On Liberty — Page 9

Vocabulary

Mỗi

Mỗi — Each, every individual item or person

người

người — Person, human being, people

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

tự

tự — Self, by oneself, independently

phán

phán — To judge, pronounce a verdict or opinion

xét

xét — To examine, consider, evaluate carefully

về

về — About, concerning, regarding a topic

giai

giai — Stage, period, phase (used in compounds)

đoạn

đoạn — Segment, section, phase of time

lãng

lãng — Romantic, dreamy (used in compounds)

mạn

mạn — Romantic element, used in 'lãng mạn'

này

này — This, referring to something nearby or mentioned

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or context

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and concepts

nghiệp

nghiệp — Career, profession, life's work or vocation

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

tùy

tùy — Depending on, according to circumstances

theo

theo — According to, following, depending on

kinh

kinh — Experience, classic text (used in compounds)

nghiệm

nghiệm — Experience, to verify through practice

mà

mà — But, yet, relative clause connector

họ

họ — They, third person plural pronoun

có

có — To have, to exist, there is

thể

thể — Can, able to, possibility marker

được

được — To be able to, to receive, successfully

tâm

tâm — Soul, mind, heart, inner spirit

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit, essence of a person

triết

triết — Philosophy, philosophical (used in compounds)

học

học — To study, learning, academic discipline

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

giá

giá — Value, price, worth of something

trị

trị — Value, worth, to govern (in compounds)

những

những — Those, plural marker for nouns

mối

mối — Bond, tie, connection between things

quan

quan — Relationship, official, to observe (compounds)

hệ

hệ — Relationship, system, connection

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, extraordinary, peculiar

lạ

lạ — Strange, unusual, unfamiliar, foreign

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, contrasting conjunction

không

không — No, not, negation particle

phải

phải — Must, to be correct, right side

là

là — To be, is, am, are (copula)

hiếm

hiếm — Rare, scarce, infrequent, uncommon

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, come across

Đó

Đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

một

một — One, a, an (indefinite article equivalent)

mê

mê — Infatuation, obsession, to be enchanted

đắm

đắm — To be deeply absorbed, passionate, infatuated

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker, number one

thời

thời — Time, era, temporary, period

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, alternative conjunction

nếu

nếu — If, conditional conjunction

chúng

chúng — We, they, plural pronoun prefix

ta

ta — We, I, us (inclusive first person)

muốn

muốn — To want, to desire, to wish

nói

nói — To say, to speak, to tell

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that, in that way

đó

đó — That, there, yonder, that thing

trang

trang — Page, to adorn, dignified appearance

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive, lovely

nhân

nhân — Human, person, humane (used in compounds)

văn

văn — Literature, culture, civil, humane

Bà

Bà — She, madam, older woman, grandmother

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

vuốt

vuốt — To stroke, caress, smooth down gently

ve

ve — To caress, stroke (in 'vuốt ve')

phụ

phụ — To assist, auxiliary, secondary, female

chồng

chồng — Husband, male spouse

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, flat, level

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

tán

tán — To agree, approve, scatter (compounds)

đồng

đồng — To agree, same, together, copper

ý

ý — Idea, opinion, meaning, intention

kiến

kiến — Opinion, view, perspective (in 'ý kiến')

ông

He, sir, mister, grandfather

bà

bà — She, madam, grandmother, older woman

thực

thực — Real, actual, true, in reality

tràn

tràn — To overflow, flood, brim with emotion

đầy

đầy — Full, filled, overflowing with something

cảm

cảm — Feeling, emotion, to feel, sense

hứng

hứng — Inspiration, enthusiasm, to catch eagerly

hỗ

hỗ — Mutual, reciprocal (used in compounds)

trợ

trợ — To support, assist, aid someone

mặt

mặt — Face, aspect, side, surface

trí

trí — Intelligence, intellect, wisdom, mind

tuệ

tuệ — Wisdom, intelligence (used in 'trí tuệ')

Điều

Điều — Thing, matter, point, article, clause

thường

thường — Usually, often, ordinary, common

xảy

xảy — To occur, happen, take place (compounds)

ra

ra — Out, to go out, to emerge, happen

trường

trường — School, field, case, long (compounds)

hợp

hợp — Case, to combine, appropriate, suitable

mặc

mặc — Although, despite, to wear (clothing)

dù

dù — Although, even though, despite, umbrella

bản

bản — Original, copy, self, document, version

thân

thân — Self, body, close, intimate

nhà

nhà — House, home, expert, specialist

do

do — Due to, because of, owing to

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment, belief, sense of

tin

tin — To believe, trust, news, message

vào

vào — Into, in, to enter, toward inside

bình

bình — Equal, peaceful, flat, vase (compounds)

