Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 9

Vocabulary

Thư

thư — Letter, written correspondence sent to someone

của

của — Belonging to, possessive particle indicating ownership

về

về — About, concerning, or returning to a place

Chuyến

chuyến — A trip or journey made somewhere

Hành

hành — To travel, journey, or undertake an action

Trình

trình — Journey, itinerary, or level of progress

và

và — And, connecting words or phrases together

đến

đến — To arrive at or go to a place

năm

năm — Year, or the number five in Vietnamese

Cá

cá — Fish, aquatic animal commonly eaten or caught

voi

voi — Elephant, large land mammal with trunk

được

được — To be able to, or to receive something

người

người — Person, human being, or people in general

tìm

tìm — To search for or look for something

thấy

thấy — To see or find something upon searching

là

là — To be, linking subject with its description

một

một — One, the number one or indefinite article

loài

loài — Species or kind of animal or organism

động

động — Moving, active, or to move something physically

vật

vật — Animal, creature, or physical object or thing

năng

năng — Energy, ability, or capable of doing something

hung

hung — Fierce, ferocious, or violently aggressive in nature

dữ

dữ — Fierce, savage, or dangerously aggressive behavior

đòi

đòi — To demand or require something from someone

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question or make inquiry

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle indicating an abstract concept

khéo

khéo — Skillful, dexterous, or cleverly done with care

léo

léo — Nimble dexterity, part of compound khéo léo

dũng

dũng — Brave, courageous, bold in facing danger

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense, or feel emotionally moved

phi

phi — Extraordinary, beyond normal, prefix meaning non-

thường

thường — Ordinary, usual, or commonly occurring situation

ở

ở — To be at, live at, or located somewhere

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple people or things

ngư

ngư — Relating to fish or fishing activities

dân

dân — People, citizens, or folk of a community

Bản

bản — Document, version, or original copy of text

Kiến

kiến — To see, opinion, or part of compound words

Nghị

nghị — Resolution, proposal, or deliberation in formal context

Voi

voi — Elephant, large mammal with distinctive long trunk

gửi

gửi — To send something to someone somewhere

Bộ

bộ — Ministry, department, or government administrative body

trưởng

trưởng — Chief, head, or leader of an organization

Pháp

pháp — France, French nation or French language

Và

và — And, conjunction connecting two or more elements

thưa

thưa — Respectful address term used before a title

ông

ông — Grandfather, or respectful term for older man

trên

trên — On, above, or on top of something

đời

đời — Life, world, or one's lifetime experience

này

này — This, referring to nearby person or thing

có

có — To have, there is, or to exist

gì

gì — What, anything, used in questions or negation

thể

thể — Can, able to, possibility modal auxiliary word

sánh

sánh — To compare or match up against something

bằng

bằng — Equal to, by means of, or flat

nó

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

không

không — No, not, negation or question particle

Lời

lời — Words, speech, or statement made by someone

đề

đề — To mention, propose, or bring up topic

cập

cập — To mention or refer to, part of đề cập

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or period

viện

viện — Institute, parliament house, or official assembly building

Nghề

nghề — Occupation, profession, or skilled trade or craft

Đánh

đánh — To hit, fish, or engage in activity

Tây

tây — West, western direction, or Western countries

Ban

ban — Committee, board, or issue/distribute something officially

Nha

nha — Office, agency, or part of compound words

con

con — Child, animal classifier, or offspring of someone

cá

cá — Fish, aquatic animal or classifier for fish

khổng

khổng — Enormous, gigantic, part of compound khổng lồ

lồ

lồ — Huge, part of compound word khổng lồ

mắc

mắc — Stuck, caught, or entangled in something

cạn

cạn — Shallow, dry, or run aground on shore

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, or edge of water body

biển

biển — Sea, ocean, large body of salt water

châu

châu — Continent or administrative region in geography

Âu

âu — Europe, European continent, or trough for animals

đâu

đâu — Where, somewhere, or used in negation

đó

đó — There, that place, or that thing indicated

Một

một — One, a single unit or indefinite article

nhánh

nhánh — Branch, subdivision, or offshoot of something larger

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker meaning the nth in sequence

mười

mười — Ten, the number ten in Vietnamese counting

doanh

doanh — Revenue, business, or commercial activities profit

thu

thu — To collect, revenue, or autumn season

thông

thông — To communicate, pine tree, or through passage

nhà

nhà — House, home, or belonging to an entity

vua

vua — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom

cho

cho — To give, for, or to allow something

dựa

dựa — To lean on, rely on, or base upon

xem

xem — To watch, look at, or consider something

xét

xét — To examine, consider, or review carefully something

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, or affair to handle

bảo

bảo — To tell, instruct, or protect and preserve

vệ

vệ — To guard, protect, or defend from harm

gìn

gìn — To keep, preserve, part of gìn giữ

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or maintain something carefully

các

các — Plural definite marker for multiple specific things

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area, or geographical territory

