The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 6

Vocabulary

Cậu

Cậu — You (informal, used among friends or peers)

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

phải

phải — Must, to be correct or right

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

Bé

Bé — Small, little; also used as a term for child

Gương

Gương — Mirror; example or model to follow

Mẫu

Mẫu — Model, pattern, or exemplary standard

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

làng

làng — Village; a small rural community

Tuy

Tuy — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

nhiên

nhiên — However; used with 'tuy' for contrast

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

rõ

rõ — Clear, clearly; distinctly understood or seen

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun or adverb

ghét

ghét — To hate, to dislike strongly

cay

cay — Spicy, bitter; used in 'ghét cay đắng' meaning intensely hate

đắng

đắng — Bitter; describes taste or intense negative feeling

hắn

hắn — He, him; third person pronoun with slight contempt

Chưa

Chưa — Not yet; negation implying incompleteness

đầy

đầy — Full, filled; also means 'up to' in time expressions

hai

hai — Two; the number 2

phút

phút — Minute; unit of time

thậm

thậm — Even, to the extent of; used in 'thậm chí'

chí

chí — Even; paired with 'thậm' to mean 'even more so'

còn

còn — Still, even; continuative or comparative particle

ít

ít — Few, little; small amount or quantity

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative marker

thế

thế — So, like that; refers to previously mentioned situation

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

quên

quên — To forget; to fail to remember something

hết

hết — All, entirely; completely finished or exhausted

mọi

mọi — Every, all; refers to entirety of a group

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, pang; classifier for emotions or worries

lo

lo — To worry, to be anxious about something

lắng

lắng — To settle, listen carefully; in 'lo lắng' means worry

mình

mình — Oneself, I/me; reflexive or intimate first person pronoun

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of; causal preposition

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light, gentle; describes low weight or soft manner

nhàng

nhàng — Gentle, soft; used in 'nhẹ nhàng' meaning gently

hay

hay — Or; also means interesting or often

bớt

bớt — To reduce, to lessen; decrease in intensity

so

so — To compare; used in 'so với' meaning compared to

với

với — With, compared to; preposition of accompaniment

người

người — Person, people; human being

lớn

lớn — Big, large, grown-up; adult or large size

mà

mà — But, yet; contrastive or explanatory conjunction

một

một — One; the number 1 or indefinite article

mối

mối — A bond, connection, or concern; relational classifier

quan

quan — Related to; used in 'quan tâm' meaning concern

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind; center of emotion or attention

mới

mới — New, fresh; recently acquired or just happened

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful; great in force or intensity

đè

đè — To press down, to weigh upon; suppress

bẹp

bẹp — Flat, crushed; completely pressed down

chúng

chúng — They, them; third person plural pronoun

đẩy

đẩy — To push; to drive away or propel forward

ra

ra — Out, outward; directional particle away from center

khỏi

khỏi — Out of, away from; indicates removal from a place

trí

trí — Mind, intellect; mental faculty or memory

trong

trong — In, inside; preposition of location

lúc

lúc — At the time, moment; temporal reference word

cũng

cũng — Also, too; additive adverb

giống

giống — Similar to, like; resembling something else

như

như — Like, as; comparative conjunction

bất

bất — Un-, mis-; negative prefix in Sino-Vietnamese words

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, fortune; used in 'bất hạnh' meaning misfortune

đời

đời — Life, lifetime; the world or one's existence

bị

bị — To suffer, to be subjected to; passive marker

lãng

lãng — To forget, neglect; used in 'lãng quên' or 'lãng sự'

sự

sự — Matter, affair; nominalizer for abstract concepts

hứng

hứng — Enthusiasm, inspiration; feeling of excitement

khởi

khởi — To start, begin; initiation or enthusiasm onset

công

công — Work, effort; public or collective endeavor

cuộc

cuộc — A venture, undertaking; classifier for events or journeys

Mối

Mối — Bond, connection; relational classifier for ties

điệu

điệu — Tune, melody; a style or manner of music

huýt

huýt — To whistle; produce sound by blowing through lips

sáo

sáo — Flute; also refers to whistling sound

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, new; not seen before

quý

quý — Precious, valuable; highly regarded or treasured

giá

giá — Value, price; worth of something

vừa

vừa — Just, recently; also means fitting or moderate

học

học — To study, to learn; acquire knowledge or skills

được

được — To get, to be able to; indicates success or permission

từ

từ — From; preposition indicating origin or starting point

da

da — Skin; surface layer of the body

đen

đen — Black; dark color

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of; present tense marker

khao

khao — To yearn, crave; used in 'khao khát' meaning longing

khát

khát — Thirsty, craving; strong desire for something

luyện

luyện — To practice, to train; improve through repetition

tập

tập — To practice; exercise or rehearse a skill

nó

nó — It, he, she; third person singular pronoun

quấy

quấy — To disturb, bother; cause annoyance or disruption

rầy

rầy — To trouble, pester; paired with 'quấy' meaning to bother

Điệu

Điệu — Tune, melody; a musical style or motif

gồm

gồm — To consist of, include; made up of components

kiểu

kiểu — Style, type, manner; a particular way of doing

luyến

luyến — Melodic slide, ornament; vocal or musical embellishment

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd; remarkable or unusual quality

