Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 7

Vocabulary

Có

có — To have; exists; there is

tên

tên — Name; a person's given name

cướp

cướp — To rob; a robber or thief

nào

nào — Which; any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

dám

dám — To dare; to have the courage to do

thực

thực — Real; true; actual; genuine

hiện

hiện — To carry out; to appear; present

một

một — One; the number one; a single

hành

hành — Action; to act; to perform

động

động — Movement; action; to move

táo

táo — Bold; audacious; daring

bạo

bạo — Violent; bold; reckless; fierce

như

như — Like; as; such as; similar to

vậy

vậy — So; like that; in that way

không

không — No; not; negation word in Vietnamese

Trừ

trừ — Except; unless; to exclude

phi

phi — Unless; non-; not (in compounds)

hắn

hắn — He; him (informal, slightly derogatory)

sự

sự — Nominalizer; matter; affair; thing

được

được — To be able to; to receive; can

mua

mua — To buy; to purchase something

chuộc

chuộc — To redeem; to bribe; to buy off

từ

từ — From; since; word; vocabulary

Người

người — Person; people; human being

ta

ta — We; I; us (inclusive pronoun)

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

nghi

nghi — To suspect; to doubt; suspicion

ngờ

ngờ — To doubt; to suspect; suspicion

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; yet; conjunction

ai

ai — Who; anyone; somebody; interrogative pronoun

tìm

tìm — To search; to look for something

thấy

thấy — To see; to find; to perceive

để

để — In order to; to put; so that

báo

báo — To report; to avenge; newspaper

thù

thù — Revenge; hatred; enemy; to avenge

Cho

cho — For; to give; to allow

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; item

chết

chết — To die; death; deceased

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

ông

ông — He; him; grandfather; respectful male title

giữa

giữa — In the middle of; between; among

những

những — Those; the (plural marker for nouns)

rối

rối — Tangled; confused; chaotic; disorder

loạn

loạn — Chaos; disorder; rebellion; turmoil

xảy

xảy — To occur; to happen; to take place

ra

ra — Out; to go out; to emerge

sau

sau — After; behind; later; following

đó

đó — That; there; that one; demonstrative

Điều

điều — Matter; thing; condition; issue

rắc

rắc — Complicated; troublesome (in rắc rối)

có thể

có thể — Can; may; to be able to

cản

cản — To hinder; to obstruct; to block

trở

trở — To return; to become; to hinder

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, contests, investigations

điều tra

điều tra — To investigate; investigation; inquiry

đầy

đầy — Full; complete; thorough; filled

đủ

đủ — Enough; sufficient; adequate; complete

Khi

khi — When; at the time that; while

bậc

bậc — Level; rank; step; distinguished person

vương

vương — King; royal; prince; monarch

giả

giả — Person (suffix); fake; noble person

ngã

ngã — To fall down; to collapse; to topple

xuống

xuống — Down; to go down; downward

cách

cách — Way; manner; method; distance

thảm

thảm — Tragic; miserable; pitiful; dreadful

thương

thương — Sad; pitiful; to love; to feel sorry

Con

con — Child; offspring; classifier for animals

Nhân

nhân — Human; person; factor; reason

sư

sư — Lion; teacher; master (literary)

với

với — With; together with; and

câu

câu — Sentence; question; to fish

đố

đố — Riddle; puzzle; to challenge with riddle

hóc

hóc — Tricky; difficult; hard to solve

búa

búa — Hammer; difficult (in hóc búa)

buộc

buộc — To force; to tie; to compel

chúng

chúng — They; them; we (exclusive plural)

tôi

tôi — I; me (formal, humble first person)

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon; to leave; to ignore

qua

qua — To pass; through; past; by

Quá

quá — Too; very; past; excessively

khứ

khứ — Past; gone; away (in quá khứ)

mờ

mờ — Dim; blurry; faint; unclear

nhạt

nhạt — Faint; pale; bland; faded

lo

lo — To worry; to be concerned about

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow; for the sake of

nhu

nhu — Need; gentle; soft (in nhu cầu)

cầu

cầu — Demand; need; bridge; to pray

trước

trước — Before; in front of; prior

mắt

mắt — Eye; immediate; in front of one

Vậy

vậy — So; therefore; then; in that case

thì

thì — Then; tense marker; in that case

chính

chính — Exactly; precisely; main; very (emphatic)

_ta_

ta — I; myself (emphatic first person singular)

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

bắt

bắt — To begin; to catch; to start

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; start; first

lại

lại — Again; to come back; furthermore

và

và — And; conjunction connecting clauses

lần

lần — Time; instance; occasion; turn

nữa

nữa — More; again; another; once more

Làm

làm — To do; to make; to work

sáng

sáng — Bright; light; morning; to clarify

tỏ

tỏ — To clarify; to make clear; evident

tối

tối — Dark; night; evening; darkness

tăm

tăm — Darkness; toothpick (in tối tăm: dark)

Thật

thật — Truly; really; genuine; in reality

xứng

xứng — Worthy; fitting; appropriate; deserving

đáng

đáng — Worth; deserving; to merit something

mối

mối — Concern; relationship; source; termite

quan

quan — Concern; official; to care about

tâm

tâm — Heart; mind; center; concern

Của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive marker

cả

cả — All; both; even; entirely

ngươi

ngươi — You (archaic or literary second person)

