On Liberty — Page 6

Vocabulary

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating completed action

được

duoc — Passive marker or 'to receive/get something'

giới

gioi — World, realm, or introductory element in phrases

thiệu

thieu — To introduce someone or something to others

với

voi — With, together with, or to someone

bà

ba — Respectful term for older woman or Mrs.

sớm

som — Early, at an early time

nhất

nhat — Most, superlative marker in Vietnamese

là

la — To be, linking verb in Vietnamese sentences

vào

vao — Into, in, at a specific time or place

năm

nam — Year, or the number five

tại

tai — At, in a specific location or place

một

mot — One, indefinite article equivalent in Vietnamese

bữa

bua — A meal or mealtime occasion

tiệc

tiec — A party, banquet, or festive meal

tối

toi — Evening, night, or dark

ở

o — At, in, to live or be located somewhere

nhà

nha — House, home, or building

ông

ong — Respectful term for older man or Mr.

nơi

noi — Place, location, or where something occurs

có

co — To have, there is, or to exist

mặt

mat — Face, or to be present at an event

trong

trong — In, inside, within a group or space

số

so — Number, among a group or quantity

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

người

nguoi — Person, people, human being

khác

khac — Other, different, another one

và

va — And, connecting words or clauses together

cô

co — Young woman, Miss, or female pronoun

Sự

su — Noun-forming prefix indicating a state or act

quen

quen — To be familiar with, to know someone

biết

biet — To know, to be acquainted with something

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapidly

chóng

chong — Quickly, soon, rapidly in pace

phát

phat — To develop, emit, or issue forth

triển

trien — To develop, expand, grow further

thành

thanh — To become, into, city or town

thân

than — Intimate, close, body or self

mật

mat — Intimate, secret, or honey

tình

tinh — Feeling, affection, love or sentiment

bạn

ban — Friend, companion, or you informally

không

khong — No, not, negation in Vietnamese

bao

bao — Ever, how much, or a bag

giờ

gio — Hour, time, or now

mệt

met — Tired, fatigued, weary

mỏi

moi — Aching, weary, tired of a body part

khi

khi — When, at the time of something

nói

noi — To speak, talk, or say something

rộng

rong — Wide, broad, expansive in scope

về

ve — About, regarding, or to return home

tất

tat — All, every, entire when combined with cả

cả

ca — All, entire, whole amount or group

lợi

loi — Benefit, advantage, profit or gain

ích

ich — Benefit, use, usefulness to someone

của

cua — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

mối

moi — A relationship, bond, or tie between parties

quan

quan — Relation, official, or to care about

hệ

he — System, relationship, or connection

đặc

dac — Special, particular, characteristic feature

biệt

biet — Special, separate, different from others

như

nhu — Like, as, such as in comparisons

vậy

vay — Like that, so, in that manner

Trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or text

bản

ban — Version, copy, or written document

tặng

tang — To give as a gift, to dedicate

tác

tac — Work, creation, authorship element

phẩm

pham — Work, product, piece of creation

_Kinh

kinh — Economics, scripture, or classic text

tế

te — Economy, economy-related, or to help

Chính

chinh — Politics, correct, main or official

trị_

tri — Politics, governance, to govern or treat

viết

viet — To write, inscribe text on paper

lời

loi — Words, speech, or lyrics of a song

đề

de — To propose, dedicate, or a topic

sau

sau — After, behind, following in order

Kính

kinh — Respectfully, to respect or revere someone

mà

ma — But, who, which, relative or contrast marker

giả

gia — Author, fake, or pretend in context

năng

nang — Ability, capacity, energy or power

lực

luc — Force, strength, capacity or power

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated in degree

để

de — In order to, so that, for purpose

khởi

khoi — To start, begin, initiate an action

xướng

xuong — To initiate, lead, or propose something

hoặc

hoac — Or, either, one option among others

đánh

danh — To hit, assess, or evaluate something

giá

gia — Price, value, or to evaluate something

suy

suy — To think, reason, or decline in strength

luận

luan — Reasoning, argument, to discuss logically

tiến

tien — To advance, progress forward

bộ

bo — Step, ministry, set, or department

xã

xa — Society, commune, or social group

hội

hoi — Society, association, meeting or gathering

này

nay — This, these, referring to nearby thing

dâng

dang — To offer, present, or dedicate to someone

tôn

ton — To respect, revere, honor greatly

trọng