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, free from, or to recover

hải

hải — Sea, marine, relating to ocean or sea

tặc

tặc — Bandit, thief, pirate attacking at sea

kẻ

kẻ — Person with negative connotation, villain or wrongdoer

cướp

cướp — To rob, steal, or a robber thief

quyền

quyền — Right, authority, or power over something

đối

đối — Facing, opposing, or in relation to something

với

với — With, together with, or in relation to

hoàng

hoàng — Royal, imperial, relating to king or emperor

gia

gia — Family, household, or royal family institution

tức

tức — That is, meaning, or to be angry

tầm

tầm — Range, scope, or level of something

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative or undesirable experience

dạt

dạt — To drift, wash ashore, or be swept away

vào

vào — Into, to enter or go into place

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either option in a given choice

bắt

bắt — To catch, arrest, or seize someone forcibly

gần

gần — Near, close to, or nearby in distance

đều

đều — All, equally, or without exception uniformly

tài

tài — Talent, property, wealth, or skilled ability

sản

sản — Property, assets, or production of goods

Chẳng

chẳng — Not, negation particle expressing denial or refusal

bao

bao — How much, how long, or to cover

lâu

lâu — Long time, a lengthy duration of time

thủy

thủy — Water, aquatic, relating to water or sea

thủ

thủ — Head, chief, or to guard and keep

đoàn

đoàn — Group, crew, team, or organized collective body

sửa

sửa — To repair, fix, or prepare something ready

soạn

soạn — To prepare, arrange, or draft a document

trò

trò — Game, role, trick, or theatrical performance

chơi

chơi — To play or engage in recreational activity

cái

cái — Classifier for objects, or the one that

chết

chết — Death, to die, or deceased state

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect, or to send someone errands

sót

sót — Missed, overlooked, or left out accidentally

treo

treo — To hang up or suspend something above

lên

lên — Up, upward direction, or to rise up

phía

phía — Side, direction, or facing toward a direction

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, or top of something

Mũi

mũi — Nose, tip, cape, or pointed end

thép

thép — Steel, strong metal used in construction tools

ngạnh

ngạnh — Barb, hook barb on fishing or hunting tool

chú

chú — Uncle, note, or to pay attention

ý

ý — Meaning, idea, or attention, mindfulness

từng

từng — Each, every individual one, or once before

bước

bước — Step, pace, or to step forward carefully

ngoặt

ngoặt — Sharp turn, bend, or sudden change direction

Vụ

vụ — Case, affair, incident, or farming season

Đắm

đắm — To sink, be submerged, or shipwreck disaster

Tàu

tàu — Ship, vessel, boat, or train transportation

Sáng

sáng — Bright, light, morning, or to shine brightly

rực

rực — Blazing, glowing brilliantly with bright light

mái

mái — Roof, top covering of a building structure

vòm

vòm — Arch, dome, or vaulted ceiling structure

ngọn

ngọn — Top, tip, flame, or summit of something

tháp

tháp — Tower, pagoda, or tall pointed building structure

tên

tên — Name, arrow, or rocket missile projectile

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame, or combustion producing heat light

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, or autonomous independent action

bay

bay — To fly, soar through the air freely

vút

vút — Soaring swiftly upward, whooshing through the air

Để

để — To let, allow, in order to do

thoáng

thoáng — A glimpse, fleeting moment, or brief flash

qua

qua — To pass by, across, or through something

Quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, or in the vicinity of

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, or the weather outdoors

Vậy

vậy — So, thus, therefore, or in that way

nên

nên — So, therefore, should, or ought to do

so

so — To compare, measure against another for contrast

nước

nước — Water, country, nation, or liquid substance

Đại

đại — Great, large, major, or grand in scale

dương

dương — Ocean, positive, or the sun Yang principle

phục

phục — To serve, submit, admire, or restore something

vụ

vụ — Affair, case, service duty, or farming season

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated, or superior in level

Được

được — Can, able to, or received successfully achieved

phun

phun — To spout, spray, or spew liquid outward

trung

trung — Middle, central, loyal, or intermediate in position

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to a cause

bày

bày — To display, arrange, or show something out

tỏ

tỏ — To express, show, or make clear something

niềm

niềm — Feeling, emotion, inner sense or sentiment

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, or pleasant feeling

vô

vô — Infinite, without, lacking, or to enter into

Thăm

thăm — To visit, pay a visit to someone

Nữ

nữ — Female, woman, feminine gender designation

Hoàng

hoàng — Royal, imperial, emperor or empress designation

Mười

mười — Ten, the number ten in Vietnamese

lăm

lăm — Five in teen numbers, part of fifteen

máu

máu — Blood, the red fluid in living bodies

tống

tống — To expel, pump out, or forcibly eject

ra

ra — Out, outward direction, to exit or emerge

tim

tim — Heart, the organ pumping blood in body

mỗi

mỗi — Each, every individual instance or occurrence

nhịp

nhịp — Beat, rhythm, pulse, or stroke in timing

đập

đập — To beat, hit, or throb as heart does

tốc

tốc — Speed, velocity, rate of motion or change

độ

độ — Degree, level, measure, or extent of something

cực

cực — Extremely, pole, or utmost degree of something

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great in size or importance

Ghi

ghi — To record, note down, or write something

chép

chép — To copy, transcribe, or write down information

mổ

mổ — To dissect, operate surgically, or slaughter animal

xẻ

xẻ — To cut open, saw apart, or dissect something

cỡ

cỡ — Size, scale, or approximately what dimension

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size or scale