Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 10

Vocabulary

những

nhữɲ — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

khao

xaw — To crave or yearn intensely for something

khát

xát — To thirst; strong desire or craving

tự

tɨ̰ — Self; by oneself; autonomously

do

zɔ — Freedom; cause or reason for something

đã

ɗâː — Past tense marker indicating completed action

chiếm

tɕiə̯m — To seize, occupy, or take over

lĩnh

liɲ — To receive or take possession of something

lồng

loŋ — Chest cavity; cage; to surge with emotion

ngực

ŋɨ̰k — Chest; the front of the torso

anh

aɲ — Older brother; respectful term for a man

như

ɲɨ — Like; as; similar to something

thế

tʰe — Such; like that; in that way

nào

naw — Which; what; any (interrogative or indefinite)

và

vaː — And; connecting words or clauses

sự

sɨ̰ — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns

khổ

xo̰ — Suffering, hardship, or misery

đau

ɗaw — Pain; to hurt physically or emotionally

của

kua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

gia

zaː — Family; household; to increase (literary)

tăng

taŋ — To increase, rise, or grow in amount

ra

zaː — Out; to emerge or go outward

sao

saw — How; why; star (interrogative or noun)

tỉ

tḭ — Ratio; proportion; billion (in some contexts)

lệ

le — Rule; custom; proportion; tear (literary)

thuận

tʰuə̯n — Proportional; favorable; in agreement with

với

vəːj — With; together with; compared to

trưởng

tɕɨə̯ŋ — To mature; grow; leader or chief

thành

tʰaɲ — To become; to succeed; city or wall

trong

tɕɔŋ — In; inside; within a space or time

suy

swi — To think deeply; to decline or weaken

nghĩ

ŋḭ — To think; to consider or reflect upon

trí

tɕi — Intelligence; mind; wisdom or intellect

tuệ

twe — Wisdom; keen mental insight or intelligence

qua

kwaː — Through; past; by means of something

đó

ɗɔ — That; there; referring to something mentioned

chứng

tɕɨ̰ŋ — To prove; evidence; witness or symptom

minh

miɲ — To demonstrate or prove clearly; bright

rằng

zaŋ — That; introducing a subordinate clause

một

moːt — One; a single; indefinite article in Vietnamese

người

ŋɨəːj — Person; human being; people

nô

no — Slave; enslaved person; servant

hạnh

haɲ — Happiness; virtue; good fortune

phúc

fuk — Happiness; blessing; good fortune

là

laː — To be; linking verb or copula

con

kɔn — Child; young animal; classifier for people

chết

tɕet — To die; dead; death

lý

li — Reason; logic; principle or rationale

luận

luə̯n — To reason; argue; discuss a topic

cảm

kam — To feel; sensation or emotion

nhận

ɲə̯n — To receive; to perceive or recognize

dưới

zɨəːj — Under; below; beneath something

làn

laːn — Wave; streak; a thin flowing layer

roi

zɔj — Whip; cane used for striking

giám

zam — To supervise; oversee or monitor closely

sát

sat — Close; to supervise closely; to kill

xiềng

siəŋ — Chain; shackle used to restrain prisoners

xích

sik — Chain; iron links for binding or restraining

trên

tɕɛn — On; above; on top of something

tay

taj — Hand; arm; a person's ability

chân

tɕən — Foot; leg; genuine or true

hiểm

hiəm — Dangerous; treacherous; full of peril

nguy

ŋwi — Danger; peril; threatening situation

gặp

ɡəp — To meet; to encounter or come across

phải

faːj — Must; have to; correct or right

nỗ

no̰ — Effort; to strive or endeavor

lực

lɨk — Force; strength; power or effort

thoát

tʰwaːt — To escape; break free from confinement

khỏi

xɔːj — Out of; away from; to recover from

số

so — Number; fate; destiny or lot

phận

fə̯n — Fate; destiny; one's lot in life

khủng

xuŋ — Terrible; horrifying; dreadful or frightening

khiếp

xiəp — Terrifying; to be frightened or horrified

mình

miɲ — Oneself; body; first-person reflexive pronoun

giải

zaːj — To liberate; solve; explain or free

bảo

baːw — To tell; to preserve; protect or instruct

tồn

ton — To exist; survive; preservation of existence

diễn

ziə̯n — To perform; express; describe or narrate

cách

kaːk — Way; method; manner of doing something

kỳ

ki — Strange; marvelous; extraordinary or remarkable

diệu

ziəw — Miraculous; wonderful; marvelous or magical

giữa

zɨə — Between; in the middle of something

quốc

kwok — Nation; country; national or state

toàn

twaːn — Whole; entire; all; complete or total

kẻ

ke — Person (often negative); one who does something

thù

tʰu — Enemy; hatred; to hate or oppose

tàn

taːn — Cruel; remnant; to fade or be brutal

nhẫn

ɲə̯n — Cruel; merciless; patient; enduring hardship

Bản

ban — Copy; version; original text or account

Tường

tɨəŋ — Detailed; wall; to report thoroughly

Thuật

tʰuə̯t — Narrative; account; to narrate or describe

này

naːj — This; referring to something nearby or current

chứa

tɕɨə — To contain; hold; store within something

đựng

ɗɨŋ — To hold; contain items inside a vessel

nhiều

ɲiəw — Many; much; a large quantity of

kiện

kiə̯n — Event; item; legal case or incident

động

ɗoŋ — Moving; dynamic; to move or affect emotionally

đoạn

ɗwaːn — Passage; paragraph; section of a text

văn

vən — Literature; writing; prose or literary style

hùng

huŋ — Heroic; powerful; bold or vigorous

hồn

hon — Soul; spirit; full and resonant (voice)

