The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 3

Vocabulary

Người

Ngưòi — Person, human being, individual

họa

họa — Painting, drawing; also means disaster

sĩ

sĩ — Artist, scholar, professional person

kinh

kinh — To be shocked, startled, frightened

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised, astonished (used with kinh)

vô

vô — Without, lacking, no (prefix negation)

ích

ích — Benefit, use, advantage, profit

tuyên

tuyên — To declare, announce, proclaim publicly

bố

bố — To announce, declare; also means father

rằng

rằng — That (conjunction introducing reported speech)

ông

ông — He, him; mister; grandfather (respectful)

không

không — No, not, negative particle in Vietnamese

có

có — To have, exist, there is/are

ý

ý — Intention, meaning, idea, thought

định

định — To intend, plan, decide to do

xúc

xúc — To touch, offend (used with phạm)

phạm

phạm — To offend, violate, commit an offense

hay

hay — Or; interesting, good, often (versatile word)

ám

ám — To hint, allude to; haunted, shadowy

chỉ

chỉ — To point to, indicate; only, just

những

những — Those, these (plural marker for nouns)

người

người — Person, people, individual human being

cụ

cụ — Specific, particular; elderly person (respectful)

thể

thể — Specific, concrete; body; able to (modal)

nào

nào — Which, any, what (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)

họ

họ — They, them; family clan name

khẳng

khẳng — To affirm, assert (used with định)

sự

sự — Nominalizer; matter, affair, fact

giống

giống — Similar, alike, resembling; breed, species

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another, mutually

quá

quá — Too, excessively, very much so

rõ

rõ — Clear, obvious, evident, distinct

ràng

ràng — Clear (used with rõ: clearly, obviously)

đến

đến — To arrive, come to; to the point of

mức

mức — Level, degree, extent, measure

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, ignore, put aside

qua

qua — To pass, overlook, go through

buộc

buộc — To force, compel, bind, tie

tội

tội — Crime, sin, guilt, offense

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

láo

láo — Rude, impudent, insolent, disrespectful

ác

ác — Evil, wicked, cruel, malicious

và

và — And (conjunction connecting words/clauses)

ơn

ơn — Grace, favor, gratitude, kindness received

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice, language, reputation

la

la — To shout, yell, scream loudly

của

của — Of, belonging to (possessive marker)

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer, undergo

công

công — Public; work, effort, merit

chúng

chúng — The public, crowd; they, those people

nghe

nghe — To hear, listen to something

thấy

thấy — To see, perceive, feel, notice

vị

vị — Honorific for position holders; taste, flavor

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, vessel, small watercraft

trưởng

trưởng — Chief, head, leader of a group

trở

trở — To become, turn into, return

thành

thành — To become, succeed; city, wall

một

một — One, a, an (numeral and article)

con

con — Classifier for animals; child, offspring

gấu

gấu — Bear (animal); grumpy, surly person

bác

bác — Uncle/aunt (older); doctor; to refute

lừa

lừa — Donkey; to deceive, cheat, trick

nghị

nghị — To deliberate, discuss; representative, delegate

cho

cho — To give, for, allow, let

ngày

ngày — Day, daytime (unit of time)

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, generation, era

đọc

đọc — To read (text, book, document)

giáo

giáo — Religion, teaching; to teach, educate

tôi

tôi — I, me (neutral first-person pronoun)

van

van — To beg, implore, plead earnestly

xin

xin — To request, ask for, please (polite)

bạn

bạn — Friend; you (informal second-person pronoun)

bằng

bằng — By means of, with, equal to, flat

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, inner feeling, compassion

từ

từ — From, since; word; gentle, kind

bi

bi — Compassion, mercy (used with từ bi)

Chúa

Chúa — Lord, God, master, ruler (religious term)

hãy

hãy — Please do, imperative marker, let's

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, recall something

ví

ví — Example; wallet; to compare, liken

dụ

dụ — Example (used with ví dụ: for example)

này

này — This, these (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

khi

khi — When, while, at the time of

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of (progressive)

bận

bận — Busy, occupied with a task

trang

trang — Page; to dress up, decorate

sau

sau — After, behind, later, next

đây

đây — Here, this place (proximal demonstrative)

đừng

đừng — Don't, do not (negative imperative)

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, seek out

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance apart

chiếm

chiếm — To seize, occupy, take over

lấy

lấy — To take, get, obtain; to marry

bản

bản — Copy, version, original; native, self

thân

thân — Body, self; close, intimate friend

mình

mình — Oneself, self; body; we (intimate)

gì

gì — What, anything, something (question word)

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to, memorize, be part of

năm

năm — Five; year (time unit)

trăm

trăm — Hundred (numeral, 100)

khác

khác — Other, different, another, else

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to

Nếu

Nếu — If, supposing that (conditional conjunction)

tình

tình — Feeling, love, situation, circumstance

cờ

cờ — Flag; chess; chance (tình cờ: by chance)

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, come across

nhân

nhân — Person, character; cause, factor, human

vật

vật — Object, thing; character (in story)

phản

phản — Against, anti-, to reflect, oppose

chiếu

chiếu — To reflect, shine, project; mat (sleeping)

ở

ở — To live, stay, be located at

điểm

điểm — Point, score, spot, feature, detail

đó

đó — That, there (distal demonstrative pronoun)

mấy

mấy — How many, a few, several (informal)

duyên

duyên — Charm, grace, predestined affinity, fate

dáng

dáng — Figure, appearance, posture, graceful form

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, maintain, preserve

im

im — Silent, quiet, still, hushed

lặng

lặng — Silent, calm, tranquil (im lặng: silent)

suy

suy — To think, reflect, decline (suy nghĩ: think)

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect upon

nét

nét — Feature, trait, stroke, characteristic line

làm

làm — To do, make, work, create

nên

nên — Should, ought to; therefore, so

khuôn

khuôn — Mold, frame; khuôn mặt means face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, aspect, front side

dù

dù — Although, even though, despite (concessive)

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic; perhaps (dù lẽ: even if)

được

được — To be able to, get, obtain, allowed

phân

phân — To distinguish, divide, distribute

biệt

biệt — To distinguish, separate; special, different

bởi

bởi — Because of, by, due to (cause marker)

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; the (definite article-like)

mũi

mũi — Nose; tip, point of something

to

to — Big, large, loud, great in size

thì

thì — Then (in conditional); topic marker

hai

hai — Two, second (numeral)

mươi

mươi — Tens (used in numbers 20–90)

hàng

hàng — Row, line; goods, merchandise; neighbor

xóm

xóm — Neighborhood, hamlet, small community

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole (used with cảnh: circumstances)

cảnh

cảnh — Circumstances, scenery, situation, condition

tương

tương — Mutual, relative; similar (tương tự: similar)

tự

tự — Self; similar (tương tự: similar, likewise)