On Liberty — Page 7

Vocabulary

sống

sống — To live; to be alive.

cùng

cùng — Together with; along with someone.

con

con — Child; classifier for animals or children.

gái

gái — Girl; female person.

trong

trong — In; inside; within a place.

một

một — One; the number one; a single.

nhà

nhà — House; home; building for living.

trọ

trọ — To lodge; to rent a temporary residence.

ở

ở — To live at; to be located at.

vùng

vùng — Region; area; zone of land.

quê

quê — Countryside; rural hometown or village.

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea.

vào

vào — In; into; at a particular time or place.

năm

năm — Year; the number five.

chồng

chồng — Husband; a woman's male spouse.

bà

bà — She; her; respectful term for older woman.

qua

qua — To pass; to go through; to pass away.

đời

đời — Life; lifetime; existence in the world.

và

và — And; connecting words or clauses together.

sau

sau — After; later; behind in time or space.

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned.

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action.

cưới

cưới — To marry; to wed someone officially.

làm

làm — To do; to make; to work as.

vợ

vợ — Wife; a man's female spouse.

Các

các — Plural marker for nouns; various; several.

ý

ý — Idea; opinion; meaning; intention.

kiến

kiến — View; opinion (used in compound ý kiến).

về

về — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

phẩm

phẩm — Quality; virtue; character (used in compounds).

chất

chất — Quality; substance; material nature.

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle.

rất

rất — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives.

khác

khác — Different; other; varying from something else.

nhau

nhau — Each other; one another; reciprocal action.

mọi

mọi — Every; all; each without exception.

người

người — Person; people; human being.

đều

đều — All; equally; without exception among group.

đồng

đồng — To agree; to concur; same; together.

rằng

rằng — That; introducing a reported speech or thought.

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow; until.

đến

đến — Until; to arrive at; up to a point.

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs.

hoàn

hoàn — Complete; whole (used in compound words).

toàn

toàn — Entirely; completely; totally (in compounds).

xa

xa — Far; distant; to be estranged from.

cách

cách — To separate; apart; method; way of doing.

bạn

bạn — Friend; companion; second-person informal pronoun.

bè

bè — Friends; companions (used in bạn bè).

những

những — Plural marker; those; several of something.

em

em — Younger sibling; younger person; pronoun.

trai

trai — Boy; male; son.

bày

bày — To express; to arrange; to display.

tỏ

tỏ — To show; to express; to make clear.

là

là — To be; linking subject and predicate.

phụ

phụ — Female; auxiliary; secondary (in compounds).

nữ

nữ — Woman; female; used in compound phụ nữ.

thông

thông — Intelligent; fluent; communicative (in compounds).

minh

minh — Bright; clever (used in thông minh, intelligent).

đáng

đáng — Worth; deserving of; worthy of attention.

chú

chú — To pay attention; uncle; young man.

không

không — No; not; negation particle in Vietnamese.

giống

giống — Similar to; like; resembling something else.

như

như — Like; as; similar to; such as.

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions or negation.

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think; to believe; to consider something.

hồi

hồi — Period of time; memoir; to return.

ký

ký — Memoirs; to sign; to record in writing.

mình

mình — Oneself; body; reflexive pronoun in Vietnamese.

mô

mô — To describe; tissue (used in compounds).

tả

tả — To describe; to depict; left side.

bằng

bằng — By means of; using; equal to; flat.

tính

tính — Character; nature; to calculate; personality.

từ

từ — Word; from; since; gentle (adjective).

mơ

mơ — To dream; vague; hazy; apricot fruit.

hồ

hồ — Vague; lake; ambiguous; unclear meaning.

Bà

Bà — She; madam; respectful term for a woman.

được

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

miêu

miêu — To depict; describe (used in miêu tả).

động

động — Moving; dynamic; cave; to touch emotionally.

nhợt

nhợt — Pale; pallid; lacking color in complexion.

nhạt

nhạt — Pale; faint; bland; lacking intensity.

đầy

đầy — Full of; filled with; brimming.

nhiệt

nhiệt — Heat; enthusiasm; passionate (in compounds).

huyết

huyết — Blood; passion; fervor; (in nhiệt huyết).

có

có — To have; there is; to exist.

