Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 8

Vocabulary

Hỡi

Hỡi — Oh, hey; used to call out or address someone

Đấng

Đấng — Honorific title for a revered or divine being

Chữa

Chữa — To heal, cure, or repair something

Lành

Lành — Healthy, healed, or kind and gentle

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

hãy

hãy — Imperative particle meaning 'please do' or 'let'

nghe

nghe — To listen or hear something

Ngài

Ngài — Honorific pronoun for a respected or divine person

có

có — To have; auxiliary indicating existence or possession

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, or accept something difficult

đựng

đựng — To contain or endure; often paired with chịu

nỗi

nỗi — A feeling or emotion, often painful or sorrowful

đau

đau — Pain, ache; to feel hurt physically or emotionally

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

chưa

chưa — Not yet; indicates an action hasn't occurred yet

từng

từng — Ever, once; indicates past experience

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

trước

trước — Before, in front of, previously

đây

đây — Here, this place; demonstrative adverb

Hay

Hay — Or; also means interesting or good quality

cùng

cùng — Together with, along with, same

với

với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

tháng

tháng — Month; a unit of time

tuần

tuần — Week; a unit of seven days

hoàn

hoàn — To complete, return, or cycle back around

lại

lại — Again, back; indicates repetition or return

gánh

gánh — To carry on a shoulder pole; bear a burden

hình

hình — Shape, form; also punishment or penalty

phạt

phạt — To punish; a penalty or punishment

thuở

thuở — A time or era, especially in the distant past

xưa

xưa — Long ago, ancient times, of old

con

con — Child; also a humble first-person pronoun

Hy Vọng

Hy Vọng — Hope; the feeling of optimistic expectation

vàng

vàng — Gold; golden in color or value

son

son — Vermilion red; fresh or youthful

hỡi

hỡi — Oh, hey; exclamation to address someone

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, or accent of speaking

nói

nói — To speak, talk, or say something

bất tử

bất tử — Immortal; not subject to death

ôi

ôi — Oh! An exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

cho

cho — To give; for, so that

ta

ta — I, me; first-person pronoun, often elevated tone

Trước tiên

Trước tiên — First of all, above all else

kêu

kêu — To call out, cry, or make a sound

cầu

cầu — To pray, request, or appeal for something

nữ thần

nữ thần — Goddess; a female divine being

sinh

sinh — To be born; life, birth

từ

từ — From; since; a preposition of origin or time

che chở

che chở — To protect, shelter, or shield someone

và

và — And; a conjunction joining words or clauses

người

người — Person, human being; people

chị em

chị em — Sisters; female siblings or close female companions

phù trợ

phù trợ — To aid, assist, or support someone

Nữ Chúa

Nữ Chúa — Queen or Lady; a title for a female ruler

ngự

ngự — To sit, reside; used for royalty or deities

ngai

ngai — Throne; the seat of a ruler or deity

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated in position

giữa

giữa — In the middle of, between, among

chợ búa

chợ búa — Marketplace, market area; public trading place

chúng

chúng — They, them, we; plural pronoun

mũi tên

mũi tên — Arrow; a pointed projectile shot from a bow

cánh

cánh — Wing; also a panel or side of something

chết

chết — To die; death

Ta

Ta — I, me; elevated or poetic first-person pronoun

xin

xin — To request, beg, please; polite asking word

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle; turns a concept into a noun

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, support someone

ba

ba — Three; also father (informal)

mặt

mặt — Face; surface or aspect of something

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; the various, all

Để

Để — In order to, so as to; a purposive conjunction

cứu

cứu — To save, rescue from danger or harm

thành phố

thành phố — City; a large urban settlement

khỏi

khỏi — Away from, free from; to recover from illness

vong

vong — To perish, die; death or loss

hoang tàn

hoang tàn — Desolate, ruined, devastated and abandoned

Nếu

Nếu — If; conditional conjunction

trong

trong — In, inside, within; also clear or pure

những

những — Plural marker; those, these (for nouns)