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; because of

người

người — Person; people; human being

khuất

khuất — Deceased; hidden; passed away; gone

Ta

ta — I; me; we (literary first person)

cũng

cũng — Also; too; as well; likewise

lẽ

lẽ — Reason; should; ought to; rationale

phải

phải — Must; should; right; correct

góp

góp — To contribute; to share; to add

sức

sức — Strength; effort; force; energy

mình

mình — Oneself; body; self; one's own

Để

để — In order to; so that; to put

trả

trả — To pay back; to return; to repay

oan

oan — Injustice; wrongful accusation; grievance

này

này — This; these; demonstrative pronoun

thần

thần — God; deity; spirit; divine being

linh

linh — Spirit; sacred; divine; supernatural

Không

không — Not; no; zero; negation

thân

thân — Body; close friend; intimate; self

ở

ở — To live; to stay; at; in

nơi

nơi — Place; location; where; site

xa

xa — Far; distant; remote; away

mà

mà — But; yet; while; contrastive conjunction

trừ

trừ — To eliminate; to remove; to exclude

mầm

mầm — Sprout; seed; root cause; germ

độc

độc — Poison; toxic; venomous; harmful

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear (water)

dòng

dòng — Line; flow; stream; bloodline

máu

máu — Blood; bloodline; life force

Vì

vì — Because; for the sake of

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often negative); individual; fellow

giết

giết — To kill; to murder; to slay

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons; position

vua

vua — King; ruler; monarch

ý

ý — Idea; intention; meaning; thought

định

định — To intend; to decide; fixed; plan

Giơ

giơ — To raise; to lift up (hand)

bàn

bàn — Table; hand (palm); to discuss

tay

tay — Hand; arm; person with skill

sát

sát — To kill; murder; close to; near

nhân

nhân — Person; killer (in sát nhân: murderer)

hạ

hạ — To lower; to defeat; summer; below

việc

Task; work; matter; affair; job

minh

minh — Bright; clear; to serve (literary)

phụng

phụng — To serve; to honor; phoenix bird

bản

bản — Original; version; self; native

Nào

nào — Come; let's (exclamatory encouragement)

các

các — All; various; plural marker for nouns

con

con — Child; children; classifier for animals

hãy

hãy — Please; imperative marker; let's do

mau

mau — Quickly; hurry; fast; soon

lên

lên — Up; to rise; go up; upward

rời

rời — To leave; to depart; to separate

khỏi

khỏi — Away from; out of; recovered from

thềm

thềm — Threshold; steps; doorstep; porch

thờ

thờ — To worship; shrine; temple altar

Mang

mang — To carry; to bring; to bear

theo

theo — To follow; along with; according to

cành

cành — Branch; twig; bough of a tree

khẩn

khẩn — Urgent; supplication; to implore

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle; away

triệu

triệu — To summon; million; to call forth

tập

tập — To assemble; to practice; volume

về

về — To return; about; regarding; home

đây

đây — Here; this place; right here

Thường

thường — Common; ordinary; usually; often

dân

dân — People; citizen; civilian; commoner

Với

với — With; together with; and; to

giúp

giúp — To help; to assist; to aid

đỡ

đỡ — To support; to relieve; to ease

tốt

tốt — Good; fine; well; favorable

lành

lành — Good; wholesome; kind; healed

Thành

thành — City; to become; success; achieve

công

công — Success; work; merit; effort

là

là — To be; is; are; am (copula)

chắc

chắc — Certain; sure; firm; solid

chắn

chắn — Definite; certain; to block; sure

diệt

diệt — To destroy; to eliminate; to exterminate

vong

vong — Death; ruin; to perish; destruction

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in Vietnamese

thất

thất — To lose; to fail; seven (literary)

bại

bại — Defeat; failure; to lose a battle

cùng

cùng — Together; all; along with; jointly

thoái

thoái — To retreat; to withdraw; to recede

lui

lui — To step back; to retreat; backward

THẦY

thầy — Teacher; master; respected male figure

TẾ

tế — Priest; to sacrifice; ritual offering

lời

lời — Word; speech; words spoken; saying

Đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

đúng

đúng — Correct; right; accurate; exactly

mục

mục — Purpose; goal; section; item

đích

đích — Goal; target; aim; destination

Và

và — And; conjunction connecting words

mong

mong — To hope; to wish; to desire

gửi

gửi — To send; to entrust; to deliver

phán

phán — To decree; to proclaim; to judge

truyền

truyền — To transmit; to declare; to spread

Cứu

cứu — To save; to rescue; to help

vớt

vớt — To rescue; to pull out; to save

giải

giải — To solve; to release; to explain

thoát

thoát — To escape; to be freed; liberation

dịch

dịch — Epidemic; plague; to translate

bệnh

bệnh — Disease; illness; sickness; ailment

NGƯỜI

người — Person; people; human being

CẦU

cầu — To pray; to request; bridge; demand

KHẨN

khẩn — Urgent; to implore; supplication

CA

ca — Song; to sing; chorus; shift

ĐOÀN

đoàn — Group; troupe; chorus; organization

Khúc

khúc — Song; piece of music; section; verse

Giọng

giọng — Voice; tone; accent; vocal quality

ngọt

ngọt — Sweet; melodious; pleasant sounding

ngào

ngào — Sweet; fragrant; pleasant (in ngọt ngào)

gái

gái — Girl; female; woman; daughter

đền

đền — Temple; shrine; to compensate

lát

lát — A moment; a while; to pave; slice

vàng

vàng — Gold; golden; yellow; precious

Phảng

phảng — Wafting; faintly present (in phảng phất)

phất

phất — Wafting; faint scent; flag waving

đến

đến — To arrive; to come; until; to