Romeo and Juliet — Page 1

Vocabulary

CẢNH

cảnh — Scene or scenery; a visual setting or view

Một

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a/an'

nơi

nơi — A place or location somewhere

công

công — Public; relating to the community or state

cộng

cộng — Shared, communal; used in 'công cộng' meaning public

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses

bước

bước — To step or walk; a step taken forward

vào

vào — To enter or go into a place

được

được — To receive or be able to; indicates possibility

trang

trang — To equip or adorn; also means a page

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer or be subjected to

gươm

gươm — A sword or blade used as a weapon

khiên

khiên — A shield used for protection in battle

tôi

tôi — First person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

thề

thề — To swear an oath or make a vow

chúng

chúng — We or they; plural pronoun for a group

ta

ta — We or I; first person pronoun, often informal

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker indicating something will happen

không

không — No or not; negation word in Vietnamese

chịu

chịu — To endure, accept, or tolerate something difficult

nhục

nhục — Shame or humiliation; disgrace suffered publicly

đâu

đâu — Where; also used for negation 'not at all'

Không

không — No or not; Vietnamese negation or denial word

vì

vì — Because or for the reason that; causal conjunction

như

như — Like or as; used for comparison between things

vậy

vậy — So or thus; referring back to something mentioned

thì

thì — Then; conditional or temporal connective word

phải

phải — Must or have to; indicates obligation or correctness

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

dân

dân — People or citizens of a nation or community

phu

phu — A laborer or manual worker; common man

than

than — Coal; also to complain or lament about something

rồi

rồi — Already; indicates completion of an action or event

Ý

ý — Idea, intention, or meaning; what one thinks

nếu

nếu — If; introduces a conditional clause or hypothesis

nổi

nổi — To rise up or float; able to do something

giận

giận — To be angry or furious at someone

rút

rút — To pull out or withdraw something quickly

ra

ra — Out or outward; directional particle going outside

Ừ

ừ — Informal yes or acknowledgment in conversation

còn

còn — Still or remaining; also means 'and' additionally

sống

sống — To live or be alive; life as opposed to death

hãy

hãy — Imperative marker; used to give commands or suggestions

cổ

cổ — Neck; also ancient or old in Vietnamese

khỏi

khỏi — Away from or out of; to recover from something

vòng

vòng — A circle, loop, or ring; a round shape

đi

đi — To go; also imperative particle urging action

đã

đã — Past tense marker; indicates action already completed

Tôi

tôi — First person pronoun 'I'; formal self-reference

tay

tay — Hand or arm; body part used for actions

nhanh

nhanh — Fast or quick; describing speed of movement

lắm

lắm — Very or a lot; intensifier for adjectives

khi

khi — When; referring to a specific time or moment

khích

khích — To provoke or incite someone to action

động

động — To move or be stirred; motion or cave

Nhưng

nhưng — But; conjunction introducing a contrasting statement

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for male peer or senior

dễ

dễ — Easy or simple; not difficult to do

để

để — To put, place, or let; in order to

tên

tên — Name; also used to refer to a person disparagingly

chó

chó — Dog; also used as a mild insult

của

của — Of or belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

nhà

nhà — House or home; family or household

cũng

cũng — Also or too; indicating inclusion or similarity

đủ

đủ — Enough or sufficient; having adequate amount

khiến

khiến — To cause or make someone do something

Bị

bị — Passive voice marker; to be affected negatively

khuấy

khuấy — To stir up or agitate; to disturb something

dũng

dũng — Brave or courageous; having valor in difficulty

cảm

cảm — To feel; feeling or emotion experienced internally

đứng

đứng — To stand upright; remaining firm in position

vững

vững — Stable, firm, or steady; not easily shaken

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, leave, or drop something behind

chạy

chạy — To run or flee quickly from something

mất

mất — To lose or disappear; gone away permanently

đó

đó — That or there; demonstrative pointing to something

mà

mà — But or yet; also emphasis or contrast particle

chiến

chiến — War or battle; to fight in combat

đấu

đấu — To fight or compete; engage in combat

chiếm

chiếm — To seize or occupy; take control of something

lợi

lợi — Advantage or benefit; profit gained from something

thế

thế — Position or stance; also means 'so' or 'thus'

trước

trước — Before or in front; prior in time or space

bất

bất — Prefix meaning 'not' or 'any'; negation element

kỳ

kỳ — Any or strange; used in 'bất kỳ' meaning any

đàn

đàn — Group or herd; also a stringed musical instrument

ông

ông — Grandfather; respectful term for older man

hay

hay — Or; also means interesting or good

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older woman

nào

nào — Which or any; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

Điều

điều — A thing, matter, or point being discussed

cho

cho — To give or allow; for the benefit of someone

thấy

thấy — To see or perceive; to notice something visually

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

nô

nô — Slave; a person held in servitude

lệ

lệ — Slave or servant; one bound to another

yếu

yếu — Weak or feeble; lacking strength or power

đuối

đuối — Exhausted or overwhelmed; unable to keep up

kẻ

kẻ — A person, often with negative connotation; fellow

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker in Vietnamese adjectives

mới

mới — New; also 'only then' indicating sequence or condition

đẩy

đẩy — To push someone or something away forcefully

tường

tường — A wall; vertical structure dividing spaces

Đúng

đúng — Correct or right; accurate and without error

phụ

phụ — Woman; also secondary or auxiliary in meaning

nữ

nữ — Female or woman; feminine gender reference

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; indicates multiple items

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

luôn

luôn — Always or constantly; without exception every time

bọn

Group of people, often used disparagingly or informally

hầu

hầu — To serve or attend; a servant or attendant

gái

gái — Girl or young woman; female person

hắn

hắn — He or him; often refers to someone negatively

Cuộc

cuộc — A round or event; classifier for events or matches

cãi

cãi — To argue or quarrel; to dispute someone's point

vã

vã — Quarrel or argument; used in 'cãi vã' meaning bickering

giữa

giữa — Between or in the middle of two things

các

các — Plural marker for people or things; the/these

chủ

chủ — Master or owner; the head of a household

nhân

nhân — Person or human; also means to multiply (math)

tớ

tớ — Servant or I (informal); first person informal pronoun

họ

họ — They or them; third person plural pronoun

Thảy

thảy — All or every one; the entirety of a group

đều

đều — All equally or uniformly; every member of a group

nhau

nhau — Each other or one another; reciprocal action

tỏ

tỏ — To show or express; make something clear or evident

mình

mình — Oneself or body; reflexive pronoun in Vietnamese

bạo

bạo — Violent or fierce; aggressive in behavior or action

chúa

chúa — Lord or master; also refers to God or ruler

đánh

đánh — To hit or fight; to strike someone physically

xong

xong — Done or finished; completion of a task

lịch

lịch — Polite or refined; also means calendar

sự

sự — Matter or affair; nominalizer for abstract concepts

với

với — With or together; preposition indicating accompaniment

chặt

chặt — To chop or cut; also means tight or firm

đầu

đầu — Head; also means first or beginning of something

Đầu

đầu — Head of body; beginning or first part of something

ư

ư — Question particle expressing surprise or seeking confirmation

hoặc

hoặc — Or; presenting an alternative choice between options

trinh

trinh — Chastity or virginity; purity of a woman

tiết

tiết — Section or period; also virtue or chastity

hiểu

hiểu — To understand or comprehend something clearly

theo

theo — To follow or according to; in accordance with

nghĩa

nghĩa — Meaning or sense; the definition of a word

tùy

tùy — Depending on or up to; as one chooses

Họ

họ — They or them; third person plural pronoun

nhận

nhận — To receive or recognize; to accept something given