Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 2

Vocabulary

_Tiếng

tiếng — Language or sound of a particular group

Pháp_

pháp — France or French, referring to the country

Tây

tây — West or western direction

Ban

ban — Committee, board, or to issue/grant

Nha_

nha — Office, agency, or dental-related term

TRÍCH

trích — To extract or quote from a source

DẪN

dẫn — To lead, cite, or guide something

Do

do — Because of, due to, caused by

một

một — The number one; a single item

Phụ

phụ — Secondary, assistant, or female-related prefix

Thủ

thủ — Head, chief, or to guard/keep

thư

thư — Letter, library, or leisurely/relaxed

cung

cung — Palace, to supply, or a musical note

cấp

cấp — To provide, supply, or level/rank

Có

có — To have; indicates existence of something

thể

thể — Body, form, or possibility modal word

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, or perceive something

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a subordinate clause

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing or item

tay

tay — Hand or arm of a person

đào

đào — To dig; peach fruit; to train

bới

bới — To dig through or rummage around

cần

cần — To need; diligent; necessary requirement

mẫn

mẫn — Diligent, hardworking, and attentive

và

và — And; connecting words or phrases together

con

con — Classifier for animals; child or offspring

sâu

sâu — Deep; worm or insect larva

mọt

mọt — Bookworm; wood-boring insect pest

tội

tội — Sin, crime, or guilt; poor thing

nghiệp

nghiệp — Karma, occupation, or professional field

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

này

này — This; referring to something nearby

dường

dường — Seems, appears, as if something

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

lục

lục — To search through; the number six

lọc

lọc — To filter, strain, or sift through

qua

qua — Through, past, or across something

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

dằng

dằng — Extended, drawn out, lengthy duration

quầy

quầy — Counter, stall, or booth for selling

sách

sách — Book; a written or printed work

vỉa

vỉa — Pavement, sidewalk, or roadside area

hè

hè — Sidewalk; summer season of year

trên

trên — On, above, or upper position

khắp

khắp — Throughout, everywhere, all over place

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, or aspect of something

đất

đất — Earth, land, soil, or ground

nhặt

nhặt — To pick up small items carefully

bất

bất — Any, regardless; negative prefix word

kỳ

kỳ — Any; strange; period or term

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns in Vietnamese

ám

ám — To haunt, hint at, or allude

chỉ

chỉ — Only; to point at or indicate

ngẫu

ngẫu — Random, accidental, or by chance

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; part of compound words often

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

về

về — About, concerning; to return home

cá

cá — Fish; to bet or wager something

voi

voi — Elephant, large land mammal

mà

mà — But, yet; emphasis or contrast particle

hắn

hắn — He, him; often refers to male negatively

có

có — To have; affirmative existence marker

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, or seek

trong

In, inside, within a space

cuốn

cuốn — Volume, book; to roll or wrap

dù

dù — Although, even if; umbrella or parachute

thiêng

thiêng — Sacred, holy, or spiritually powerful

hay

hay — Or; interesting; often, habitually

trần

trần — Secular, worldly; ceiling of a room

tục

tục — Vulgar; custom, tradition; secular world

Vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

vậy

vậy — So, therefore; like that, thus

bạn

bạn — Friend; second-person informal pronoun

không

không — No, not; zero; negation word

được

được — To be able to; to receive

ít

ít — Few, little, small amount of

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker; number one

là

là — To be; linking verb in Vietnamese

mọi

mọi — Every, all; every single one

trường

trường — School; field; long or extended

hợp

hợp — To suit, fit, combine; case/instance

xem

xem — To watch, look at, or consider

tuyên

tuyên — To declare, announce, or proclaim officially

bố

bố — Father; to announce or declare

lộn

lộn — Mixed up, confused, or inside out

xộn

xộn — Messy, chaotic, disorderly state

xác

xác — Corpse; to confirm or verify

thực

thực — Real, true, actual, genuine

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; to reach

đâu

đâu — Where; to what extent or degree

trích

trích — To quote or extract from text

dẫn

dẫn — To cite, lead, or guide

khoa

khoa — Faculty, department, or science field

học

học — To study or learn; academic field

theo

theo — To follow; according to; in accordance

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate, exact

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning, definition, or righteousness

phúc

phúc — Blessing, fortune, or good luck

âm

âm — Sound; negative; dark; feminine principle

Hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole, or to return

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, wholly, all

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side; correct

Về

về — About, regarding; to return to

các

các — Plural marker for definite noun groups

tác

tác — Author, work; to create or make

giả

giả — Author; fake or false; to pretend

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old; neck; to encourage

đại

đại — Great, large, major; university

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk

chung

chung — General, common, shared, mutual

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise

nhà

nhà — House, home; expert or professional

thơ

thơ — Poetry; poem; poet

xuất

xuất — To emerge, appear, or export

hiện

hiện — Present, current; to appear or show

ở

ở — To live at, be located at

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

giá

giá — Price, value, or cost of something

trị

trị — Value; to treat or govern

hoặc

hoặc — Or; either one of two options

thú

thú — Interesting, fun; animal; to confess

vị

vị — Taste, flavor; position or classifier for people

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, location, or seat

chúng

chúng — They, them; we (exclusive plural)

