Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave — Page 13

Vocabulary

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or context

quá

quá — Too, excessively, beyond normal degree

trình

trình — Process, course, stage of development

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, recount a story

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, matter, affair

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own, reflexive pronoun

ông

ông — He, him, grandfather, respectful male title

đã

đã — Past tense marker, already completed action

lại

lại — Again, also, to come back, furthermore

hai

hai — Two, the number two

trường

trường — School, field, case, instance

hợp

hợp — Case, instance, to fit, combine

tàn

tàn — Cruel, brutal, remnant, to fade

ác

ác — Evil, wicked, cruel, malicious

đến

đến — To arrive, reach, to the point of

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent of something

giết

giết — To kill, murder, slay someone

người

người — Person, human being, people

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place

một

một — One, a, an indefinite article

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, host, head of

đồn

đồn — Plantation, outpost, fort, station

điền

điền — Field, farmland, to fill in

cố

cố — Deliberately, intentionally, to try hard

tình

tình — Intentionally, feeling, love, emotion

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire a weapon

nô

nô — Slave, servant, bondsman

lệ

lệ — Slave, custom, rule, tear

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to, to be part of

về

về — About, return, concerning, go back

lân

lân — Neighboring, adjacent, nearby

cận

cận — Near, close, adjacent, neighboring

vô

vô — To enter, go into, without

lọt

lọt — To slip through, pass through a gap

vào

vào — Into, to enter, to go in

lãnh

lãnh — Territory, domain, to receive, lead

địa

địa — Land, territory, place, ground

quyền

quyền — Power, right, authority, privilege

quý

quý — Noble, precious, aristocratic, dear

hắn

hắn — He, him, that person (contemptuous)

để

To, in order to, so that

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, seek

kiếm

kiếm — To seek, earn, find, sword

cá

cá — Fish, to fish, bet

và

và — And, conjunction joining clauses

kia

kia — That, the other, over there

giám

giám — To supervise, oversee, monitor

sát

sát — To supervise closely, kill, near

vỡ

vỡ — To break, crack, shatter, burst

sọ

sọ — Skull, cranium of the head

chạy

chạy — To run, flee, move quickly

trốn

trốn — To hide, escape, run away

dòng

dòng — Stream, flow, line, current

suối

suối — Stream, brook, small flowing water

thoát

thoát — To escape, flee, get free

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, out of, free from

trận

trận — Battle, beating, session of violence

đòn

đòn — Blow, stroke, beating, whipping

roi

roi — Whip, rod, cane for punishment

đẫm

đẫm — Soaked, drenched, saturated with liquid

máu

máu — Blood, bloodshed

Ông

Ông — Mister, he, respectful title for men

cho

cho — To give, allow, for, to let

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

rằng

rằng — That, complementizer introducing reported speech

cả

cả — All, both, even, entirely

đó

đó — That, those, there, referring to prior

đều

đều — All, both, equally, without exception

không

không — No, not, negation particle

có

có — To have, exist, there is

bất

bất — Not, un-, any (negative prefix)

kỳ

kỳ — Any, strange, period, term

hành

hành — Action, conduct, to perform, do

động

động — Action, movement, to move, act

nào

nào — Any, which, what (interrogative/indefinite)

được

được — To be able to, receive, passive marker

thực

thực — Real, actual, to carry out, truly

hiện

hiện — To implement, appear, present, current

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath, lower

hình

hình — Form, shape, image, sentence

thức

thức — Form, manner, to stay awake

bắt

bắt — To catch, arrest, seize someone

giữ

giữ — To hold, keep, detain, maintain

theo

theo — According to, follow, in accordance with

pháp

pháp — Law, legal, method, French

luật

luật — Law, regulation, legal rule

hay

hay — Or, or else, interesting, good

điều

điều — Matter, thing, article, to investigate

tra

tra — To investigate, interrogate, look up

tư

tư — Private, personal, fourth, to think

Tờ

Tờ — Sheet, newspaper, publication document

ngày

ngày — Day, date, daytime

tháng

tháng — Month, calendar month

năm

năm — Year, five, the number five

vụ

vụ — Case, incident, affair, matter

tương

tương — Similar, mutual, relative, together

tự

tự — Self, similar, character, naturally

với

với — With, together with, and

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle, event, matter

tránh

tránh — To avoid, evade, escape from

trừng

trừng — To punish, penalize, discipline

phạt

phạt — To punish, penalize, fine someone

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar

sau

sau — After, following, behind, next

Bắn

Bắn — To shoot, fire a gun

chết

chết — To die, dead, killed

Chúng

Chúng — We, they, those people, plural

tôi

tôi — I, me, first person singular pronoun

dựa

dựa — To rely on, based on, lean

trên

trên — On, above, upper, based on

thẩm

thẩm — To examine, adjudicate, assess

bức

bức — Letter, picture, classifier for letters

thư

thư — Letter, mail, correspondence

từ

từ — From, since, word, character

hạt

hạt — County, grain, seed, district

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize, acknowledge

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to

thành

thành — City, to become, complete successfully

phố

phố — Street, town, urban area

này

này — This, these, the present one

thanh

thanh — Young, sound, tone, blue-green

niên

niên — Year, age, youth, young person

tên

tên — Name, named, a fellow

cháu

cháu — Grandchild, nephew, niece, young relative

trai

trai — Boy, male, son

Tướng

Tướng — General, military officer of high rank

cha

cha — Father, dad, priest

anh

anh — Older brother, young man, he

ta

ta — We, I, he (informal reference)

tin

tin — To believe, trust, news, message

tưởng

tưởng — To think, believe, imagine, suppose

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

chức

chức — Position, office, rank, title

tại

tại — At, in, located at a place

những

những — Those, these, plural marker for nouns

trang

trang — Page, farm, estate, to decorate

trại

trại — Farm, camp, estate, plantation

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal, flat, diploma

cách

cách — Way, method, manner, by means of

Bức

Bức — Letter, classifier for written correspondence

trẻ

trẻ — Young, child, youthful person

giao

giao — To hand over, assign, deliver, entrust

phụ

phụ — To assist, secondary, entrust, female

trách

trách — To be responsible, blame, charge

ra

ra — Out, forth, to issue, go out

lệnh

lệnh — Order, command, directive

đầy

đầy — Full, filled, servant, slave

tớ

tớ — Servant, I (informal), slave

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet, nevertheless

bị

bị — Passive marker, to suffer, undergo

tuân

tuân — To obey, comply, follow orders

khi

khi — When, at the time of

tiến

tiến — To advance, proceed, move forward

nhà

nhà — House, home, family, building

lấy

lấy — To take, get, fetch, marry

khẩu

khẩu — Classifier for guns, mouth, firearm

súng

súng — Gun, firearm, weapon

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, return, spin

trở

trở — To return, become, turn back

Anh

Anh — He, older brother, English, Britain

ngay

ngay — Immediately, right away, straight, honest

lập

lập — To establish, set up, immediately

tức

tức — Immediately, angry, that is, namely

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, next,接

tục

tục — To continue, custom, tradition, vulgar

nơi

nơi — Place, location, where, spot

ở

ở — To live, stay, at, reside

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, as before, continue

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining, there is still

mà

mà — But, yet, while, emphasis particle

quấy

quấy — To disturb, harass, trouble someone

rầy

rầy — To scold, pester, bother, disturb