Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6

Vocabulary

Kìa

kìa — Look there; exclamation drawing attention to something

Sinh

sinh — To be born; to live or generate life

vật

vật — Creature, thing, or object in nature

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great in size or importance

nhất

nhất — Superlative marker meaning most or number one

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or group

muôn

muôn — Ten thousand; countless, all kinds of things

loài

loài — Species, kind, category of living things

dưới

dưới — Below, under, beneath a surface or level

vực

vực — Abyss, deep pit, or chasm in water

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound in depth or meaning

Duỗi

duỗi — To stretch out or extend limbs fully

mình

mình — Body, oneself; personal pronoun for self

như

như — Like, as, similar to something else

mũi

mũi — Nose; also cape or promontory of land

đất

đất — Earth, land, soil, or ground

ngủ

ngủ — To sleep, to be in a sleeping state

hay

hay — Or; also means interesting or good

bơi

bơi — To swim through water using body movement

Tựa

tựa — To lean against; resembling or like something

mảnh

mảnh — Fragment, piece, or thin slender section

đang

đang — Currently doing; present tense aspect marker

chuyển

chuyển — To move, transfer, or shift from place

dịch

dịch — To move, shift; also to translate language

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses together

qua

qua — Through, past, across a space or time

mang

mang — To carry, bring, or bear something along

Hút

hút — To suck, inhale, or draw something inward

vào

vào — Into, entering a space or direction inward

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterward; indicates completion

hơi

hơi — Breath, vapor, air; slightly or a little

thở

thở — To breathe, inhale and exhale air

phun

phun — To spray, spout, or eject liquid forcefully

ra

ra — Out, outward; indicates movement away from

cả

cả — All, whole, entire amount or group

một

một — One, a single unit or item

biển

biển — Sea, ocean, large body of salt water

Những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

con

con — Classifier for animals and children; offspring

cá

cá — Fish, aquatic animal living in water

voi

voi — Elephant, large land mammal with trunk

hùng

hùng — Mighty, powerful, heroic, strong and brave

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, forceful in strength

nước

nước — Water; also country or nation

chứa

chứa — To contain, hold, or store something inside

đựng

đựng — To hold, contain liquid or items inside

dầu

dầu — Oil, fuel, or liquid fat substance

Nấp

nấp — To hide, lurk, or conceal oneself quietly

sát

sát — Close, near, right next to something

sau

sau — After, behind, in the back of

kia

kia — That, over there, yonder; distant demonstrative

nằm

nằm — To lie down in a horizontal position

rình

rình — To lurk, spy, or wait in ambush

khổng

khổng — Part of compound meaning enormous or gigantic

lồ

lồ — Part of khổng lồ meaning giant or huge

chờ

chờ — To wait for someone or something patiently

mồi

mồi — Bait, prey, lure used for hunting

Không

không — No, not, zero; negation word in Vietnamese

cho

cho — To give, allow, for the purpose of

cơ

cơ — Opportunity, chance; basis or foundation

hội

hội — Association, meeting; opportunity or occasion

nuốt

nuốt — To swallow food or objects down throat

chửng

chửng — Completely, whole; used in nuốt chửng meaning swallow whole

đàn

đàn — Flock, herd, or group of animals together

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size or age

Lạc

lạc — To get lost, stray, or go astray

lối

lối — Path, way, route or manner of doing

chui

chui — To crawl into, slip through a narrow space

hàm

hàm — Jaw, mandible of an animal or person

răng

răng — Tooth, teeth used for biting and chewing

há

há — To open wide, as in mouth gaping open

hốc

hốc — Hollow, cavity, socket or deep hole

Trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or period

khi

khi — When, while, at the time of event

nổi

nổi — To float, rise to the surface of water

ở

ở — At, in, to live or be located somewhere

đuôi

đuôi — Tail, the rear end of an animal

tàu

tàu — Ship, boat, large vessel for sea travel

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

chặt

chặt — To chop, cut firmly or tightly fastened

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning or top of something

nó

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

dùng

dùng — To use, employ, or make use of

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, small vessel for water travel

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, or draw something toward

gần

gần — Near, close, not far in distance

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water or land

càng

càng — The more, increasingly; comparative degree marker

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of something

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine in quality or condition

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet; adversative conjunction

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall; future tense marker in Vietnamese

mắc

mắc — To be stuck, caught, or entangled in

cạn

cạn — Shallow, dry, depleted of water

độ

độ — Degree, level, approximately; measure of quantity

mười

mười — Ten, the number ten in Vietnamese

hai

hai — Two, the number two in Vietnamese

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either; presents alternative options

ba

ba — Three, the number three; also father

Trên

trên — On, above, upon a surface or level

đường

đường — Road, path, street, or way to travel

đi

đi — To go, to walk, to travel somewhere

thấy

thấy — To see, to perceive visually or notice

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, fun, cheerful in mood

đùa

đùa — To play, joke, frolic in a playful manner

đại

đại — Great, large, grand; prefix for big things

dương

dương — Ocean; also sun or positive in compounds

nghịch

nghịch — Mischievous, naughty; to play or act contrary

ngợm

ngợm — Part of nghịch ngợm meaning playfully mischievous

các

các — Plural marker indicating several or various items

ống

ống — Tube, pipe, cylindrical hollow structure

lỗ

lỗ — Hole, opening, cavity in a surface

mà

mà — But, yet, which; connective or relative particle

tạo

tạo — To create, make, or form something new

hóa

hóa — Nature, creation; to become or transform into

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker indicating completion

đặt

đặt — To place, put, set something in position

lưng

lưng — Back, the rear side of body or object

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun for third person

Tại

tại — At, in, located at a specific place

đây

đây — Here, this place, nearby current location

đông

đông — East; also crowded or numerous in number

đảo

đảo — Island; also to stir or reverse something

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, reach a destination

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent of something measured

buộc

buộc — To tie, bind; to force or compel someone

phải

phải — Must, have to; right side or correct

tiến

tiến — To advance, move forward, progress ahead

hành

hành — To carry out, conduct, perform an action

hết

hết — All gone, finished, completely exhausted

sức

sức — Strength, force, energy, power of body

thận

thận — Kidney organ; careful and cautious in action

trọng

trọng — Important, serious; to respect or value greatly

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that; for someone

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something dangerous

đâm

đâm — To stab, ram, collide into forcefully

Chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun in Vietnamese

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular formal pronoun

nhổ

nhổ — To pull out, uproot, or weigh anchor

neo

neo — Anchor of a ship; to anchor a vessel

từ

từ — From, since; word or character in text

sông

sông — River, large flowing body of fresh water

gió

gió — Wind, breeze, moving air current

hướng

hướng — Direction, orientation toward a particular way

Đông

đông — East, the eastward cardinal direction

Bắc

bắc — North, the northward cardinal direction

tên

tên — Name, title given to a person or thing

Có

có — To have, there is, to exist

người

người — Person, human being, people in general

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk about something

không

không — No, not; negation or zero in Vietnamese

thể

thể — Can, able to; body or form of something

mở

mở — To open, unlock, or start something up

miệng

miệng — Mouth, the opening used for speaking and eating

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

là

là — To be, is, am, are; linking verb

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, topic of discussion

hoang

hoang — Wild, deserted, fantastical or absurd story