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, gaze, or observe

thoáng

thoáng — Brief, fleeting; airy or well-ventilated

từ

từ — From; word; gradual; compassionate

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated in position

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, ponder, or consider

tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine, or assume

tượng

tượng — Statue, image; elephant; to imagine

ca

ca — To sing; song; shift or case

ngợi

ngợi — To praise or extol someone

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing

tùy

tùy — According to; arbitrary; up to someone

tiện

tiện — Convenient; casual; arbitrary manner

bởi

bởi — Because of, by, due to

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

quốc

quốc — Country, nation, national

gia

gia — Family, home; expert or specialist

thế

thế — World; generation; posture; so/like that

hệ

hệ — Generation, system, or lineage

kể

kể — To tell, narrate; to count; including

cả

cả — All, entire; even; eldest sibling

ta

ta — We, us; I/me in formal contexts

Vậy

vậy — So, therefore, thus, in that case

thì

thì — Then; tense marker; topic marker

tạm

tạm — Temporary, provisional, for now

biệt

biệt — To separate, farewell; special, distinct

nhé

nhé — Sentence-final particle seeking agreement softly

tên

tên — Name; a person (sometimes derogatory)

quỷ

quỷ — Devil, demon, evil spirit

kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual (often negative connotation)

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

người

người — Person, human being, people

bình

bình — Normal, ordinary; vase; to comment

luận

luận — To discuss, comment, or argue

Ngươi

ngươi — You; second-person pronoun, somewhat archaic

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to; to memorize; to tan

bộ

bộ — Ministry; set; tribe; to walk

tộc

tộc — Tribe, clan, ethnic group

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolutely; excellent; to cut off

vọng

vọng — Hope, to look out for; despair

xanh

xanh — Blue or green color; fresh, young

xao

xao — Pale, wan, pallid in appearance

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun

chẳng

chẳng — Not, neither; negative emphatic word

rượu

rượu — Alcohol, wine, liquor, spirits

gian

gian — Treacherous, deceitful; room or section

sưởi

sưởi — To warm oneself by fire or heat

ấm

ấm — Warm, cozy, comfortable temperature

ngay

ngay — Immediately, right away; straight, upright

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

quá

quá — Too, excessively; very, extremely

nồng

nồng — Strong, intense smell or flavor

nàn

nàn — To complain; strong/intense in compound words

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; contrasting conjunction

với

với — With, together with; to reach for

họ

họ — They, them; family name, surname

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple; sometimes, occasionally

khi

khi — When, at the time of

thích

thích — To like, enjoy, be fond of

ngồi

ngồi — To sit down in a place

bên

bên — Side, beside, next to someone

cạnh

cạnh — Beside, next to; edge or side

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; feeling, emotion

khốn

khốn — Miserable, wretched, pitiful condition

khổ

khổ — Suffering, hardship, pain, misery

trở

trở — To become, turn; to return

nên

nên — Should; to become; therefore

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, fun

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, manner, expression

nước

nước — Water; country, nation, state

mắt

mắt — Eye; bead; node on a plant

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, direct, upright, honest

đẫm

đẫm — Soaked, drenched, saturated with liquid

lệ

lệ — Tear (from crying); rule or custom

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single individual objects

ly

ly — Glass, cup for drinking; to separate

trống

trống — Empty, hollow; drum instrument; male bird

rỗng

rỗng — Empty, hollow, vacant inside

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, sense of emotion (abstract)

buồn

buồn — Sad, melancholy, sorrowful, gloomy

hẳn

hẳn — Certainly, surely, definitely; completely

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, not easy

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, or tolerate

Hãy

hãy — Imperative marker; please do something

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, give up, or drop

cuộc

cuộc — Match, contest, event; classifier for events

đi

đi — To go; imperative softener particle

càng

càng — The more...; increasingly; claw of crustacean

cố

cố — To try hard, persist; late (deceased)

gắng

gắng — To make effort, strive, try hard

để

để — To put, place; in order to

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform

hài

hài — Comedy, humor; satisfied; children's shoes

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, feelings; inner organs

ngươi

ngươi — You; second-person archaic pronoun

mãi

mãi — Forever, always, continuously, persistently

biết

biết — To know, understand, be aware of

ơn

ơn — Grace, favor, gratitude, debt of kindness

Ước

ước — To wish, desire, or hope for

dọn

dọn — To tidy up, clean, or prepare

sạch

sạch — Clean, tidy, neat, hygienic