The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 4

Vocabulary

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within a space or time

khi

khi — When, at the time of

đang

đang — Currently doing something, present continuous marker

ăn

ăn — To eat food

bữa

bữa — A meal, mealtime

tối

tối — Evening, night; dark

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses

tranh

tranh — To compete for; to seize an opportunity

thủ

thủ — To take advantage of; to grab

lúc

lúc — At the moment, at the time

thuận

thuận — Convenient, favorable, smooth

tiện

tiện — Convenient, handy, easy

để

để — In order to, so that

lấy

lấy — To take, to get something

trộm

trộm — To steal; a thief; secretly

đường

đường — Sugar; road, path

dì

dì — Maternal aunt

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question

cậu

cậu — You (informal); boy, young male

những

những — Plural marker for nouns

câu

câu — Sentence, question; to fish

đầy

đầy — Full of, filled with

mưu

mưu — Scheme, plot, cunning plan

mô

mô — Scheme (used in compound mưu mô)

thâm

thâm — Deep, profound, cunning, secretive

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

bà

bà — She/her (elderly woman); grandmother

muốn

muốn — To want, to desire something

gài

gài — To set a trap; to hook or latch

bẫy

bẫy — Trap, snare; to trap someone

lỡ

lỡ — To accidentally slip, miss, or blunder

miệng

miệng — Mouth; opening of something

tiết

tiết — To reveal, leak information

lộ

lộ — To expose, reveal, disclose

điều

điều — Thing, matter, fact, point

bất

bất — Negative prefix meaning un-, dis-, not

lợi

lợi — Beneficial, advantageous; benefit

cho

cho — For, to give; for the benefit of

mình

mình — Oneself, myself, yourself

Giống

Giống — Similar to, like, resembling

như

như — Like, as, similar to

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, soul

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit

chất

chất — Nature, quality, substance, character

phác

phác — Simple, plain, unsophisticated, naive

khác

khác — Different, other, another

tự

tự — Self, oneself; automatically

hào

hào — Proud; generous; heroic

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news

rằng

rằng — That (complementizer), saying that

được

được — To be able to; to receive; okay

trời

trời — Sky, heaven; God, nature

phú

phú — To endow, bestow naturally

tài

tài — Talent, skill, ability

ngoại

ngoại — Outer, foreign, external

giao

giao — Diplomacy; to hand over, exchange

bí

bí — Secret, mysterious, hidden

hiểm

hiểm — Dangerous, cunning, treacherous

thích

thích — To like, enjoy something

ngắm

ngắm — To gaze at, admire, observe carefully

nghía

nghía — To peek, glance, look at

kế

kế — Plan, strategy, scheme

nhất

nhất — Most, number one, superlative marker

của

của — Of, belonging to (possessive marker)

thể

thể — Body; form; can, able to

chúng

chúng — They, them; plural pronoun

là

là — To be (linking verb)

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, unusual, wonderful

tích

tích — Achievement, feat, miracle

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns/events

xảo

xảo — Cunning, crafty, skillfully deceptive

quyệt

quyệt — Sly, cunning, crafty

Bà

Bà — She/her (for older woman); Mrs.

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk

trường

trường — School, educational institution

hôm

hôm — Day (used in time expressions)

nay

nay — Today, now, this day

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly

nóng

nóng — Hot, warm (temperature)

phải

phải — Must, right, correct, isn't it

không

không — No, not; question particle

Vâng

Vâng — Yes (polite affirmative response)

ạ

ạ — Polite sentence-final particle

Nóng

Nóng — Hot (temperature); impatient

lắm

lắm — Very, extremely, a lot

Con

Con — I/me (child speaking to adult)

