Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 12

Vocabulary

Thưa

Thưa — Respectful address term used when speaking formally

chúa

chúa — Lord, master, or ruler of a domain

công

công — Merit, contribution, or duke title

nếu

nếu — If, used to introduce a conditional clause

có

có — To have or to exist

người

người — Person, human being, or people

nào

nào — Any, which, or whichever person or thing

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or to observe visually

thấu

thấu — To penetrate deeply, understand thoroughly

suốt

suốt — Throughout, all the way through entirely

mọi

mọi — Every, all things or people without exception

điều

điều — Matter, thing, or point of discussion

Cùng

Cùng — Together with, along with someone

với

với — With, together with another person

thần

thần — God, deity, or divine spirit

của

của — Possessive particle indicating belonging or ownership

chúng

chúng — We, us, or they as a group

ta

ta — We, us, or first-person pronoun

thì

thì — Then, used to connect conditional clauses

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something nearby

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely, the very one

là

là — To be, linking subject and predicate

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons or positions

tiên tri

tiên tri — Prophet, one who foretells the future

thưa

thưa — Respectful address used when speaking formally

ngài

ngài — Honorific for a respected person or lord

ông

ông — Mister, grandfather, or respected older man

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative particle in Vietnamese

tất

tất — All, every, used in tất cả

cả

cả — All, entire, used with tất meaning everyone

thể

thể — Can, able to, expressing possibility

dẫn

dẫn — To lead, guide, or conduct someone

dắt

dắt — To lead by hand, guide physically

tốt

tốt — Good, well, of high quality

nhất

nhất — Most, superlative marker in Vietnamese

Người

Người — Person, honorific reference to a respected individual

truy

truy — To pursue, chase, or investigate something

tìm

tìm — To search for or seek something

sự thật

sự thật — Truth, reality, factual information

vụ

vụ — Case, incident, or matter under discussion

việc

việc — Work, task, affair, or matter

này

này — This, referring to something nearby

đến

đến — To arrive at, to reach a place

chỗ

chỗ — Place, spot, or location

sáng tỏ

sáng tỏ — To become clear, illuminated, or revealed

Ở

Ở — At, in, to be located somewhere

đây

đây — Here, this place close to speaker

lòng

lòng — Heart, inner feelings, or disposition

nhiệt thành

nhiệt thành — Zealous, enthusiastic, sincere devotion or passion

cũng

cũng — Also, too, likewise in addition

chẳng

chẳng — Not, negative particle for emphasis

hề

hề — Ever, at all, emphasizing negation

chậm

chậm — Slow, not quick in pace

trễ

trễ — Late, delayed, behind schedule

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

hai

hai — Two, the number 2

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of an action

Theo

Theo — According to, following, or per

lời

lời — Word, speech, or spoken message

thúc giục

thúc giục — To urge, press, or encourage urgently

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

sai

sai — To send, dispatch someone on an errand

đi

đi — To go, move away from a place

đón

đón — To pick up, welcome, or receive someone

Và

Và — And, connecting two words or clauses

lấy làm lạ

lấy làm lạ — To find something strange or surprising

từ lâu

từ lâu — For a long time, since long ago

sao

sao — Why, how, or star depending on context

chưa

chưa — Not yet, indicating incomplete action

HỢP XƯỚNG

HỢP XƯỚNG — Chorus, group singing together in drama

Ta

Ta — I, me, first-person pronoun

nhớ

nhớ — To remember or miss someone

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

tin đồn

tin đồn — Rumor, gossip, unverified information spread around

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, merely, just one thing

đại

đại — Roughly, generally, without detail or precision

mà

mà — But, yet, or emphatic particle

thôi

thôi — Only, just, that is all

Hãy

Hãy — Please, imperative marker urging an action

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, or recount a story

ra

ra — Out, directional particle indicating outward motion

muốn

muốn — To want, desire, or wish for something

biết

biết — To know, be aware of something

nói

nói — To speak, say, or tell something

rằng

rằng — That, introducing a reported speech clause

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating suffering an action

lữ khách

lữ khách — Traveler, wanderer, or passing stranger

giết

giết — To kill, slay, or murder someone

chết

chết — To die, dead, no longer living

nghe

nghe — To hear or listen to something

vậy

vậy — So, thus, in that case

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however, introducing contrast or exception

