Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 5

Vocabulary

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a place or time

khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

suy

suy — To think deeply, reflect, or ponder

ngẫm

ngẫm — To contemplate or meditate quietly

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that

tôi

tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

nắm

nắm — To grasp, hold, or seize something

bắt

bắt — To catch, capture, or grab something

được

được — To obtain, achieve, or successfully do

một

một — One, a single unit or item

manh

manh — A small piece, fragment, or shred

mối

mối — A clue, lead, or connecting thread

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

hy

hy — Hope, part of compound word hy vọng

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation, part of hy vọng

Và

Và — And, connecting two clauses or words

truy

truy — To pursue, chase, or track down

theo

theo — To follow, pursue, or go along

nó

nó — It, him, her, third-person pronoun

sai

sai — To send someone on an errand

con

con — Child, offspring, or young animal

trai

trai — Boy, son, male child

anh

anh — Older brother, male address term

vợ

vợ — Wife, a man's spouse

đi

đi — To go, to travel somewhere

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, inquire, or question someone

thăm

thăm — To visit, consult, or inquire of

Thần

Thần — God, deity, divine spirit

xứ

xứ — Land, region, or country

tại

tại — At, in, located at a place

đền

đền — Temple, shrine, sacred building

thờ

thờ — To worship, to venerate a deity

ngài

ngài — Honorific third-person pronoun, his lordship

Rằng

Rằng — That, introducing a reported clause

có

có — To have, exist, there is

thể

thể — Can, able to, possibility marker

cứu

cứu — To save, rescue, or deliver someone

vãn

vãn — To remedy, salvage, or restore something

Nhà

Nhà — House, home, or institution

nước

nước — Country, nation, water

bằng

bằng — By means of, equal to, through

hành

hành — Action, conduct, to perform

động

động — Movement, action, to move

hay

hay — Or, interesting, good, whether

lời

lời — Word, speech, spoken expression

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk

thế

thế — Thus, that way, in such manner

nào

nào — Which, what, interrogative pronoun

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now, at this moment

đây

đây — Here, this place, now

đếm

đếm — To count, tally, enumerate items

từng

từng — Each, every, individual unit

ngày

ngày — Day, daytime, daily

trôi

trôi — To drift, float, or pass by

qua

qua — To pass, go through, across

Kể

Kể — To count, reckon from a point

từ

từ — From, since, a preposition of origin

ông

ông — He, grandfather, mister, older man

lên

lên — To go up, rise, set out

đường

đường — Road, path, way to travel

và

và — And, conjunction linking elements

tự

tự — Self, oneself, on one's own

không

không — No, not, negation particle

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

ấy

ấy — That, that one, demonstrative pronoun

ra

ra — Out, outward, to come out

sao

sao — How, why, star, interrogative word

Thật

Thật — Truly, really, indeed, very

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, remarkable, unusual

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, unusual, odd

sự

sự — Nominalizer, matter, affair, event

chậm

chậm — Slow, late, tardy in movement

trễ

trễ — Late, delayed, behind schedule

vô

vô — Without, lacking, boundless, endless

tận

tận — Endless, exhaustive, to the utmost

này

này — This, these, near demonstrative pronoun

cùng

cùng — Together, along with, also

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however, yet, contrasting conjunction

đến

đến — To arrive, come, reach a place

thì

thì — Then, in that case, conditional marker

thật

thật — Truly, really, genuinely, indeed

hèn

hèn — Cowardly, base, low, despicable

kém

kém — Poor, inferior, lacking in quality

thay

thay — Exclamation particle expressing strong feeling

Nếu

Nếu — If, conditional conjunction

thực

thực — Real, actual, truly, to implement

hiện

hiện — To carry out, realize, manifest

tất

tất — All, entire, complete, every part

cả

cả — All, entire, whole, everything

những

những — Those, plural marker for nouns

gì

gì — What, anything, something interrogative

thần

thần — God, deity, divine being

linh

linh — Spirit, sacred, divine, supernatural

phán

phán — To decree, pronounce, declare officially

bảo

bảo — To tell, instruct, advise someone

THẦY

THẦY — Teacher, master, respectable male figure

TẾ

TẾ — Priest, officiant at religious ceremonies

Lời

Lời — Words, speech, spoken message

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate, timely

lúc

lúc — Moment, time, occasion, when

ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, exactly, just

vừa

vừa — Just now, just right, fitting

Tiếng

Tiếng — Sound, noise, voice, language

reo

reo — To cheer, shout with joy

hò

hò — To shout, call out, chant together

kia

kia — That, over there, yonder, distant

cho

cho — To give, allow, for the purpose

ta

ta — I, we, us, informal first person

gần

gần — Near, close, approaching, nearby

Ôi

Ôi — Oh, exclamation of surprise or emotion

Vua

Vua — King, ruler, monarch

mong

mong — To hope, wish, or desire something

rằng

rằng — That, introducing a subordinate clause

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, expression on face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, countenance

