Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 4

Vocabulary

Ngay

Ngay — Right away; immediately; at that very moment

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

ông

ông — He/him (respectful); grandfather; older man

ấy

ấy — That; referring to a previously mentioned person or thing

vừa

vừa — Just; having just completed an action recently

ngồi

ngồi — To sit; to be in a seated position

xuống

xuống — Down; to move or go downward

tràn

tràn — To overflow; to be filled beyond capacity

đầy

đầy — Full; completely filled with something

hy

hy — Hope; part of compound 'hy vọng' meaning hope

vọng

vọng — To hope; wish; part of 'hy vọng' meaning hope

và

và — And; connecting two words, phrases, or clauses

ngưỡng

ngưỡng — Admiration; part of 'ngưỡng mộ' meaning to admire

mộ

mộ — To admire; part of 'ngưỡng mộ' meaning admiration

tôi

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be in an upright position

dậy

dậy — To rise up; to get up from a position

tuyên

tuyên — To declare; part of 'tuyên bố' meaning to announce

bố

bố — To announce; part of 'tuyên bố' meaning declaration

rằng

rằng — That; used to introduce a reported statement or clause

người

người — Person; human being; people

nổi

nổi — To rise; to become prominent or well-known

danh

danh — Fame; name; part of 'nổi danh' meaning famous

trong

trong — In; inside; within a place or time period

thời

thời — Time; era; period of history

cách

cách — Revolution; way; part of 'cách mạng' meaning revolution

mạng

mạng — Life; revolution; part of 'cách mạng' meaning revolution

chưa

chưa — Not yet; indicating something has not happened yet

bao

bao — Ever; how much; part of 'bao giờ' meaning ever

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; part of 'bao giờ' meaning ever/when

có

có — To have; to exist; there is/are

một

một — One; a single unit; the number one

bài

bài — Piece; article; lesson; a unit of written work

diễn

diễn — To perform; part of 'diễn văn' meaning speech

văn

văn — Literature; text; part of 'diễn văn' meaning speech

hùng

hùng — Powerful; heroic; part of 'hùng hồn' meaning eloquent

hồn

hồn — Soul; spirit; part of 'hùng hồn' meaning passionate/eloquent

hơn

hơn — More than; comparatively greater in degree

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; on behalf of

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle; turns adjectives/verbs into nouns

nghiệp

nghiệp — Cause; career; part of 'sự nghiệp' meaning cause or career

tự

tự — Self; freedom; part of 'tự do' meaning freedom

do

do — Freedom; free; part of compound 'tự do'

so

so — To compare; in comparison with something else

với

với — With; together with; compared to

mà

mà — But; that; which; a connective or relative particle

chúng

chúng — We; they; plural pronoun referring to a group

lắng

lắng — To listen carefully; part of 'lắng nghe' meaning to listen

nghe

nghe — To hear; to listen to something or someone

từ

từ — From; since; word; a preposition indicating origin

đôi

đôi — Pair; couple; a set of two things

môi

môi — Lips; the lip area of the mouth

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often negative); fellow; one who does something

đào

đào — To dig; to flee; part of 'đào tẩu' meaning to escape

tẩu

tẩu — To flee; to run away; part of 'đào tẩu'

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of doing something now

bị

bị — To be subjected to; passive marker for negative events

truy

truy — To pursue; to chase; part of 'truy đuổi'

đuổi

đuổi — To chase; to pursue; to drive away

Đó

Đó — That; referring to something previously mentioned

là

là — To be; is; am; are; linking verb in Vietnamese

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; an abstract item or issue

tin

tin — To believe; to trust; news; information

tưởng

tưởng — To think; to believe; part of 'tin tưởng' meaning trust

vào

vào — Into; to enter; toward; in the direction of

điểm

điểm — Point; score; aspect; a specific point or detail

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something already mentioned

cũng

cũng — Also; too; as well; equally applies to something

niềm

niềm — Feeling; sentiment; part of 'niềm tin' meaning belief

bây

bây — Now; this; part of 'bây giờ' meaning right now

Tôi

Tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

nhắc

nhắc — To remind; to mention; to bring up again

nhở

nhở — To remind; part of 'nhắc nhở' meaning to remind/warn

khán

khán — Audience; viewer; part of 'khán giả' meaning audience

giả

giả — Audience member; part of 'khán giả' meaning audience

về

về — About; concerning; to return to a place

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous; part of 'hiểm nguy' meaning danger/peril

