Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 15

Vocabulary

Những

Nhũng — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or point being discussed

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

có

có — To have; to exist; affirmative verb

tính

tính — Nature, characteristic, or quality of something

chất

chất — Substance, quality, or inherent property

tương

tương — Mutual, reciprocal, relating to each other

hỗ

hỗ — Support, assist; used in 'tương hỗ' meaning mutual

quả

quả — Fruit; classifier for round objects; result

bóng

bóng — Ball; shiny surface; shadow or silhouette

nảy

nảy — To bounce, spring, or rebound upward

lại

lại — Again; back; returning to a previous state

chỉ

chỉ — Only, merely; to point or indicate direction

để

để — To put, place; in order to, so that

bật

bật — To spring up; to turn on; to flick

về

về — About; toward; to return to a place

phía

phía — Direction, side, or toward a certain area

trước

trước — Before, in front of, forward direction

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction

giờ

giờ — Hour; now; the current moment in time

đây

đây — Here; this place; now at this moment

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or context

việc

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

vạch

vạch — To expose, reveal, draw a line or mark

trần

trần — To expose bare; ceiling; the mortal world

nơi

nơi — Place, location, or spot where something occurs

ẩn

ẩn — Hidden, concealed, or lurking out of sight

náu

náu — To hide, take refuge, shelter oneself secretly

cá

cá — Fish; used in compounds like whale (cá voi)

voi

voi — Elephant; in 'cá voi' refers to whale

người

người — Person, human being, people in general

thợ

thợ — Worker, craftsman, or skilled laborer

săn

săn — To hunt, pursue game or prey actively

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently, as if something is so

như

như — Like, as, such as; resembling something else

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already completed action

gián

gián — Indirect; used in 'gián tiếp' meaning indirectly

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive; used in indirect compounds

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, seek something out

ra

ra — Out, outward; to discover or find out

manh

manh — Clue, lead; used in 'manh mối' meaning clue

mối

mối — Clue, connection, or thread linking information

mới

mới — New, fresh, recently; just having occurred

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, or conduct toward something

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; reaching a destination

chính

chính — Main, principal, the very; government or political

Con

Con — Classifier for animals, paths, or children

Đường

Đường — Road, path, route; passage or way forward

Tây

Tây — West; western direction or region

Bắc

Bắc — North; northern direction or region

huyền

huyền — Mysterious, dark, deep, or enigmatic quality

bí

bí — Secret, mysterious; pumpkin; stuck or blocked

đó

đó — That, there; referring to something previously mentioned

Trích

Trích — To excerpt, extract, or quote from a source

từ

từ — From; word; each; a preposition of origin

Một

Một — One; a/an; a single item or unit

tác

tác — Work; used in 'tác phẩm' meaning literary work

phẩm

phẩm — Product, work; quality; used in artistic contexts

nào

nào — Which, any, some; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negative for incomplete actions

xuất

xuất — To export, publish, or bring out something

bản

bản — Version, edition, original copy of something

Không

Không — No, not; negation; zero; cannot; nothing

thể

thể — Can, able to; body; form or type

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, or come across someone

một

một — One; a single; indefinite article in Vietnamese

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; small creature

tàu

tàu — Ship, vessel, or large watercraft; train

trên

trên — On, above, upon a surface or level

đại

đại — Great, large, vast; used in compound words

dương

dương — Ocean, sea; positive; sun; the yang force

mà

mà — But, yet; relative pronoun; that, which

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo something

ấn

ấn — To press; impression; stamp; in 'ấn tượng' means impression

tượng

tượng — Image, statue; impression; in 'ấn tượng' means impression

bởi

bởi — By, because of; passive agent marker

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, aspect of something visible

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, exterior, beyond a boundary or surface

khi

khi — When, at the time that something occurs

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to see, to observe visually

gần

gần — Near, close to in distance or proximity

nó

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

với

với — With, together; and; in relation to something

buồm

buồm — Sail of a ship or boat on water

thu

thu — Autumn; to collect, gather, or shorten sails

ngắn

ngắn — Short in length or duration; brief

cùng

cùng — Together with; also; at the same time

canh

canh — To watch, guard; keep watch; soup broth

gác

gác — To guard, watch over; upper floor or loft

đỉnh

đỉnh — Top, peak, summit of a structure or mountain

cột

cột — Pole, column, mast of a ship or structure

háo

háo — Eager, enthusiastic; used in 'háo hức' meaning eager

quan

quan — To observe, concern; official; related to senses

sát

sát — To observe closely; to kill; adjacent, very close

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area of land or water

gian

gian — Vast, wide expanse; deceitful; room or section

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious in area or extent

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great in size or degree

xung

xung — Around; used in 'xung quanh' meaning surrounding area

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding; in the vicinity of something

toát

toát — To exude, emit, radiate a quality or feeling

lên

lên — Up, upward; to go up; rise higher

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; used in 'hoàn toàn' meaning completely

