Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 1

Vocabulary

Bộ

Bộ — Set or collection of related works

Ba

Ba — Three; the number three

Vở

Vở — Play or theatrical script

Kịch

Kịch — Drama or theatrical play

bởi

bởi — By; because of; due to

Mục

Mục — Section, item, or category in a list

lục

lục — Table of contents; to list or record

NHÀ

NHÀ — House, home, or building

VUA

VUA — King; a male monarch

Ở

Ở — To live at; located at a place

Bản

Bản — Version, copy, or edition of a text

dịch

dịch — To translate from one language to another

của

của — Of; belonging to someone or something

Cử

Cử — To appoint or send someone officially

nhân

nhân — Person; used in compound academic titles

Nguyên

Nguyên — Former; original; previously holding a position

là

là — To be; linking subject and predicate

Học

Học — To study or learn something

giả

giả — Scholar; person of academic expertise

Trường

Trường — School, college, or educational institution

Từ

Từ — From; starting from a point in time

ấn

ấn — Print; impression; used in publishing terms

bản

bản — Edition or printed version of a publication

Thư

Thư — Letter; also used in 'library' compounds

viện

viện — Institute or library; formal institution

Ban

Ban — Board, committee, or initial stage

đầu

đầu — Beginning; head; first part of something

được

được — To be able to; indicates passive achievement

xuất

xuất — To publish or release; to export

Nhà

Nhà — House; also used as 'publisher' in compounds

Đại

Đại — Great, large; used in university name compounds

học

học — To study; also means university in compounds

và

và — And; connecting words or phrases together

Công

Công — Work, public; used in company name compounds

ty

ty — Company; used in business name compounds

TNHH

TNHH — Limited liability company abbreviation in Vietnamese

Xuất

Xuất — To publish or release officially

lần

lần — Time; occurrence; instance of an event

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

TÓM

TÓM — To summarize; to grasp or capture

TẮT

TẮT — Brief; abbreviated; to turn off something

NỘI

NỘI — Internal; inside; domestic content

DUNG

DUNG — Content; substance of a text or work

Đối

Đối — Toward; regarding; facing something or someone

với

với — With; together with; regarding someone

Vua

Vua — King; a male ruler of a kingdom

một

một — One; a single item or instance

lời

lời — Word, statement, or spoken message

sấm

sấm — Thunder; also oracle or divine prophecy

truyền

truyền — To transmit, pass on, or prophesy

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

tiên

tiên — First; fairy; to predict in advance

đoán

đoán — To predict or guess something future

rằng

rằng — That; introduces reported speech or thought

đứa

Classifier for children or young people

con

con — Child; offspring; classifier for animals

sinh

sinh — To be born; to give birth to

ra

ra — Out; to come out or result from

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow someone

ông

ông — Grandfather; formal word for older man

hoàng

hoàng — Royal; emperor; used in royal title compounds

hậu

hậu — Queen; behind; later in time

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

giết

giết — To kill or murder someone

cha

cha — Father; dad; male parent

mình

mình — Oneself; one's own body or self

lấy

lấy — To take; to marry someone

mẹ

mẹ — Mother; mom; female parent

làm

làm — To do, make, or work as something

vợ

vợ — Wife; a married woman partner

Vì

Vì — Because; for the sake of someone

vậy

vậy — Therefore; so; thus in that case

khi

khi — When; at the time that something happens

đến

đến — To arrive; to come to a place

lúc

lúc — Moment; time when something occurs

người

người — Person; human being; people

trai

trai — Boy; male; young man

hai

hai — Two; the number two

bàn

bàn — Table; to discuss; flat surface

chân

chân — Foot; leg; lower limb of the body

trẻ

trẻ — Young; child; youthful in age

sơ

sơ — Newborn; elementary; basic or initial stage

sinh

sinh — Newborn infant; to be born

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer something negative

đóng

đóng — To nail, close, or fasten something

đinh

đinh — Nail; metal pin used for fastening

vào

vào — Into; to enter; directed inward

nhau

nhau — Each other; together; one another

nó

nó — It; him or her; third person pronoun

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon or leave something behind