nguy

nguy — Danger; peril; part of 'hiểm nguy' meaning danger

vây

vây — To surround; to besiege; fin (of a fish)

thanh

thanh — Young; clear; part of 'thanh niên' meaning youth

niên

niên — Year; young person; part of 'thanh niên' meaning youth

giải

giải — To liberate; to solve; part of 'giải phóng' meaning liberation

phóng

phóng — To release; to free; part of 'giải phóng' meaning liberation

này

này — This; these; referring to something nearby or current

ở

ở — To live; to be located at; at a place

miền

miền — Region; area; zone of a country

Bắc

Bắc — North; the northern region or direction

ngay

ngay — Even; right; immediately; even in a given place

cả

cả — Even; all; both; including everything or everyone

trên

trên — On; above; on top of a surface or place

mảnh

mảnh — Piece; patch; fragment; a small section of land

đất

đất — Land; soil; earth; ground or territory

những

những — Those; the (plural marker); a group of things

giữa

giữa — Among; in the middle of; between two or more things

hậu

hậu — Descendant; later; part of 'hậu duệ' meaning descendant

duệ

duệ — Descendant; lineage; part of 'hậu duệ' meaning descendants

các

các — The (plural); various; multiple items or people

bậc

bậc — Rank; level; respected figure or elder generation

tiền

tiền — Money; before; part of 'tiền nhân' meaning ancestors

nhân

nhân — Person; human; part of 'tiền nhân' meaning forefathers

kêu

kêu — To call out; to cry; to appeal to someone

gọi

gọi — To call; to invite; part of 'kêu gọi' meaning to appeal

họ

họ — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

liệu

liệu — To consider; whether; will; a questioning particle

để

để — To let; to allow; in order to; for the purpose of

cho

cho — To give; to allow; for; to let someone do something

anh

anh — Older brother; he/him for younger addressing older male

đưa

đưa — To bring; to take; to hand over to someone

trở

trở — To return; to turn; part of 'trở lại' meaning to return

lại

lại — Again; back; to return; again or back to a state

vòng

vòng — Circle; ring; cycle; loop of something

nô

nô — Slave; part of 'nô lệ' meaning slavery or bondage

lệ

lệ — Slave; part of 'nô lệ' meaning slavery or servitude

hay

hay — Or; interesting; whether; used in yes/no questions

không

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

dù

dù — Even though; although; regardless of circumstances

luật

luật — Law; regulation; legal rule or statute

hiến

hiến — Constitution; to dedicate; part of 'hiến pháp'

pháp

pháp — Law; method; part of 'hiến pháp' meaning constitution

Câu

Câu — Sentence; question; phrase; a unit of speech

trả

trả — To answer; to pay back; part of 'trả lời' meaning to answer

lời

lời — Answer; word; part of 'trả lời' meaning to respond

đồng

đồng — Together; unanimous; bronze; same; in agreement

lòng

lòng — Heart; mind; feeling; inner emotion or will

vang

vang — To resound; to echo; to ring out loudly

lên

lên — Up; to rise; upward direction or increase

như

như — Like; as; similar to; in the same way as

tiếng

tiếng — Sound; language; voice; a unit of sound or language

sấm

sấm — Thunder; the loud rumbling sound of a storm

KHÔNG

KHÔNG — NO; emphatic negation; spoken loudly in refusal

Các

Các — You all; plural second-person address; multiple people

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (informal); companion or peer

