

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each one without exception

cơn

cơn — Fit, bout, spell; classifier for emotions

giận

giận — Anger, rage; to be angry at someone

dữ

dữ — Fierce, violent, cruel, intense

đam

đam — To be passionate about, indulge in

mê

mê — Passion, infatuation; to be fascinated by

Hoàng

hoàng — Emperor; royal; also a Vietnamese given name

ra

ra — Out, outward; to go out; to issue

tính

tính — Character, nature, personality; to calculate

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, excellent, positive quality

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive, lovely

cậu

cậu — Boy, young man; maternal uncle; informal you

bé

bé — Small, little; baby, young child

mà

mà — But, yet; so that; relative clause marker

thường

thường — Often, usually, normal, ordinary

gọi

gọi — To call, name, address, summon someone

không

không — No, not; zero; negation particle

phải

phải — Must, have to; correct, right; right side

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning, significance; righteousness, loyalty

Trung

trung — Loyal, faithful; middle; central

thực

thực — True, real, actual; to eat; truthful

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than, exceeding a degree

cả

cả — All, entire, both; even; eldest

cái

cái — Thing, object; classifier for inanimate objects

Ông

ông — He, him; grandfather; title for older man

phong

phong — To bestow a title; wind; style, manner

cho

cho — To give, for, to allow, so that

tước

tước — Title of nobility; to strip away something

kỵ

kỵ — Cavalry, horse-riding; to avoid, taboo

sĩ

sĩ — Scholar, knight, gentleman; warrior class

mới

mới — New, recently, just; only then

sáu

sáu — The number six

tuổi

tuổi — Age, years old; age of a person

tám

tám — The number eight

nhập

nhập — To enter, join, import, enroll in

hội

hội — Association, society, club, meeting, gathering

tế

tế — To worship, offer sacrifice; economy; to help

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old, antique; neck, collar

đại

đại — Great, large, grand; university

Người

người — Person, people; human being

cô

cô — Aunt (father's sister); young woman; Miss

kết

kết — To conclude, tie, form, bind together

hôn

hôn — To marry; marriage; to kiss

này

này — This, these; referring to nearby thing

thành

thành — To become, succeed; city, citadel