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance; look; seem; expression on face.

buồn

buồn — Sad; melancholy; feeling of unhappiness.

bã

bã — Exhausted; dreary; residue; (in buồn bã, sad).

nhân

nhân — Person; character; human; (used in compounds).

vật

vật — Object; character; creature; (in nhân vật).

anh

anh — Older brother; hero; male pronoun.

hùng

hùng — Hero; heroic; brave; (in anh hùng).

chuyện

chuyện — Story; tale; matter; conversation topic.

tình

tình — Love; romance; feeling; emotion.

lãng

lãng — Romantic; wandering; dreamy (in lãng mạn).

mạn

mạn — Romantic; slow; leisurely (in lãng mạn).

thực

thực — Real; actual; true; in reality.

với

với — With; together with; to; toward.

chí

chí — Ambition; will; determination; aspiration.

bảo

bảo — To tell; to advise; to say to someone.

hoàng

hoàng — Royal; imperial; king (in compounds).

số

số — Number; fate; destiny; luck.

phận

phận — Fate; destiny; lot in life.

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect; unexpected; to doubt.

Không

Không — No; not; negation; cannot.

thể

thể — Can; able to; body; form.

rút

rút — To draw out; to withdraw; to extract.

ra

ra — Out; to come out; to produce; outward.

nhiều

Many; much; a lot of something.

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; issue to discuss.

nhận

nhận — To receive; to recognize; to admit.

xét

xét — To examine; to assess; to evaluate.

vậy

vậy — So; thus; like that; therefore.

chúng

chúng — We; they; plural pronoun for people.

ta

ta — We; us; I; collective first-person pronoun.

đứng

đứng — To stand; to stand on; to be upright.

trên

trên — On; above; on top of something.

nền

nền — Foundation; ground; background; base.

tảng

tảng — Foundation; slab; basis (in nền tảng).

chắc

chắc — Sure; firm; solid; certain; probably.

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative particle in Vietnamese.

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of; to understand.

lần

lần — Time; instance; occasion; turn.

nói

nói — To speak; to say; to talk to someone.

ấy

ấy — That; that particular (demonstrative adjective).

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience.

nguy

nguy — Danger; peril; hazardous (in nguy hiểm).

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous; treacherous; risky; perilous.

còn

còn — Still; remaining; furthermore; yet.

thêm

thêm — More; additional; to add; furthermore.

tệ

tệ — Bad; poor quality; worse than before.

thái

thái — Attitude; manner; posture (in thái độ).

độ

độ — Degree; attitude; level; measure.

bề

bề — Surface; side; manner; aspect of something.

Dịp

Dịp — Occasion; opportunity; chance for something.

mà

mà — But; which; that; relative or contrast particle.

tiếp

tiếp — To contact; to receive; to continue.

xúc

xúc — To touch; contact; emotion (in tiếp xúc).

gần

gần — Near; close; almost; nearby.

gũi

gũi — Intimate; close; familiar (in gần gũi).

gia

gia — Family; household; expert (in compounds).

đình

đình — Family; household; communal house.

rộng

rộng — Wide; broad; spacious; generous.

rãi

rãi — Generous; open; spacious (in rộng rãi).

Bản

Bản — Draft; manuscript; copy; original document.

thảo

thảo — Draft; manuscript; grass; to draft writing.

tập

tập — Volume; to practice; collection; episode.

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; first; start of something.

tiên

tiên — First; fairy; preceding (in đầu tiên, first).

cuốn

cuốn — Volume; book; to roll; classifier for books.

_Cách

Cách — Revolution; method; way (in Cách mạng).

mạng

mạng — Revolution; life; network; (in cách mạng).

Pháp_

Pháp — France; French; law (proper noun here).

mượn

mượn — To borrow; to loan temporarily from someone.

vô

vô — Without; into; to have none; (Southern dialect).

đốt

đốt — To burn; to set fire to something.

cháy

cháy — To burn; to catch fire; to be on fire.

bởi

bởi — Because of; by; due to a cause.

hầu

hầu — Servant; nearly; almost; to serve someone.

tận

tận — Until; to the very end; exhausted; utmost.

cửa

cửa — Door; gate; entrance; opening.

thì

thì — Then; tense marker; conditional result particle.

lời

lời — Word; speech; statement; words spoken.

nào

nào — Which; any; whichever; interrogative pronoun.

cố

cố — To try hard; to strive; old; deceased.

gắng

gắng — To make effort; to endeavor; to strive.

tuyệt

tuyệt — Absolute; desperate; excellent; cut off.

vọng

vọng — Hope; despair (in tuyệt vọng, hopeless).

để

để — In order to; to put; to allow; so that.

mức

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

giữ

giữ — To keep; to hold; to preserve; to retain.

lại

lại — Again; back; to remain; directional particle.

suốt

suốt — Throughout; all through; the entire duration.

hai

hai — Two; the number two.

tiếng

tiếng — Hour; language; sound; voice; word.

Nhưng

Nhưng — But; however; introducing contrasting information.

Tiến

Tiến — To advance; progress (in Tiến sĩ, Doctor).

sĩ

sĩ — Scholar; degree holder (in Tiến sĩ, PhD).