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice; also means language

chim

chim — Bird; small feathered animal

thứ

thứ — Kind, type, rank; ordinal or classificatory word

âm

âm — Sound, tone; acoustic or musical element

thanh

thanh — Clear tone, sound; clarity or slenderness

tạo

tạo — To create, to produce; bring something into existence

bằng

bằng — By means of, using; equal or flat surface

cách

cách — Method, way; manner of doing something

chạm

chạm — To touch, to make contact with something

lưỡi

lưỡi — Tongue; organ in the mouth for tasting and speaking

vào

vào — Into, to enter; directional preposition inward

vòm

vòm — Arch, vault; curved structure like palate or dome

miệng

miệng — Mouth; the opening used for eating and speaking

theo

theo — To follow, according to; in accordance with

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately; a span of space or time

ngắn

ngắn — Short, brief; not long in length or time

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause

thổi

thổi — To blow; expel air from the mouth

đọc

đọc — To read; process written text aloud or silently

có

có — To have, there is; existential or possessive verb

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, sense; used in 'có lẽ' meaning perhaps

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, to miss; recall or long for something

làm

làm — To do, to make; perform an action or create

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite determiner

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction for hypothetical situations

anh

anh — Older brother; respectful pronoun for older male

ta

ta — I, we; first person pronoun, sometimes collective

từng

từng — Once, ever; indicates past experience or each one

Sự

Sự — The act of, affair; nominalizer for abstract nouns

chuyên

chuyên — Dedicated, specialized; focused on one area

cần

cần — Diligent, hardworking; necessary or industrious

chú

chú — To pay attention; focus or concentrate on something

sớm

sớm — Early, soon; before expected or usual time

giúp

giúp — To help, to assist; provide aid to someone

nắm

nắm — To grasp, master; hold firmly or understand well

bí

bí — Secret, mysterious; hidden knowledge or trick

quyết

quyết — Determined, resolute; firm in decision; also 'secret'

bước

bước — Step, pace; movement of the foot while walking

dọc

dọc — Along, lengthwise; extending in one direction

phố

phố — Street, urban road; city street or town district

giai

giai — Melody; also handsome or a melodic passage

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit; the inner essence of a person

tràn

tràn — To overflow, brim; filled to excess

ngập

ngập — Flooded, overflowing; submerged or overwhelmed

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sense; classifier for emotions like joy

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace; a favor or feeling of thankfulness

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; emotional perception

thấy

thấy — To see, to feel; perceive through senses

nhà

nhà — House, home; a building used as dwelling

thiên

thiên — Heaven, celestial; sky-related in compound words

văn

văn — Literature, culture; in 'thiên văn' means astronomy

khám

khám — To examine, discover; investigate or explore

phá

phá — To break, discover; in 'khám phá' means to discover

hành

hành — To travel, act; in 'hành tinh' means planet

tinh

tinh — Star, essence; in 'hành tinh' means planet

nghi

nghi — To suspect, doubt; in 'nghi ngờ' means to doubt

ngờ

ngờ — To doubt, suspect; uncertainty about something

gì

gì — What, anything; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

xét

xét — To consider, examine; review or assess carefully

về

về — About, regarding; also means to return home

vui

vui — Happy, joyful; feeling of happiness or fun

sâu

sâu — Deep, profound; great depth physically or emotionally

sắc

sắc — Sharp, vivid; intense in color or perception

thuần

thuần — Pure, genuine; unmixed or completely authentic

thì

thì — Then; marks topic-comment or conditional result

phần

phần — Part, portion; a section or share of something

thuộc

thuộc — To belong to, to be part of; membership or ownership

chứ

chứ — Right?, isn't it?; affirming or asserting a point

Những

Những — Those, the; plural marker emphasizing multiple items

buổi

buổi — A session, period of day; morning, afternoon, evening

tối

tối — Evening, dark; the time after sunset

mùa

mùa — Season; one of the four periods of the year

hè

hè — Summer; the hot season of the year

thật

thật — Really, truly; genuine or very much so

dài

dài — Long; extended in length or duration

Trời

Trời — Sky, heaven; also used to refer to God or nature

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet; continuative indicating unchanged state

Lúc

Lúc — At the time, moment; temporal expression

dừng

dừng — To stop, halt; cease movement or action

lại

lại — Again, back; return or repetition of an action

Trước

Trước — In front of, before; spatial or temporal position

mặt

mặt — Face, front surface; the front side of something

cao

cao — High, tall; great in height or elevation

chút

chút — A little, a bit; small amount or degree