Sense and Sensibility — Page 5

Vocabulary

Khi

When; used to indicate a point in time

anh

Older brother; male pronoun for young man

ta

We, us, or I; informal first-person pronoun

hứa

To promise or make a commitment to someone

với

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction

cha

Father; paternal parent

mình

Oneself; reflexive pronoun or informal first person

đã

Past tense marker indicating completed action

tự

Self; by oneself, independently

nhủ

To tell oneself; to remind or whisper inwardly

trong

In, inside, within a place or thing

lòng

Heart, mind; inner feelings or emotions

sẽ

Future tense marker indicating something will happen

cải

To improve or reform; component of compound words

thiện

Good, virtuous; to make better or improve

vận

Luck, fate, fortune; one's destiny

may

Luck; fortunate chance or good fortune

cho

To give; for, in order to benefit someone

các

Plural marker for nouns referring to multiple people

chị

Older sister; female pronoun for older woman

em

Younger sibling; junior pronoun for younger person

gái

Girl, female; used in compound words for women

bằng

By means of; equal to, by way of

cách

Way, method, manner of doing something

tặng

To give as a gift; to present something to someone

mỗi

Each, every; referring to individual members of a group

người

Person, human being; counter for people

một

One; the number one or a single unit

nghìn

Thousand; the number one thousand

bảng

Pound sterling; British currency unit

Anh

England or English; referring to Britain

Lúc

At the time; moment or point in time

đó

That, there; demonstrative referring to something mentioned

thực

Real, true, actual; genuinely or truly

sự

Nominalizer for abstract nouns; affair or matter

nghĩ

To think, believe, or consider something

hoàn

Complete, whole; component of compound words

toàn

Entirely, completely; fully or wholly

có

To have; existential verb indicating possession or existence

khả

Ability, capability; component of compound words

năng

Ability, talent; capacity to do something

làm

To do, make, perform an action or task

được

To be able to; indicates successful completion of action

điều

Thing, matter, point; refers to an abstract matter

Triển

Expand, develop; component of development-related words

vọng

Prospect, hope; outlook or expectation for the future

thêm

Additional, more; to add or increase something

bốn

Four; the number four

năm

Year; also the number five

cộng

Plus, added to; to add together

thu

Income, revenue; to collect or receive money

nhập

To enter or import; component of income-related words

hiện

Current, present; existing at this moment

tại

At, present; currently located somewhere

của

Of, belonging to; possessive particle

cùng

Together with; also, in addition to

nửa

Half; one of two equal parts

phần

Portion, share, part of a whole

còn

Still, remaining; yet or also

lại

Again; remaining or returning to previous state

gia

Family, household; component of family-related words

sản

Property, estate, assets; inherited wealth

mẹ

Mother; maternal parent

ruột

Biological, blood-related; one's own flesh and blood

ấm

Warm; cozy or financially comfortable

và

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

khiến

To cause, make someone do or feel something

cảm

To feel, sense; emotion or sensation

thấy

To see or feel; to perceive something

thể

Can, able to; possibility marker

rộng

Wide, broad, generous; spacious or magnanimous

lượng

Quantity; generosity or magnanimity

Vâng

Yes; polite affirmative response

họ

They, them; third-person plural pronoun

ba

Three; the number three or father (informal)

thật

Really, truly; genuinely or in truth

là

To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

hào

Generous, liberal; component of generosity-related words

phóng

Free, lavish; component of generous compound words

tử

Kind, gentle; component of kindness-related words

tế

Courteous, considerate; component of kind compound words

Như

Like, as; conjunction for comparison

vậy

So, thus; in that way or manner

đủ

Enough, sufficient; having adequate amount

để

To, in order to; purpose or intention marker

thoải

Comfortable, at ease; component of comfort words

mái

Comfortable; component of thoải mái (comfortable)