trong — Important, to respect or value something

kính

kinh — To respect, revere, eyeglasses or mirror

Một

mot — One, a single item or unit

bài

bai — Article, essay, lesson or piece of writing

quyền

quyen — Right, power, authority, or volume of book

bầu

bau — To vote, elect, or a gourd

cử

cu — To elect, appoint, or send someone

phụ

phu — Female, auxiliary, additional or to assist

nữ

nu — Woman, female gender

lấy

lay — To take, get, marry, or use something

làm

lam — To do, make, work or serve as

dịp

dip — Occasion, opportunity, or chance to do

thêm

them — More, additional, to add something extra

ca

ca — To praise, song, or a work shift

ngợi

ngoi — To praise, glorify, or extol someone

Chúng

chung — We, us, them, or a group pronoun

ta

ta — We, us, or I in informal speech

hầu

hau — Almost, nearly, or to serve someone

sai

sai — Wrong, incorrect, or to send someone

cho

cho — To give, for, to allow someone something

rằng

rang — That, introducing reported speech or thought

cuốn

cuon — A volume, book, or rolled object

sách

sach — Book, written publication for reading

ra

ra — Out, to come out, to emerge or publish

đời

doi — Life, world, or to be born or published

muộn

muon — Late, delayed, or later than expected

hơn

hon — More than, comparative marker in Vietnamese

nhiều

nhieu — Many, much, a lot of something

_Sự

su — Noun-forming prefix indicating a state or event

Khuất

khuat — To submit, be hidden, or subjugate

Phục

phuc — To submit, obey, or restore something

Phụ

phu — Female, auxiliary, or relating to women

Nữ_

nu — Woman, female, referring to women

xuất

xuat — To publish, export, or put out

do

do — Due to, because of, caused by something

ảnh

anh — Photo, image, or influence in compounds

hưởng

huong — Influence, to enjoy or be affected by

Cuối

cuoi — Final, last, at the end of something

cùng

cung — Together, final, last or ultimate

trang

trang — Page of a book or to decorate

_Tự

tu — Self, auto, or oneself in compounds

truyện_

truyen — Story, narrative, autobiography when combined

vang

vang — To resound, echo, or ring out loudly

lên

len — Up, upward, to rise or increase

nhiệt

nhiet — Heat, warmth, or enthusiasm and fervor

cuồng

cuong — Passionate, fanatical, wildly enthusiastic

cố

co — To try hard, deceased relative, or fixed

vấn

van — To advise, consult, or question someone

gần

gan — Near, close, almost or approximately

thể

the — Can, able to, body or form

lầm

lam — To mistake, err, or be mistaken about

Những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

kiện

kien — Event, case, matter, or legal case

đáng

dang — Worthy, deserving, worth doing something

chú

chu — To pay attention, uncle, or note something

ý

y — Attention, idea, opinion or meaning

dễ

de — Easy, simple, not difficult to do

dàng

dang — Ease, easily, without difficulty

trình

trinh — To present, report, or level of ability

bày

bay — To display, present, arrange, or set out

thì

thi — Then, topic marker or conditional connector

khó

kho — Difficult, hard, not easy to do

khăn

khan — Difficulty, towel, or scarf in context

Không

khong — No, not, negation marker in Vietnamese

gì

gi — What, anything, something in questions

nghi

nghi — To doubt, suspect, or be suspicious of

ngờ

ngo — To doubt, suspect, or unexpected surprise

mê

me — Obsessed, infatuated, or deeply fascinated by

đắm

dam — Deeply absorbed, infatuated, or sinking deeply

nguyên

nguyen — Original, primary, or source of something

nhân

nhan — Cause, person, or human in compounds

gây

gay — To cause, create, or bring about something

ít

it — Few, little, not much of something

rắc

rac — Trouble, complication, or scattered mess

rối

roi — Trouble, disorder, confused or tangled situation

bè

be — Group, clique, faction, or raft

Cha

cha — Father, dad, or a Catholic priest

công

cong — Public, work, merit, or contribution

khai

khai — Openly, to declare, or exploit publicly

buộc

buoc — To bind, force, accuse, or compel someone

tội

toi — Crime, sin, guilt or wrongdoing

vì

vi — Because, for the sake of, due to

yêu

yeu — To love, be in love with someone

vợ

vo — Wife, married female partner

nằm

nam — To lie down, to be situated somewhere

chịu

chiu — To endure, bear, accept or tolerate something

đựng

dung — To contain, hold, or endure something

hậu

hau — Consequence, aftermath, or generous in nature

quả

qua — Result, consequence, fruit or outcome

họ

ho — They, them, or family surname

cập

cap — To mention, reach, touch on a topic

đến

den — To arrive, reach, or until a point

chủ

chu — Owner, main, master or subject topic

bị

bi — Passive marker for negative or undesirable actions

cấm

cam — To forbid, prohibit, ban an action