sẵn

sẵn — Ready; available; part of 'sẵn sàng' meaning ready

sàng

sàng — Ready; willing; part of 'sẵn sàng' meaning prepared

cứu

cứu — To rescue; to save someone from danger or harm

giúp

giúp — To help; to assist; to aid someone with something

bảo

bảo — To protect; to tell; part of 'bảo vệ' meaning protect

vệ

vệ — To guard; to defend; part of 'bảo vệ' meaning protection

em

em — Younger sibling; you (younger); younger person

cư

cư — To reside; resident; part of 'cư dân' meaning resident

dân

dân — People; citizen; resident; population of an area

Bang

Bang — State; province; a political subdivision of a country

cũ

cũ — Old; former; used; no longer new or current

CÓ

CÓ — YES; emphatic affirmation; to have or exist

đám

đám — Crowd; group; a gathering of many people

đông

đông — Crowd; east; crowded; many people gathered together

hô

hô — To shout; to chant; to call out in unison

sức

sức — Strength; power; energy; physical or mental force

mạnh

mạnh — Strong; powerful; healthy; having great force

đến

đến — To arrive; to come; reaching to a degree or place

kinh

kinh — Astonishing; part of 'kinh ngạc' meaning astonished

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; part of 'kinh ngạc' meaning astonishment

mức

mức — Level; degree; extent; a measure of something

bạo

bạo — Violent; tyrannical; part of 'bạo chúa' meaning tyrant

chúa

chúa — Lord; tyrant; ruler; part of 'bạo chúa' meaning tyrant

tàn

tàn — Cruel; ruthless; part of 'tàn nhẫn' meaning brutal

nhẫn

nhẫn — Ruthless; ring; part of 'tàn nhẫn' meaning cruel

phía

phía — Side; direction; the direction or side of something

nam

nam — South; male; the southern direction or region

đường

đường — Road; path; line; street or boundary line

gần

gần — Near; close to; approximately; not far away

thể

thể — Can; able to; part of 'có thể' meaning possibly/can

thấy

thấy — To see; to feel; to perceive or notice something

làn

làn — Wave; ripple; lane; a flowing or rolling movement

sóng

sóng — Wave; part of 'làn sóng' meaning wave of emotion

cảm

cảm — Feeling; emotion; part of 'cảm xúc' meaning emotion

xúc

xúc — Emotion; feeling; part of 'cảm xúc' meaning emotion

mẽ

mẽ — Strongly; part of 'mạnh mẽ' meaning strong/powerful

nhận

nhận — To recognize; to receive; to acknowledge something

ra

ra — Out; to go out; to realize or come to understand

thề

thề — To swear; to vow; to make a solemn oath

quyết

quyết — Determined; resolute; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning determination

tâm

tâm — Heart; mind; part of 'quyết tâm' meaning determination

bất

bất — Not; un-; part of 'bất khuất' meaning indomitable

khuất

khuất — To yield; part of 'bất khuất' meaning unyielding/defiant

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker; indicating completed action

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker; indicating future action

phản

phản — To betray; to oppose; part of 'phản bội' meaning betray

bội

bội — To betray; part of 'phản bội' meaning betrayal

lưu

lưu — To wander; to exile; part of 'lưu lạc' meaning displaced

lạc

lạc — Lost; wandering; part of 'lưu lạc' meaning to be adrift

che

che — To cover; to hide; to shelter from something

giấu

giấu — To conceal; to hide something from others

ruồng

ruồng — To abandon; to reject; part of 'ruồng bỏ' meaning forsake

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon; to leave; to give up on something

kiên

kiên — Steadfast; firm; part of 'kiên định' meaning resolute

định

định — Determined; fixed; part of 'kiên định' meaning steadfast

chấp

chấp — To accept; to endure; to face consequences

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each and every one without exception

quả

quả — Fruit; result; consequence; an outcome of action

lập

lập — Immediately; instant; part of 'lập tức' meaning instantly

tức

tức — Immediately; angry; part of 'lập tức' meaning right away

ấn

ấn — Impression; to press; part of 'ấn tượng' meaning impression

tượng

tượng — Image; statue; part of 'ấn tượng' meaning impression

sâu

sâu — Deep; profound; deeply felt or far below surface

sắc

sắc — Sharp; vivid; part of 'sâu sắc' meaning profound/deep

in

in — To print; to imprint; to engrave onto something

đậm

đậm — Deep; dark; strong; indelibly marked or intensely felt

trí

trí — Mind; intelligence; memory; the cognitive faculty

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction used for hypothetical situations