Romeo and Juliet — Page 9

Vocabulary

Những

Nhữngg — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like masks

mặt

mặt — Face; surface of something

nạ

nạ — Mask worn to cover the face

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful

tươi

tươi — Fresh, bright, lively in appearance

hôn

hôn — To kiss someone affectionately

lên

lên — Up, onto; directional particle upward

trán

trán — Forehead, the front part of the head

những

những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

quý

quý — Precious, respected, honorable

bà

bà — Lady, elderly woman, grandmother

xinh

xinh — Pretty, cute in appearance

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, attractive in a general sense

Vì

Vì — Because, for the reason that

màu

màu — Color, hue of something

đen

đen — Black, dark in color

khiến

khiến — To cause or make someone do something

ta

ta — I, me; first-person pronoun (literary)

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, to miss someone or something

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a clause

chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

che

che — To cover, to hide, to shield

giấu

giấu — To hide, to conceal something deliberately

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, beauty of someone

Kẻ

Kẻ — Person, individual (often negative connotation)

bị

bị — Passive marker indicating negative experience

mù

mù — Blind, unable to see

lòa

lòa — Blind; used with mù for blindness

không

không — No, not; negation particle

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility marker

quên

quên — To forget something or someone

được

được — Can, able to; resultative particle

Kho

Kho — Storage, treasure trove, warehouse

báu

báu — Precious, valuable, treasured

giá

giá — Price, value, worth of something

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple of things

mắt

mắt — Eye, the organ of sight

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker

mất

mất — Lost, gone; to lose something

Hãy

Hãy — Please, let's; imperative request particle

chỉ

chỉ — To point out, to show direction

cho

cho — For, to give something to someone

một

một — One; the number one

người

người — Person, human being

tuyệt

tuyệt — Excellent, superb, outstanding

trần

trần — World, earthly realm; unmatched

Vẻ

Vẻ — Appearance, beauty, look of someone

nàng

nàng — She, her; poetic female pronoun

chẳng

chẳng — Not, none; negative emphatic particle

qua

qua — Past, through, over something

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

tờ

tờ — Sheet of paper, a flat document

ghi

ghi — To write down, to note, to record

chú

chú — Note, annotation, remark written down

Để

Để — In order to, so that, to allow

đọc

đọc — To read text or written material

thấy

thấy — To see, to notice, to perceive

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone

vượt

vượt — To surpass, exceed, go beyond something

sắc

sắc — Beauty, sharpness, vivid color

ấy

ấy — That, those; demonstrative pronoun

Vĩnh

Vĩnh — Eternal, everlasting, forever

biệt

biệt — Farewell, to part from someone

ngươi

ngươi — You; second-person pronoun (archaic/literary)

dạy

dạy — To teach, to instruct someone

Ta

Ta — I, me; first-person pronoun (literary)

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker

trả

trả — To pay back, to return, to repay

học

học — To study, to learn

thuyết

thuyết — Theory, doctrine, teaching

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative particle

bằng

bằng — By means of, with, equal to

chết

chết — To die, death

trong

trong — In, inside, within

nợ

nợ — Debt, obligation owed to someone

lui

lui — To retreat, step back, withdraw

CẢNH

CẢNH — Scene, act division in a play

Một

Một — One, a; indefinite article equivalent

Con

Con — Classifier for streets and animals

Phố

Phố — Street, road in a city

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction

Người

Người — Person, human being

Hầu

Hầu — Servant, attendant who serves others

bước

bước — Step, to step, to walk

vào

vào — Into, to enter a place

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; contrasting conjunction

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well

ràng

ràng — Bind, tie; used in ràng buộc

buộc

buộc — To bind, to obligate, to constrain

Cùng

Cùng — Together, jointly, along with

chịu

chịu — To endure, to bear, to accept

hình

hình — Form, shape; punishment (hình phạt)

phạt

phạt — Penalty, punishment, fine

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, not easy

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, to consider, to reflect

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that

Đối

Đối — Toward, regarding, opposite, facing

với

với — With, together with someone

già

già — Old, elderly, aged person

để

để — To put, to allow, in order to

giữ

giữ — To keep, to hold, to maintain

hòa

hòa — Peace, harmony, reconciliation

bình

bình — Peace, calm; used in hòa bình

Cả

Cả — Both, all, entire

hai

hai — Two; the number two

ông

ông — Mister, sir, grandfather, older man

đều

đều — All, both, equally, uniformly

xem

xem — To look at, to consider, to watch

là

là — Is, are, am; copula verb

danh

danh — Reputation, name, honor, fame

Thật

Thật — Really, truly, indeed, genuine

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving, worth doing

tiếc

tiếc — Regret, pity, to feel sorry about

khi

khi — When, at the time that

bất

bất — Un-, not; negative prefix (Sino-Vietnamese)

quá

quá — Too, excessively, very much

lâu

lâu — Long time, for a long duration

bây

bây — Now; used in bây giờ (right now)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now

thưa

thưa — Respectful address, to speak formally

ngài

ngài — Sir, Your Honor; respectful address

gì

gì — What, something; question word

về

về — About, regarding, to return home

lời

lời — Words, speech, statement

cầu

cầu — Request, prayer, to seek something

tôi

tôi — I, me; neutral first-person pronoun

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, merely

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, to mention, to repeat

lại

lại — Again, back, to come back

nói

nói — To speak, to say, to tell

trước

trước — Before, previously, in front of

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

gái

gái — Girl, female, daughter

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, continuing as before

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining

xa

xa — Far, distant, remote

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, foreign

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, life, matches

đời

đời — Life, world, existence

Nàng

Nàng — She, her; poetic female pronoun

chưa

chưa — Not yet; negation of completion

trải

trải — To experience, to spread out, to undergo

mười

mười — Ten; the number ten

bốn

bốn — Four; the number four

năm

năm — Year; also five (the number)

trên

trên — On, above, on top of

thêm

thêm — More, additional, to add to

mùa

mùa — Season of the year

hè

hè — Summer season

nữa

nữa — More, another, again, additionally

tàn

tàn — To fade, wither, diminish, end

phai

phai — To fade away, lose color or intensity

Trước

Trước — Before, previously, prior to

có

có — To have, there is/are, to possess

chín

chín — Ripe, mature; also nine (number)

làm

làm — To do, to make, to work

cô

cô — Miss, young woman, aunt

dâu

dâu — Bride, daughter-in-law

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful in age

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker

trở

trở — To become, to turn into, to return

thành

thành — To become, to achieve, city

mẹ

mẹ — Mother, mom

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue; used in hạnh phúc

phúc

phúc — Blessing, happiness, fortune

Và

Và — And; coordinating conjunction

lập

lập — To establish, to set up, to found

gia

gia — Family, household (Sino-Vietnamese)

đình

đình — Family; used in gia đình (family)

sớm

sớm — Early, soon, at an early time

thường

thường — Usually, often, normally

hủy

hủy — To destroy, to cancel, to ruin

hoại

hoại — To ruin, decay; used in hủy hoại