Middlemarch — Page 11

Vocabulary

Vậy

Vậy — So, thus; used to draw a conclusion

thì

thì — Then; conditional or sequential connector word

chị

chị — Older sister; respectful term for older woman

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

cho

cho — To give; for the benefit of someone

là

là — To be; links subject to predicate

em

em — Younger sibling; humble first-person pronoun

xấu

xấu — Ugly, bad, or of poor quality

xa

xa — Far away, distant in space or time

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

đeo

đeo — To wear, carry, or put on accessories

nó

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

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk to someone

bất an

bất an — Uneasy, anxious, feeling insecure or unsettled

Không

Không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

yêu

yêu — To love; feel deep affection for someone

đâu

đâu — Where; negation intensifier or interrogative location word

vuốt ve

vuốt ve — To caress, stroke gently with affection

má

má — Cheek; also means mother in southern dialect

gái

gái — Girl, female; often used in compounds

Tâm hồn

Tâm hồn — Soul, spirit; one's inner emotional essence

cũng

cũng — Also, too; indicates similarity or addition

có

có — To have; existence marker in Vietnamese

màu sắc

màu sắc — Color, hue; visual appearance of something

riêng

riêng — Own, separate, individual, private or distinct

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point; abstract noun classifier

hợp

hợp — To suit, fit, or be appropriate for

với

với — With; together or in relation to someone

người

người — Person, human being, people in general

này

này — This; demonstrative adjective pointing to nearby thing

chưa chắc

chưa chắc — Not necessarily, not certain, uncertain outcome

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

kia

kia — That over there; distal demonstrative pronoun

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic; used in phrases like perhaps

muốn

muốn — To want, desire something or to do something

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or preserve something carefully

để

để — In order to; to place or let something

tưởng nhớ

tưởng nhớ — To remember, commemorate someone who has passed

mẹ

mẹ — Mother; term of address for one's mother

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; several or various things

thứ

thứ — Thing, item; ordinal number marker in Vietnamese

khác

khác — Other, different, another; indicates distinction

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

rồi

rồi — Already, then, done; indicates completion of action

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the, a thing

hộp gỗ

hộp gỗ — Wooden box or container made of wood

đàn hương

đàn hương — Sandalwood; fragrant wood used in crafts

mà

mà — But, yet; emphatic or contrastive connector particle

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier before adjectives

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

lắm

lắm — Very much, a great deal; intensifier at end

Thực ra

Thực ra — Actually, in fact, in reality truthfully

tất cả

tất cả — All, everything, the entirety of something

đều

đều — All, equally, without exception; distributive adverb

Chúng ta

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

cần

cần — To need, require; necessary to do something

bàn

bàn — To discuss, talk over; also means table

thêm

thêm — More, additional, further; to add something

nữa

nữa — More, anymore, again; continuation or addition

Nào

Nào — Come on, let's; imperative encouragement particle

mang

mang — To carry, bring, bear something somewhere

tài sản

tài sản — Property, assets, possessions, or wealth owned

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

cảm thấy

cảm thấy — To feel, sense an emotion or sensation

hơi

hơi — Slightly, a bit; mild intensifier before adjectives

bị

bị — To be subjected to negative action or experience

tổn thương

tổn thương — Hurt, wounded, emotionally or physically injured

Có

Có — There is, there are; to have something

một

một — One; the number one, a single item

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and concepts

thể hiện

thể hiện — To express, demonstrate, or manifest something

ưu việt

ưu việt — Superior, excellent, outstanding in quality

mạnh mẽ

mạnh mẽ — Strong, powerful, forceful in manner

trong

trong — In, inside, within; preposition of location

thái độ

thái độ — Attitude, manner, demeanor toward something

khoan dung

khoan dung — Tolerant, forgiving, lenient toward others' faults

kiểu

kiểu — Style, type, manner, kind of something

chẳng kém

chẳng kém — No less than, equally, not inferior to

phần

phần — Part, portion, share of something larger

khó chịu

khó chịu — Unpleasant, uncomfortable, disagreeable, hard to bear

đối

đối — Toward, in relation to, facing something

xác

xác — Body, corpse; physical form of a being

mềm yếu

mềm yếu — Weak, soft, lacking strength or firmness

thiếu

thiếu — To lack, be insufficient or short of

nhiệt tình

nhiệt tình — Enthusiasm, passion, wholehearted dedication to something

bức hại

bức hại — To persecute, oppress, harm through force

làm sao

làm sao — How, in what way; expresses uncertainty or method

đồ trang sức

đồ trang sức — Jewelry, ornaments, decorative accessories worn

nếu

nếu — If; introduces a conditional clause or hypothesis

lại

lại — Again, back; indicates repetition or return

bao giờ

bao giờ — When, ever; asking about time something happens

chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

Thôi nào

Thôi nào — Come on, stop it; urging someone forward

cầu

cầu — To pray, request; also means bridge

đó

đó — That, there; distal demonstrative particle

quá đáng

quá đáng — Excessive, going too far, unreasonable in behavior

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a reported speech clause

phải

phải — Must, have to; obligation or correctness

giúp đỡ

giúp đỡ — To help, assist, support someone in need

ngượng ngùng

ngượng ngùng — Embarrassed, awkward, feeling self-conscious in situation

Nếu

Nếu — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

vòng cổ

vòng cổ — Necklace; jewelry worn around the neck

như thế

như thế — Like that, in that way, such as this

mình

mình — Oneself, I, me; reflexive or intimate pronoun

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing something

xoay

xoay — To spin, rotate, turn around an axis

Thế giới

Thế giới — The world, the earth, global community

quay tròn

quay tròn — To spin around in circles, rotate continuously

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, encircling something or someone

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

biết

biết — To know, be aware of, understand something

bước

bước — Step, stride; to step or walk forward

tháo

tháo — To remove, undo, take off something attached

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual items like vehicles, jewelry

lấy

lấy — To take, get, obtain something for oneself

Nó

Nó — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects

chật

chật — Tight, narrow, cramped; too small to fit

đấy

đấy — There, that; colloquial emphatic or pointing particle

gì

gì — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity

nằm xuống

nằm xuống — To lie down, recline on a surface

rủ

rủ — To invite, coax, ask someone to join

cô

cô — Miss, aunt; form of address for young woman

chút

chút — A little, a bit, small amount of something

thỏa mãn

thỏa mãn — Satisfied, content, fulfilled after getting something desired

Sự hoàn toàn

Sự hoàn toàn — Completeness, totality, absolute perfection of something

phù

phù — To suit, match, be appropriate for something

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath in position or rank

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each without exception

góc

góc — Corner, angle, perspective from which one views

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do or feel something

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, in good spirits