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle

bơi

bơi — To swim

à

à — Question/surprise particle, oh really

Một

Một — One, a (indefinite article)

chút

chút — A little, a bit, slightly

hoảng

hoảng — Alarmed, startled, frightened

hốt

hốt — Panic-stricken, flustered

chợt

chợt — Suddenly, all of a sudden

lướt

lướt — To glide, skim, flash past

qua

qua — Through, past, across, over

người

người — Person, people; body

một

một — One; a, an (numeral)

cảm

cảm — Feeling, emotion, sense

giác

giác — Sense, feeling, perception

nghi

nghi — To suspect, doubt, question

ngờ

ngờ — To suspect, be suspicious of

khó

khó — Difficult, hard; uncomfortable

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, tolerate

thoáng

thoáng — Brief, fleeting, airy, momentary

Cậu

Cậu — You (informal, to peer); young man

nhìn

nhìn — To look, watch, observe

dò

dò — To probe, search, investigate

xét

xét — To examine, scrutinize, inspect

khuôn

khuôn — Frame, mold; khuôn mặt means face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet

ấy

ấy — That, it (referring to something mentioned)

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all, nothing, doesn't

hé

hé — To reveal slightly; to hint

gì

gì — What, anything, something

Vì

Vì — Because, due to, for the sake of

vậy

vậy — So, therefore, thus, that way

Không

Không — No, not, zero

ừ

ừ — Yes (casual), uh-huh, well then

thì

thì — Then (conditional); topic marker

lão

lão — Old man; he/him (dismissive)

giơ

giơ — To raise, lift, hold up

tay

tay — Hand, arm

sờ

sờ — To touch, feel with hands

vào

vào — Into, enter, toward inside

áo

áo — Shirt, blouse, garment top

sơ

sơ — Basic, initial; mi (in áo sơ mi = dress shirt)

mi

mi — Shirt (in áo sơ mi = dress shirt)

rồi

rồi — Already, then, afterwards

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however

con

con — Child; I/me (child to adult)

có

có — To have; yes, there is

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, seem like

bây

bây — Now (used in bây giờ)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now

nhỉ

nhỉ — Right?, isn't it? (tag question particle)

Và

Và — And

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, notice

mãn

mãn — Satisfied, content, fulfilled

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, consider

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already

phát

phát — To discover, emit, develop

hiện

hiện — To appear, discover, reveal

ra

ra — Out, outward; resultative particle

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual items (clothes, vehicles)

khô

khô — Dry, dried up

mà

mà — But, yet; (emphatic particle)

ai

ai — Who, anyone, someone

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of

đó

đó — That, there, that one

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely, main, itself

đến

đến — To come, arrive, reach, until

dù

dù — Even though, although, despite

che

che — To cover, hide, shelter

giấu

giấu — To hide, conceal something

này

này — This, these (near demonstrative)

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend

gió

gió — Wind, breeze

thổi

thổi — To blow (wind, breath)

từ

từ — From, since; word, character

hướng

hướng — Direction, way, orientation

nào

nào — Which, what (interrogative)

trước

trước — Before, in front, previously

bước

bước — Step, stride; to step, move

đối

đối — Against, facing, opposing

phó

phó — To deal with, cope, respond

với

với — With, together with

nước

nước — Water; country; move (in chess)

cờ

cờ — Chess; flag; move in a game

tiếp

tiếp — Next, continuing, following

theo

theo — To follow, according to

xảy

xảy — To occur, happen (xảy ra)

Tụi

Tụi — They, those guys (informal plural)

mấy

mấy — A few, several, how many

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or people (informal)

bơm

bơm — To pump; pump device

lên

lên — Up, upward, to go up

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, first

vẫn

vẫn — Still, as before, yet

còn

còn — Still, remaining, yet, also

ẩm

ẩm — Damp, moist, humid

đây

đây — Here, this place, right here

Thấy

Thấy — To see, notice, feel

Dì

Dì — Maternal aunt

bực

bực — Annoyed, irritated, frustrated

bội

bội — Resentful; bực bội means irritated

bỏ

bỏ — To drop, abandon, let go

mảnh

mảnh — Fragment, piece, strip

bằng

bằng — Evidence; equal to; made of

chứng

chứng — Evidence, proof, witness

gián

gián — Indirect; cockroach (gián tiếp=indirect)

mất

mất — Lost, gone; to lose something