lại

lại — Again; to stay; left behind somewhere

để

để — To let; in order to; for the purpose

chết

chết — To die; dead; lifeless

trên

trên — On; above; on top of something

núi

núi — Mountain; hill; large natural elevation

Nhưng

Nhưng — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea

chăn

chăn — To herd animals; blanket; to tend livestock

cừu

cừu — Sheep; a woolly domesticated animal

tìm

tìm — To search for; to look for something

thấy

thấy — To find; to see; to perceive something

chăm

chăm — To care for; diligent; attentive to needs

sóc

sóc — To take care of; to look after someone

rồi

rồi — Then; already; afterward in a sequence

giao

giao — To hand over; to deliver to someone

khác

khác — Other; different; another person or thing

này

này — This; these; referring to nearby thing

đưa

đưa — To bring or take something to someone

gặp

gặp — To meet or encounter someone somewhere

chủ

chủ — Owner; master; host of something

xứ

xứ — Land, region, or country; a territory

vì

vì — Because; since; for the reason that

không

không — No; not; negation in Vietnamese sentences

có

có — To have; there is; to exist

nên

nên — So; therefore; should do something

nhận

nhận — To receive; to adopt; to acknowledge

nuôi

nuôi — To raise or foster a child or animal

cậu

cậu — Young boy; uncle; informal second person pronoun

bé

bé — Small; little; young child

lớn

lớn — Large; to grow up; big in size

lên

lên — Up; to go up; to grow or increase

niềm

niềm — Feeling or sense of an emotion

tin

tin — To believe; news; trust or confidence

thực

thực — Real; true; actual; genuine in nature

sự

sự — Matter, affair; nominalizer in Vietnamese grammar

Về

Về — About; to return; regarding a topic

sau

sau — After; later; behind in time or space

nghi

nghi — To doubt or suspect something uncertain

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect; to be unsuspecting or naive

về

về — About; concerning; to return home

nguồn

nguồn — Source or origin of something

gốc

gốc — Root; origin; background of a person

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question; to inquire about something

thần

thần — God, deity, or divine oracle spirit

chính

chính — Exactly; main; correct; the very same

nghe

nghe — To hear; to listen to something said

tri

tri — To know; knowledge; used in formal compounds

từng

từng — Once; each; to have previously done something

tuyên

tuyên — To declare or announce something officially

bố

bố — To announce; father; dad informally

trước

trước — Before; in front; prior to something

đây

đây — Here; this place; nearby location

trốn

trốn — To flee or hide from danger

khỏi

khỏi — Away from; to escape from something

nơi

nơi — Place; location where something happens

mà

mà — But; that; which; a relative connector

nhà

nhà — Home; house; family dwelling

trong

trong — In; inside; within a space or time

cuộc

cuộc — Event, match, or course of action

tháo

tháo — To escape; to disassemble or loosen something

chạy

chạy — To run; to flee quickly from danger

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned

bất

bất — Un-; not; negation prefix in formal compounds

đắc

đắc — Gained; obtained; part of idiomatic expressions

dĩ

dĩ — Already; thus; part of fixed expressions

ruột

ruột — Blood-related; intestines; biological family member

Đến

Đến — To arrive at; to reach a destination

giải

giải — To solve or explain a problem or puzzle

câu

câu — Sentence; question; classifier for questions

đố

đố — Riddle; to challenge with a puzzle

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those; these

dân

dân — People; citizens; the common folk

biết

biết — To know; to be aware of something

ơn

ơn — Gratitude; grace; favor received from someone

tôn

tôn — To honor or revere someone greatly

thoát

thoát — To escape; to be freed from danger

họ

họ — They; them; third person plural pronoun

vua

vua — King; male monarch of a kingdom

Vậy

Vậy — So; therefore; thus as a result

trị

trị — To rule or govern; to treat illness

thay

thay — To replace; instead of; on behalf of

thế

thế — World; position; thus; in that manner

góa

góa — Widowed; having lost one's spouse to death

bụa

bụa — Widowed; used in compound 'góa bụa'

Những

Những — Those; plural marker for groups of things

phồn

phồn — Prosperous; flourishing; used in formal compounds

thịnh

thịnh — Prosperous; thriving; flourishing period or state

dưới

dưới — Under; below; beneath something or someone

cai

cai — To govern or oversee; to rule over people

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; contrasting what was said before

trận

trận — Battle; a severe episode or calamity

khủng

khủng — Terrible; horrifying; enormous in scale

khiếp

khiếp — To be terrified; dreadful; causing great fear

giáng

giáng — To befall; to strike down upon something

xuống

xuống — Down; downward; to descend or fall

thành

thành — City; to become; to achieve successfully

phố

phố — Street; urban area; city district

Lời

Lời — Word; statement; spoken message or command

bảo

bảo — To tell; to instruct; to advise someone

phải

phải — Must; to have to; correct; right side

tẩy

tẩy — To cleanse or purify from sin or stain

sạch

sạch — Clean; pure; free from dirt or sin

tội

tội — Crime; sin; guilt; wrongdoing

lỗi

lỗi — Error; fault; mistake or wrongdoing

đổ

đổ — To spill; to pour out; to shed blood

máu

máu — Blood; the red fluid in living bodies