không

không — No, not, negation particle in Vietnamese

ai

ai — Who, anyone, somebody in a question

gặp

gặp — To meet or encounter someone or something

trông

trông — To look, watch, or appear a certain way

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive visually or understand

ngã

ngã — To fall down or collapse physically

xuống

xuống — Down, downward directional movement

Thế

Thế — So, then, in that case then

hắn

hắn — He, him, referring to a third person dismissively

sợ hãi

sợ hãi — To be afraid, frightened, or terrified

gì

gì — What, anything, used in questions

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

run rẩy

run rẩy — To tremble, shake from fear or cold

bỏ trốn

bỏ trốn — To flee, escape, run away from danger

trước

trước — Before, in front of, preceding something

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, emotion, or inner sensation

kinh hoàng

kinh hoàng — Horror, terror, extreme fear or dread

nguyền rủa

nguyền rủa — To curse, put a curse on someone

Lời

Lời — Word, speech, or declaration made publicly

được

được — To receive, obtain, or able to do

kẻ

kẻ — Person, fellow, often used with negative connotation

hành động

hành động — Action, deed, act of doing something

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something

để

để — To put, place, or in order to

buộc tội

buộc tội — To accuse, charge someone with a crime

Kìa

Kìa — Look there, behold, drawing attention to something

cuối cùng

cuối cùng — Finally, at last, in the end

Họ

Họ — They, them, third-person plural pronoun

linh

linh — Divine, spiritual, sacred, or supernatural power

ban

ban — To grant, bestow, or give a gift

truyền

truyền — To transmit, pass on, or convey knowledge

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space

Hơn

Hơn — More than, surpassing others in comparison

khác

khác — Other, different, another one

phú bẩm

phú bẩm — Innate talent, natural gift from birth

bước vào

bước vào — To step into, enter a place

một

một — One, a, an indefinite article equivalent

cậu bé

cậu bé — Young boy, little boy child

hỡi

hỡi — O, oh, vocative exclamation calling someone

thầy bói

thầy bói — Fortune teller, diviner, or soothsayer

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend something clearly

Học vấn

Học vấn — Education, learning, academic knowledge level

bậc

bậc — Level, rank, or step of a hierarchy

hiền nhân

hiền nhân — Wise person, sage, virtuous learned man

và

và — And, connecting two elements together

bí ẩn

bí ẩn — Mystery, secret, something hidden and unknown

sâu kín

sâu kín — Deep and hidden, profound and concealed

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns or things

cao xa

cao xa — High and distant, lofty and far away

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, or the divine realm

thấp hèn

thấp hèn — Low and humble, base or inferior status

đất

đất — Earth, ground, land, or soil

Ngươi

Ngươi — You, second-person pronoun, somewhat archaic

dù

dù — Even though, despite, although a condition

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, two of something

mắt

mắt — Eye, the organ of sight

mù

mù — Blind, unable to see

ngươi

ngươi — You, second-person pronoun in older speech

Dịch bệnh

Dịch bệnh — Epidemic, plague, widespread infectious disease

đang

đang — Currently, progressive aspect marker in Vietnamese

hoành

hoành — To spread, rage, run rampant widely

phố

phố — Street, urban road, or city area

hướng

hướng — Direction, toward, facing a way

về

về — About, return to, or toward something

bảo vệ

bảo vệ — To protect, defend, or guard someone

lá chắn

lá chắn — Shield, protective barrier against danger

duy

duy — Only, sole, unique, used in compounds