đẳng

đẳng — Equal, rank, grade (used in 'bình đẳng')

giới

giới — Gender, world, boundary, sex, realm

tính

tính — Nature, character, sex, to calculate

bị

bị — Passive marker, to suffer, to be subjected

ngăn

ngăn — To prevent, block, hinder, stop

cản

cản — To obstruct, impede, hinder progress

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, believe, reflect

chính

chính — Main, chief, exact, precisely, political

tác

tác — Effect, action, to create (compounds)

động

động — Effect, movement, to move, dynamic

phản

phản — Reaction, counter, anti, to betray

ứng

ứng — Response, reaction, to respond, apply

vô

vô — Without, none, infinite, to enter

cùng

cùng — Together, extremely, end, same

quý

quý — Precious, valuable, dear, to cherish

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle of

hai

hai — Two, the number two

loại

loại — Type, kind, category, sort

bậc

bậc — Level, rank, step, grade, category

tư

tư — To think, private, four (in compounds)

duy

duy — Thinking, only, solely (in compounds)

khác

khác — Different, other, another, distinct

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another, mutually

Đối

Đối — Toward, facing, regarding, opposite

với

với — With, to, for, toward someone

bất

bất — Any, regardless, not (negative prefix)

ai

ai — Anyone, who, someone, anybody

tưởng

tưởng — To imagine, think, believe, suppose

chiếm

chiếm — To occupy, seize, dominate, take over

lĩnh

lĩnh — To receive, domain, field (in compounds)

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to, owing to

vực

vực — Abyss, domain, realm, deep pit

suy

suy — To reason, decline, think deeply

luận

luận — To reason, argue, discuss, theory

trừu

trừu — Abstract (used in 'trừu tượng')

tượng

tượng — Abstract, statue, image, elephant

trình

trình — To present, level, process, degree

bày

bày — To present, display, arrange, show

sống

sống — Alive, vivid, to live, raw, lively

rõ

rõ — Clear, obvious, evident, distinct

nét

nét — Feature, stroke, line, trait, aspect

kiện

kiện — Case, event, condition, concrete item

cụ

cụ — Concrete, specific, great-grandparent

đến

đến — To come, arrive, reach, until

cú

cú — Blow, strike, shock, punch, owl

sốc

sốc — Shock, jolt, surprise, startling impact

thú

thú — Interesting, amusing, fun, animal

vị

vị — Taste, flavor, position, for the sake of

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, likely, pleasant

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, pleasant (in compounds)

Bản

Bản — Original nature, innate, self, document

năng

năng — Instinct, ability, energy (in compounds)

nữ

nữ — Female, woman, feminine gender

cho

cho — To give, for, to allow, so that

phép

phép — Permission, rule, politeness, method

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely, to point

nắm

nắm — To grasp, seize, hold, understand firmly

bắt

bắt — To catch, capture, grasp, force

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining, but also

minh

minh — To illustrate, bright, clear (compounds)

họa

họa — To illustrate, draw, calamity (compounds)

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, honest

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole, to return (compounds)

toàn

toàn — Completely, entirely, whole, total

đưa

đưa — To give, bring, lead, escort, offer

lập

lập — To establish, set up, independent

thích

thích — Suitable, to like, appropriate, proper

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving, appropriate, adequate

nó

nó — It, he, she, third person pronoun

Mặt

Mặt — Face, aspect, side, on the other hand

đàn

đàn — Male, group, musical instrument, flock

các

các — Various, plural marker for definite nouns

phương

phương — Method, direction, side, means

pháp

pháp — Method, law, French (in compounds)

logic

logic — Logic, logical reasoning and argumentation

cẩn

cẩn — Careful, cautious (used in 'cẩn thận')

thận

thận — Careful, cautious, thorough, kidney

hơn

hơn — More, comparative marker, better than

quá

quá — Too, excessively, very, to pass by

chậm

chậm — Slow, sluggish, late, not fast

lý

lý — Reason, logic, principle, to manage

hình

hình — Form, shape, formal, image, figure

thức

thức — Form, style, mode, to stay awake

xu

xu — Tendency, trend, cent (currency)

hướng

hướng — Direction, tendency, to orient toward

rằng

rằng — That, complementizer introducing a clause

trực

trực — Direct, straight, intuitive (compounds)

giác

giác — Intuition, sense, perception (compounds)

may

may — Lucky, fortunate, to sew by chance

mắn

mắn — Lucky, fortunate (in 'may mắn')

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, skip, dance

vọt

vọt — To leap forward, surge ahead quickly

kết

kết — To conclude, result, bond, tie together

dựa

dựa — To rely on, lean against, based on

trên

trên — On, above, upper, based upon

mình

mình — Oneself, self, body, I (intimate)

Như

Như — Like, as, such as, for example

cả

cả — All, both, entire, even, whole

bên

bên — Side, party, beside, next to

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue, conduct (compounds)

phúc

phúc — Happiness, blessing, good fortune

đều

đều — All, both, equally, evenly distributed

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, find, perceive

hài

hài — Satisfied, comic, harmonious (compounds)

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, feeling, inner self