The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 10

Vocabulary

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, merely, just a single thing

trong

trong — In, inside, within a place or time

một

một — One, the number one

khoảnh

khoảnh — Moment, instant, brief period of time

khắc

khắc — Moment, instant; used with khoảnh

cả

cả — Both, all, entire group included

hai

hai — Two, the number two

đứa

đứa — Classifier for children or young people

trẻ

trẻ — Child, young person; youthful

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

lăn

lăn — To roll, tumble along the ground

lộn

lộn — To tumble, flip over, roll around

và

và — And, connecting two elements together

vật

vật — To wrestle, grapple physically with someone

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another, mutually

trên

trên — On, above, on top of surface

đất

đất — Ground, earth, soil, land

bám

bám — To cling, hold tightly, grip onto

chặt

chặt — Tight, firmly, securely held

vào

vào — Into, onto, toward something

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, some, various

con

con — Classifier for animals, children, small objects

mèo

mèo — Cat, domestic feline animal

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately, around a number

phút

phút — Minute, unit of time measurement

chúng

chúng — They, them, third person plural pronoun

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, tug something forcefully

xé

xé — To tear, rip apart with force

tóc

tóc — Hair, especially hair on the head

cùng

cùng — Together, along with, simultaneously

quần

quần — Pants, trousers, lower body clothing

áo

áo — Shirt, top garment, upper body clothing

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

đấm

đấm — To punch, hit with a fist

cào

cào — To scratch, claw with nails or claws

mũi

mũi — Nose; tip or point of something

phủ

phủ — To cover, coat, spread over surface

đầy

đầy — Full, covered with, filled completely

bụi

bụi — Dust, dirt particles in the air

lên

lên — Up, upward, onto a higher position

mình

mình — Body, oneself, one's own person

với

với — With, together with, accompanied by

vinh

vinh — Glory, honor, prestigious achievement

quang

quang — Glory, brightness; used in vinh quang

chiến

chiến — Battle, war, combat, fight

trận

trận — Battle, match, engagement in combat

Chẳng

Chẳng — Not, negative particle, not at all

mấy

mấy — Few, not many, a little while

chốc

chốc — Moment, short while, brief instant

cục

cục — Situation, lump; classifier for solid objects

diện

diện — Situation, aspect, face of affairs

trở

trở — To become, turn into, return

nên

nên — To become, should, therefore

rõ

rõ — Clear, evident, obvious, distinct

ràng

ràng — Clear; used with rõ for clarity

qua

qua — Through, past, across, via

màn

màn — Curtain, veil, screen, layer

sương

sương — Fog, mist, morning dew

xuất

xuất — To appear, emerge, come out

hiện

hiện — To appear, show up, present

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, be in a sitting position

người

người — Person, people, human being

mới

mới — New, just, recently, only then

nện

nện — To strike, beat, pound hard

cho

cho — To give, for, to allow someone

nó

nó — It, he, she, third person pronoun

quả

quả — A blow, hit; classifier for round objects

bằng

bằng — With, using, by means of something

nắm

nắm — Fist, handful; to grasp, grip tightly

tay

tay — Hand, arm

Kêu

Kêu — To cry out, call, shout, yell

hàng

hàng — To surrender, give up fighting

đi

đi — Go; imperative particle, do it now

hắn

hắn — He, him; third person often derogatory

nói

nói — To speak, say, tell, talk

Đứa

Đứa — The kid, the child, classifier for youth

chỉ

chỉ — Only, merely, just this one thing

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort, strive

vùng

vùng — To struggle, thrash, wriggle to escape

vẫy

vẫy — To flail, wave, struggle to get free

để

để — To, in order to, so as to

thoát

thoát — To escape, get free, break away

ra

ra — Out, outward, away from center

Nó

Nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

khóc

khóc — To cry, weep, shed tears

chủ

chủ — Main, primary, chief, principal

yếu

yếu — Mainly, primarily; weak, feeble

là

là — Is, are, to be, equals

vì

vì — Because, due to, for the reason

tức

tức — Anger, fury; to be angry, furious

giận

giận — Angry, mad, resentful, upset

đòn

đòn — Blow, beating, stroke of punishment

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continue to, as before