Ba

Three; also informal word for father

bỏ

To spend, abandon, or give up something

ra

Out, away; directional particle or spend money

khoản

Sum, amount of money; a financial item

tiền

Money; currency used for transactions

đáng

Worthy, considerable; deserving or significant

kể

Significant, noteworthy; to mention or account for

như

Like, as; conjunction for comparison or similarity

mà

But, yet; conjunction showing contrast or emphasis

không

No, not; negation particle

mấy

Not much, hardly any; few or little

bất

Not, un-; negative prefix in compound words

tiện

Convenient; component of inconvenience compound words

về

About, return; regarding or going back to

suốt

Throughout, all through; entire duration of time

cả

All, entire; the whole of something

ngày

Day; a single calendar day

nhiều

Many, much; a large quantity of something

liên

Consecutive, continuous; component of sequential words

tiếp

Consecutive, continuing; following one after another

hề

At all; used in negative sentences for emphasis

hối

Regret, remorse; component of regret-related words

hận

Regret, resent; to feel remorse or bitterness

Ngay

Right away, immediately; directly or at once

khi

When; temporal conjunction marking a moment

đám

Crowd, group; component of ceremony-related words

tang

Funeral, mourning; relating to burial ceremonies

chồng

Husband; one's male spouse

vừa

Just, recently; also means fitting or suitable

kết

To conclude, end; component of completion words

thúc

To urge, end; component of conclusion words

bà

Mrs., grandmother; honorific for older woman

báo

To report, announce, notify someone of something

trước

Before, in front; prior to or ahead of

ý

Meaning, intention; thought or idea

định

To intend, plan; to set or determine

biết

To know, understand; to be aware of something

đến

To come to, arrive at; reaching a destination

nơi

Place, location; a specific spot or area

đứa

Child classifier; used for children or young people

con

Child, offspring; classifier for children and animals

những

Plural marker for nouns; some or several things

hầu

Servant; almost or nearly in some contexts

Không

No, not; negation word or zero

ai

Who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

phủ

To deny, cover; component of denial words

nhận

To receive, acknowledge; to recognize or accept

quyền

Right, authority, power to do something

ngôi

Position, seat; classifier for houses or buildings

nhà

House, home; a dwelling place or family

từ

From, since; preposition indicating starting point

thời

Time, era, period; a particular span of time

điểm

Point, moment; a specific time or score

qua

Past, through; to pass or go through

đời

Life, lifetime; one's existence or passing away

nhưng

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

thiếu

To lack, be short of; insufficient

cư

To reside, live; component of residence-related words

xử

To handle, treat, deal with a situation

càng

Increasingly, more and more; comparative intensifier

trở

To become, return; indicating a change of state

nên

Should, become; advice marker or result indicator

nặng

Heavy, burdensome; weighty or oppressive

nề

Heavy, cumbersome; component of burden-related words

hơn

More than; comparative marker for adjectives

đối

Toward, facing; in relation to something

phụ

Female, assistant; component of woman-related words

nữ

Woman, female; referring to women or femininity

cảnh

Situation, circumstance; scenery or condition

dù

Even though, although; concessive conjunction

chỉ

Only, just, merely; limiting adverb

xúc

Emotion, touch; component of emotional words

thông

Common, ordinary, communicate; normal or usual

thường

Usually, normally; ordinary or common

hẳn

Certainly, surely; used for strong assertion

rất

Very, quite; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs

khó

Difficult, hard; not easy to do

chịu

To endure, tolerate; to bear or put up with

tâm

Mind, heart, spirit; inner mental state

trí

Mind, intellect; mental faculty or wisdom

ấy

That, those; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby

thức

Awareness, consciousness; to be awake or aware

danh

Name, reputation; fame or honor

dự

Honor, reputation; component of honorable compound words

sâu

Deep, profound; deeply felt or thoughtful

sắc

Sharp, vivid; keen or intense quality

lãng

Romantic, wandering; component of romantic words

mạn

Romantic; component of lãng mạn (romantic)

mức

Level, degree, extent of something

kỳ

Strange, unusual; extraordinary or peculiar

phạm

To violate, offend; to commit a wrongdoing

nào

Any, which; interrogative or indefinite adjective

thuộc

To belong to, pertain to a category

loại

Type, kind, category of something

này

This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

do

Due to, because of; indicating cause or reason

gây

To cause, produce; to bring about an effect

hay

Or; also means interesting or often

lãnh

To receive, suffer; cold or component of compound words

đều

All, equally; each and every one uniformly

nguồn

Source, origin; the starting point of something

gốc

Root, origin; foundation or original source

ghê

Horrible, disgusting; terrifying or revolting

tởm

Disgusting, repulsive; nauseating or loathsome

lay

To shake, move, sway something physically

chuyển

To move, shift, transfer to another place