ngày

ngày — Day; a unit of time

khi

khi — When, at the time that

gần

gần — Near, close to; almost

diệt

diệt — To destroy, exterminate, or annihilate

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already, have done

xua đuổi

xua đuổi — To drive away, chase out, expel

Khỏi

Khỏi — Away from, out of; free from something harmful

đất

đất — Land, earth, soil, ground

bệnh dịch

bệnh dịch — Plague, epidemic; a widespread infectious disease

lửa

lửa — Fire; flames

thiêu

thiêu — To burn, incinerate, or cremate something

ở

ở — At, in; to live or stay somewhere

bảo vệ

bảo vệ — To protect, guard, or defend something

Ôi

Ôi — Oh! Exclamation of emotion, surprise, or lament

bao

bao — How much, so many; to encompass or contain

thống khổ

thống khổ — Suffering, anguish, deep pain and misery

vô số

vô số — Countless, innumerable, without number

là

là — To be; linking verb or identity marker

Toàn bộ

Toàn bộ — The entirety, the whole of something

bộ

bộ — Set, whole; ministry; a classifier for sets

đoàn

đoàn — Group, troupe, delegation, or troop

đang

đang — Progressive aspect marker; currently doing something

suy

suy — To decline, weaken, deteriorate

nằm

nằm — To lie down, be situated, to rest prone

đó

đó — There, that; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

không

No, not; negation particle; zero

vũ khí

vũ khí — Weapon; arms used in combat

Đất

Đất — Earth, land, ground, soil

chối

chối — To deny, refuse, or reject something

ban tặng

ban tặng — To bestow, grant, or give as a gift

hoa trái

hoa trái — Fruits and flowers; the produce of the earth

nhân

nhân — Person; cause; to multiply; human

mình

mình — Body, self; oneself; also an intimate pronoun

than

than — To lament, complain; also coal or charcoal

khóc

khóc — To cry, weep from sadness or pain

cơn

cơn — A bout or spell of something, e.g., pain or storm

nở

nở — To bloom, blossom, or hatch

ích

ích — Benefit, use, profit; to be beneficial

Mạng sống

Mạng sống — Life; one's vital existence or lifeforce

nối tiếp

nối tiếp — To follow in succession, continue one after another

mạng

mạng — Life, fate; also network or internet

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo something

quật ngã

quật ngã — To knock down, strike down forcefully

Nhanh

Nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative particle

chim

chim — Bird; a feathered flying animal

gió

gió — Wind; moving air

bay

bay — To fly; to move through the air

sức mạnh

sức mạnh — Strength, power, force

Thần Lửa

Thần Lửa — God of fire; a fire deity

Đến

Đến — To arrive, reach, come to a place

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water or land

phía tây

phía tây — The west; the western direction or side

Đêm Tối

Đêm Tối — Dark night; nighttime darkness

Bị

Bị — Passive voice marker; to be subjected to something

phá

phá — To break, destroy, or disrupt something

bởi

bởi — Because of, by; indicates cause or agent

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing; female (for animals)

Thi thể

Thi thể — Corpse, dead body, remains of a person

lan truyền

lan truyền — To spread, propagate, or transmit widely

khắp nơi

khắp nơi — Everywhere, all over the place

Chẳng

Chẳng — Not, never; emphatic negation particle

ai

ai — Who; anyone, someone

được

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

tìm thấy

tìm thấy — To find, to discover something searched for

để

để — To put, place; in order to, so that

chăm sóc

chăm sóc — To take care of, nurture, or look after

hay

hay — Or; interesting; or else

Than

Than — To lament or complain; also charcoal

bậc

bậc — Step, level, rank; a classifier for steps or grades

thang

thang — Ladder, staircase; steps

bàn thờ

bàn thờ — Altar; a table for worship or offerings

Vợ

Vợ — Wife; a married woman

bà lão

bà lão — Old woman; an elderly female

xé toạc

xé toạc — To tear apart, rip open forcefully

Tiếng

Tiếng — Sound, voice, language; a unit of utterance

rên rỉ

rên rỉ — To moan, groan from pain or suffering

kéo dài

kéo dài — To prolong, extend, drag on over time

tiếng la

tiếng la — A shout, cry, or scream of distress

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, inner feelings or spirit

Hòa lẫn

Hòa lẫn — To mix, blend, or mingle together

lời nguyện

lời nguyện — A prayer, vow, or spoken supplication

kinh

kinh — A sacred text or prayer; sutra; also to be terrified

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or young people

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative particle; do, please do something

khuôn

khuôn — Mold, frame, form; face or countenance

thiên

thiên — Heaven, sky; divine; celestial

hiện ra

hiện ra — To appear, manifest, or show itself

Và

Và — And; conjunction joining clauses or words

rằng

rằng — That; introduces a quoted or reported clause

mà

mà — But, yet; relative or contrastive conjunction

hơi thở

hơi thở — Breath; the air inhaled and exhaled

nóng bỏng

nóng bỏng — Burning hot, scalding, intensely heated

hắn

hắn — He, him; third-person pronoun, often negative connotation

cảm nhận

cảm nhận — To feel, perceive, or sense something

Dù

Dù — Even though, although, despite; concessive conjunction

khiên

khiên — Shield; a defensive weapon

thép

thép — Steel; strong metal used in weapons or armor

Hắn

Hắn — He, that person; often used for villains or enemies

rình rập

rình rập — To lurk, stalk, lie in wait menacingly

hò reo

hò reo — To shout with excitement; battle cry or cheer

trận mạc

trận mạc — Battlefield, warfare, the front lines of battle

xoay chuyển

xoay chuyển — To turn around, change direction or situation

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or activities

tháo chạy

tháo chạy — To flee, escape in a hurry or panic

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect, doubt, or not expect something

đẩy

đẩy — To push, shove, or propel forward

đến

đến — To come to, arrive at, reach

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area, territory

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; a large body of saltwater

bến

bến — Port, wharf, dock; a landing place for boats

đỗ

đỗ — To park, stop, or dock; also to pass an exam

giường

giường — Bed; a piece of furniture for sleeping