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, keep on, proceed

tục

tục — Continue, ongoing; used with tiếp

Cuối

Cuối — End, final, last, at the end

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, unusual, odd

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, front side

thốt

thốt — To utter, blurt out, say suddenly

tiếng

tiếng — Word, sound, voice, language

Hàng

Hàng — Surrender; to give up, yield

nghẹn

nghẹn — Choked, throat tightened with emotion

ngào

ngào — Sobbing, overwhelmed; used with nghẹn

buông

buông — To release, let go, drop hold of

rồi

rồi — Already, then, done, finished

Bây

Bây — Now; used in bây giờ meaning now

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now

thì

thì — Then, as for, topic marker particle

mày

mày — You, informal or rude second person pronoun

biết

biết — To know, understand, be aware of

chưa

chưa — Yet, not yet, question particle

Lần

Lần — Time, instance, occurrence of an event

sau

sau — After, next time, later, behind

nhớ

nhớ — Remember, to miss, keep in mind

xem

xem — To look, watch, check, see carefully

kỹ

kỹ — Carefully, thoroughly, with attention

chọc

chọc — To tease, poke, provoke, annoy someone

ghẹo

ghẹo — To tease, taunt, mock playfully

ai

ai — Who, someone, whoever, anybody

đấy

đấy — There, that, emphasis particle

nhé

nhé — Okay, alright, softening sentence-final particle

bỏ

bỏ — To leave, abandon, drop, give up

khi

khi — When, at the time of

phủi

phủi — To brush off, dust off, wipe away

vừa

vừa — Just, while simultaneously doing something else

nức

nức — Sobbing loudly; used in nức nở

nở

nở — Sobbing; used with nức for crying

thỉnh

thỉnh — Occasionally; used in thỉnh thoảng

thoảng

thoảng — Occasionally, from time to time

nhìn

nhìn — To look, gaze, glance at something

lại

lại — Again, back, return to previous state

lắc

lắc — To shake, rattle, waggle back and forth

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning, start of something

đe

đe — To threaten, intimidate; used with dọa

dọa

dọa — To threaten, intimidate, warn with menace

sẽ

sẽ — Will, future tense marker

làm

làm — To do, make, perform an action

gì

gì — What, something, anything

lần

lần — Time, instance, turn, occurrence

bắt

bắt — To catch, seize, capture someone

được

được — Can, able to, successfully accomplished

sơ

sơ — Careless, negligent, off guard, slip

hở

hở — Open, exposed, vulnerable moment

đáp

đáp — To answer, respond, reply to someone

lời

lời — Words, reply, spoken response

chế

chế — To mock, ridicule; used with nhạo

nhạo

nhạo — To mock, ridicule, make fun of

ngay

ngay — Immediately, right away, at once

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, spin around

lưng

lưng — Back, the back of the body

nhặt

nhặt — To pick up, gather from the ground

hòn

hòn — Classifier for stones, rocks, small objects

đá

đá — Stone, rock; to kick

ném

ném — To throw, hurl, fling an object

trúng

trúng — To hit the target, strike accurately

giữa

giữa — Middle, center, between, amid

vai

vai — Shoulder; role, part in something

chạy

chạy — To run, flee, move quickly

đuổi

đuổi — To chase, pursue, follow after someone

theo

theo — To follow, chase after, along with

tên

tên — Name; fellow, guy, that person

phản

phản — To betray, be disloyal; used with bội

bội

bội — Traitor, betrayal; used with phản

về

về — To return home, about, regarding

tận

tận — All the way to, right up to

nhà

nhà — House, home, building, dwelling

nhờ

nhờ — Thanks to, due to; to rely on

đó

đó — That, there, that place or thing

sống

sống — To live, alive, to reside

ở

ở — To live at, stay at, be located

đâu

đâu — Where, what place, location question

Hắn

Hắn — He, him; often used negatively or informally

đứng

đứng — To stand, be in standing position

chặn

chặn — To block, obstruct, stop passage of

cổng

cổng — Gate, entrance gate to a property

lúc

lúc — At the time, moment, when

thách

thách — To challenge, dare, defy someone

thức

thức — Challenge; used with thách for daring

kẻ

kẻ — Person, fellow, individual, often negative

thù

thù — Enemy, foe, hatred, enmity

ngoài

ngoài — Outside, exterior, beyond, out there

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet, nevertheless

nhăn

nhăn — To make faces, grimace, wrinkle face

trêu

trêu — To tease, provoke, annoy, taunt

cửa

cửa — Door, window opening, entrance

sổ

sổ — Window; used in cửa sổ meaning window

không

không — No, not, negative word, zero

chịu

chịu — To endure, bear, accept, give in