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, glad

mừng

mừng — Joyful, glad, to rejoice, celebrate

Là

Là — To be, is, am, are

điềm

điềm — Omen, sign, portent of future events

báo

báo — To announce, report, foretell something

tin

tin — News, information, message, to trust

mà

mà — But, yet, that, relative conjunction

mang

mang — To carry, bring, bear something

lại

lại — Again, back, to return, moreover

Theo

Theo — According to, following, in pursuit

đoán

đoán — To guess, predict, or conjecture

đó

đó — That, there, demonstrative pronoun

là

là — To be, linking subject and predicate

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning, first, front

Hẳn

Hẳn — Certainly, surely, must be, definitely

chẳng

chẳng — Not, no, negation, certainly not

đội

đội — To wear on head, team, group

vòng

vòng — Ring, wreath, circle, loop

nguyệt

nguyệt — Moon, lunar, part of laurel wreath

quế

quế — Laurel, cinnamon, bay tree

trĩu

trĩu — Heavy, laden, weighed down, drooping

quả

quả — Fruit, result, outcome, berry

Chúng

Chúng — They, them, we, plural pronoun

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker

sớm

sớm — Soon, early, in the morning

thôi

thôi — Just, only, that's enough, stop

trong

trong — In, inside, clear, transparent

tầm

tầm — Range, reach, scope of something

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterwards, done

bước

bước — Step, pace, to step or walk

vào

vào — To enter, go into, inside

Người

Người — Person, people, you, human being

em

em — Younger sibling, younger person, I

hoàng

hoàng — Royal, imperial, kingly, golden

tộc

tộc — Clan, family, tribe, lineage

hãy

hãy — Imperative particle, please do something

Ngươi

Ngươi — You, thou, second person pronoun

chúng

chúng — They, them, we, plural pronoun

thông

thông — Message, to communicate, inform, convey

điệp

điệp — Message, dispatch, communication

Tin

Tin — News, message, to believe, trust

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, excellent, positive

lành

lành — Good, wholesome, gentle, auspicious

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, condition

tệ

tệ — Bad, terrible, poor quality, awful

hại

hại — Harmful, damaging, to cause harm

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, tolerate suffering

đựng

đựng — To contain, hold, endure, bear

Khi

Khi — When, at the time of

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, seek

lối

lối — Way, path, route, approach, manner

thoát

thoát — To escape, break free, exit

đắn

đắn — Careful, deliberate, well-considered, proper

đều

đều — All, equally, every, uniformly

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, to point, indicate

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, direct, show way

tiên

tiên — First, fairy, celestial being, prior

tri

tri — To know, prophet, knowledge, wisdom

nay

nay — Now, today, the present time

ngươi

ngươi — You, thou, second person singular

Chưa

Chưa — Not yet, haven't, still pending

cơ

cơ — Basis, foundation, opportunity, reason

sở

sở — Basis, place, office, foundation

để

để — To put, in order to, so that

tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine, suppose, assume

lo

lo — To worry, be anxious, concerned

sợ

sợ — To fear, be afraid of something

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, wish for something

trước

trước — Before, in front of, prior to

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each and every one

người

người — Person, people, human being, other

Ta

Ta — I, we, us, informal first person

thẳng

thẳng — Straight, direct, frank, straightforward

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, one or the other

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative marker, please do, let us

gánh

gánh — To carry a burden, bear responsibility

nặng

nặng — Heavy, burdensome, severe, weighty

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

dân

dân — People, citizens, populace, nation

hơn

hơn — More than, better than, comparative

bản

bản — Self, own, original, version, copy

thân

thân — Body, self, close, intimate, oneself

Vậy

Vậy — So, then, therefore, thus, well then

thuật

thuật — To narrate, recount, art, technique