đầy

ɗəːj — Full; filled with; abundant or complete

sức

sɨk — Strength; power; energy or force

mạnh

maɲ — Strong; powerful; forceful or vigorous

nhưng

ɲɨŋ — But; however; introducing a contrast

tôi

toj — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

cho

tɕɔ — To give; for; to allow or consider

gây

ɡəːj — To cause; to create or provoke something

xúc

suk — Emotion; to move emotionally; stir feelings

nhất

ɲət — Most; superlative marker; first or best

tất

tət — All; entire; every single one

cả

kaː — All; entire; every; whole amount

phần

fən — Part; section; portion of a whole

mô

mo — To describe; tissue; imitate or model

tả

taː — To describe; depict; portray in writing

khi

xi — When; at the time of an event

đứng

ɗɨŋ — To stand; to be upright or stationary

độc

ɗok — Alone; solo; independent; toxic or unique

thoại

tʰwaːj — Monologue; dialogue; spoken discourse or soliloquy

về

ve — About; concerning; to return or go back

cơ

kəː — Opportunity; chance; base or mechanism

hội

hoːj — Opportunity; association; gathering or meeting

ngày

ŋaːj — Day; date; daytime period

được

ɗɨək — To be able to; to get or achieve

trở

tɕəː — To return; to become; to turn back

bờ

bəː — Shore; bank; edge of water

vịnh

viɲ — Bay; gulf; an inlet of the sea

nhìn

ɲiːn — To look; to watch; to observe visually

tàu

taw — Ship; vessel; large watercraft

đang

ɗaŋ — Present tense marker for ongoing actions

dần

zə̯n — Gradually; slowly; little by little

xa

saː — Far; distant; far away from here

chúng

tɕuŋ — They; them; those things or people

bay

baːj — To fly; to move swiftly through air

đi

ɗi — To go; to leave; directional complement away

cánh

kaɲ — Wing; sail; flap; a wing-like object

buồm

buəm — Sail; canvas that catches wind on boats

trắng

tɕaŋ — White; the color white; pale

trước

tɕɨək — Before; in front of; ahead of something

gió

zɔ — Wind; breeze; moving air

gọi

ɡɔj — To call; to name; to summon someone

thể

tʰe — Body; form; can; possibility or capacity

thổi

tʰoːj — To blow; to exhale air or play wind instrument

bởi

bəːj — Because; by; due to a cause

tinh

tiɲ — Spirit; essence; pure; refined or subtle

thần

tʰən — Spirit; god; divine force or deity

sống

soŋ — To live; alive; life or living

Ai

aj — Who; anyone; someone (interrogative or indefinite)

có

kɔ — To have; there is; existence marker

đọc

ɗɔk — To read; to recite written text aloud

mà

maː — But; yet; who; relative or contrastive particle

không

xoŋ — Not; no; negation particle in Vietnamese

bi

bi — Sad; tragic; sorrowful or mournful

thương

tʰɨəŋ — To feel pity; compassion; to love or grieve

cao

kaw — High; tall; elevated; lofty in degree

nó

nɔ — It; he; she; third person pronoun

Nén

nen — To suppress; compress; hold back feeling

thư

tʰɨ — Letter; correspondence; library (in compounds)

viện

viə̯n — Institute; library; hall or institution

tư

tɨ — Private; thought; personal or individual

tưởng

tɨəŋ — To think; imagine; idea or thought

tình

tiɲ — Feeling; emotion; love or sentiment

gì

zi — What; anything; something (interrogative or indefinite)

cần

kən — To need; necessary; must have or require

nêu

new — To raise; put forward; present an idea

lên

len — Up; upward; directional complement upward

hình

hiɲ — Form; shape; image or picture

thức

tʰɨk — Form; manner; to be awake or alert

phản

fan — Against; to oppose; counter or resist

đối

ɗoːj — Against; opposite; to oppose or face

van

vaːn — To beg; to plead; implore or beseech

nài

naːj — To implore; insist; beg persistently

quở

kwəː — To scold; rebuke; reprimand someone

trách

tɕaːk — To blame; reproach; reprimand or criticize

chống

tɕoŋ — To resist; oppose; fight against something

lại

laːj — Again; back; against; directional complement back

tội

toj — Crime; sin; guilt or wrongdoing

ác

ak — Evil; wicked; cruel or malicious

mọi

mɔj — Every; all; each and every one

biến

biə̯n — To change; transform; turn into something else

tài

taj — Talent; ability; wealth or financial resources

sản

san — Property; asset; production or resources

đồng

ɗoŋ — Fellow; same; currency unit; to agree

loại

lwaːj — Kind; type; species; fellow human beings