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, totally; safe and sound

khác

khác — Different, other, distinct from something else

biệt

biệt — Special, distinct; to part from; separate

so

so — To compare; compared to or with something

đang

đang — Currently doing; present continuous tense marker

thực

thực — Real, actual; to carry out; food or eat

hiện

hiện — To appear, manifest; present, current, now

các

các — Plural marker for definite groups or categories

chuyến

chuyến — Trip, journey, voyage, or one-time travel

hải

hải — Sea, marine, ocean; used in naval compounds

trình

trình — Journey, course, level; to report or present

thông

thông — Common, ordinary, communicate; flow through freely

thường

thường — Usual, normal, ordinary, regular, common

lưu

lưu — Current, flow; to stay; to circulate or retain

và

và — And; connecting two items or ideas together

Săn

Săn — To hunt; hunting as an activity or pursuit

Đoàn

Đoàn — Group, team, delegation, or organized corps

Thám

Thám — To explore, investigate; detective or explorer

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous, hazardous,险; used in exploration terms

Hoa

Hoa — Flower; Chinese; used in 'Hoa Kỳ' meaning USA

Kỳ

Kỳ — Strange, odd; flag; used in 'Hoa Kỳ' for USA

đi

đi — To go, walk, travel in a direction

bộ

bộ — On foot; ministry; set; walking as travel

ở

ở — To live, stay at; at, in a location

lân

lân — Near; used in 'lân cận' meaning nearby vicinity

cận

cận — Close, near; used in 'lân cận' meaning vicinity

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss someone or something fondly

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, feel, or perceive something

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like vehicles, tools

xương

xương — Bone; skeleton; framework of a structure

cong

cong — Curved, bent, arched in shape

được

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

dựng

dựng — To erect, set up, stand something upright

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, upright, directly without bending

đứng

đứng — To stand upright; standing position; correct

lòng

lòng — Heart, interior, inside of something; feelings

đất

đất — Earth, ground, soil, land or territory

hoặc

hoặc — Or; either one of two options given

tạo

tạo — To create, form, make something into shape

thành

thành — To become, form; city; wall; successfully

vòm

vòm — Arch, vault, dome-shaped structure or curve

cổng

cổng — Gate, entrance, portal to a place

lối

lối — Way, path, manner, entrance or approach

vào

vào — Into, enter; going inside a place or space

hốc

hốc — Niche, hollow, recess in a wall or surface

tường

tường — Wall of a building or room

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic; perhaps, possibly, probably

họ

họ — They, them; family clan or surname

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow or let someone

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something or fact

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

là

là — To be; is, am, are; identity linking verb

sườn

sườn — Rib; side slope of a hill; rib bone

câu

câu — Sentence; to fish; classifier for sentences/questions

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, matter, affair, or conversation

nhà

nhà — House, home; family; professional in a field

thám

thám — To explore or investigate; explorer or detective

Băng

Băng — Ice; used in 'Băng Dương' meaning Arctic Ocean

Dương

Dương — Ocean; positive; sun; used in ocean names

Mãi

Mãi — Forever, always, continuously without stopping

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, small vessel on water

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size or degree

trở

trở — To return, become; turn back or change state

sau

sau — After, behind, later in time or position

truy

truy — To pursue, chase, track down someone or something

đuổi

đuổi — To chase, pursue, or drive away someone

da

da — Skin, hide, leather of an animal or person

trắng

trắng — White in color; pure, clean, blank surface

nằm

nằm — To lie down, be situated in a position

tay

tay — Hand, arm; person with a skill or role

kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual, often with negative connotation

man

man — Barbaric, savage, uncivilized in behavior

rợ

rợ — Savage, barbaric; used with 'man' for uncivilized

gia

gia — Family, home; to join or add to something

nhập

nhập — To enter, join, import, or incorporate into

thủy

thủy — Water; maritime; used in naval or water compounds

thủ

thủ — Hand; head; to keep, guard, defend something

đoàn

đoàn — Crew, group, team working together on task

đẫm

đẫm — Soaked, drenched, saturated with liquid

máu

máu — Blood; bloodshed; used in violent contexts

Bài

Bài — Article, lesson, card; piece of written work

báo

báo — Newspaper; to report or announce something

Chiếm

Chiếm — To seize, capture, occupy, or take over

đoạt

đoạt — To seize, snatch, take by force or winning

Tàu

Tàu — Ship, vessel; Chinese (informal); large watercraft

Người

Người — Person, people, human being; someone

ta

ta — We, us; I (informal); people in general

số

số — Number, figure; fate, destiny; quantity

Mỹ

Mỹ — America, American; beautiful (classical usage)

ít

ít — Few, little, not many, a small amount

Chuyến

Chuyến — Trip, voyage, journey made at one time

Đột

Đột — Sudden, abrupt; used in 'đột nhiên' meaning suddenly

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; used in 'đột nhiên' meaning suddenly

khối

khối — Block, mass, chunk; a large solid quantity

khổng

khổng — Enormous, huge; used in 'khổng lồ' meaning gigantic

trồi

trồi — To emerge, surge up, rise above the surface

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, top layer of something

nước

nước — Water; country, nation; liquid substance

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire a projectile at a target

trung

trung — Hit the target; middle, central; loyal, faithful

Đó

Đó — That, there; referring to something just mentioned

hay

hay — Or; interesting; often; good, well-done