The Angel in the House — Page 1

Vocabulary

Được

Đươc — Passive marker or 'to receive/obtain something'

sao

sao — Star; also used to mean 'why' or 'how'

chép

chép — To copy or transcribe written text

từ

từ — From; word; preposition indicating origin

ấn

ấn — To print; press; stamp onto a surface

bản

bản — Edition, version, or copy of a document

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

bởi

bởi — By; because of; preposition indicating agent

THƯ

thư — Letter; library when combined with viện

VIỆN

viện — Institute, hall, or library building

QUỐC

quốc — Nation, country; used in compound national terms

GIA

gia — Family; national; used in compound words

THIÊN

thiên — Heaven, sky; celestial or divine in nature

THẦN

thần — Spirit, angel, deity, or divine being

TRONG

trong — In, inside, within a place or thing

NGÔI

ngôi — Classifier for houses, stars, or thrones

NHÀ

nhà — House, home, or building where people live

BỞI

bởi — By; because; preposition indicating cause or agent

LUÂN

luân — Part of London's Vietnamese transliteration (Luân Đôn)

ĐÔN

đôn — Part of London's Vietnamese name Luân Đôn

BÀI

bài — A piece; lesson; poem or written composition

THƠ

thơ — Poetry; poem; verse written in poetic form

NÀY

này — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearness

ĐƯỢC

được — To receive; passive voice marker in Vietnamese

KÍNH

kính — To respect; reverently; used in formal dedications

DÂNG

dâng — To offer or present something respectfully upward

LÊN

lên — Up; upward; to rise or go upward

KỶ

kỷ — Memory; anniversary; record or commemoration

NIỆM

niệm — To remember; memory; recollection of someone

VỀ

về — About; concerning; to return to a place

NGƯỜI

người — Person, human being, or individual

MÀ

mà — Relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'that', or 'but'

NHỜ

nhờ — Thanks to; to rely on or ask a favor

BÀ

bà — Lady, grandmother, or respectful term for woman

VÀ

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

VÌ

vì — Because; for the sake of someone or something

TÔI

tôi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

ĐÃ

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

TRỞ

trở — To become; to return; to turn into something

THÀNH

thành — To become; city; succeed in becoming something

LỜI

lời — Word, speech, or statement made by someone

GIỚI

giới — World, realm, boundary; used in compound words

THIỆU

thiệu — To introduce or present someone or something

CHỈ

chỉ — Only; merely; to point at or indicate

CÓ

có — To have; there is; existence of something

THỂ

thể — Can; able to; form or body of something

một

một — One; the number one; a single item

câu

câu — Sentence, clause, or line of text

trả

trả — To return, repay, or answer something

lời

lời — Word; answer; reply to a question

duy

duy — Only, sole, unique; used in compound duy nhất

nhất

nhất — Most; number one; superlative marker in Vietnamese

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow someone something

đề

đề — Topic, subject, proposal, or to propose something

xuất

xuất — To propose, export, or put forward an idea

ông

ông — Mister; grandfather; respectful term for older man

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported statement

tác

tác — Work; creation; used in compound tác phẩm

phẩm

phẩm — Work, product, or piece of creative output

Thiên

thiên — Heaven; divine; celestial being or angel

Thần

thần — Angel, spirit, or divine supernatural being

Trong

trong — Inside, within, in; preposition of location

Ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses, positions, or royal thrones

Nhà

nhà — House, home; place where one lives

có

có — To have; there is; existence of something

thể

thể — Can; able to; physical form or body

ích

ích — Useful, beneficial, of use to someone

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

được

được — To receive; passive marker; to be able

xếp

xếp — To arrange, classify, or place in order

vào

vào — Into; to enter; placed into a category

Thư

thư — Letter; library when combined with viện

Viện

viện — Institute, hall; part of library compound word

Quốc

quốc — Nation, country; used in national compound terms

Gia

gia — Family; national; used in compound words

này

này — This; demonstrative adjective indicating nearby object

Đề

đề — Proposal; topic; subject being discussed

đưa

đưa — To give, bring, or put something forward

ra

ra — Out; outward direction; to come out

với

với — With; together with; in company of someone

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment, or inner emotional sense

tin

tin — To believe; trust; news or information

việc

việc — Task, work, matter, or affair to handle

phổ

phổ — To spread; widespread; common distribution of something

biến

biến — To spread, change; popular; disseminate widely

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious, or widespread in reach

rãi

rãi — Scattered widely; part of rộng rãi meaning widespread

và

và — And; connecting conjunction between words or phrases

rẻ

rẻ — Cheap, inexpensive, low in cost or price

tiền

tiền — Money; currency; financial cost or payment

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

không

không — No, not; negation marker in Vietnamese

làm

làm — To do, make, or perform an action

giảm

giảm — To reduce, decrease, or lower in value

giá

giá — Price, value, or worth of something

trị

trị — Value, worth; to govern or treat something

thư

thư — Letter; library; written correspondence or document

viện

viện — Institute or hall; part of library compound

quyền

quyền — Right, authority; volume of a book series

trong

trong — In, inside, within; preposition of location

mục

Section, category, column, or table of contents

đích

đích — Goal, aim, target, or purpose of action

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine; positive quality or condition

viết

viết — To write; pen; the act of writing text

lách

lách — To squeeze through; writing craft informally

thực

thực — Real, true, actual; to put into practice

hiện

hiện — To realize, implement, or appear; present tense

qua

qua — Through; via; past; by means of something

truyền

truyền — To spread, transmit, or pass on information

bá

bá — To spread widely; disseminate; uncle in family

những

những — Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

vần

vần — Rhyme; verse; poetic rhyming pattern in poetry

thơ

thơ — Poetry; verse; poetic composition or literary poem

dành

dành — To dedicate, reserve, or set aside for

riêng

riêng — Private, separate, dedicated exclusively to something

tình

tình — Love, affection, feeling, or emotional sentiment

yêu

yêu — To love; love; affection for another person

thiêng

thiêng — Sacred, holy, spiritual, or divinely powerful

liêng

liêng — Sacred; part of thiêng liêng meaning holy or divine

gia

gia — Family, home; used in many compound words

đình

đình — Communal house; family; part of gia đình

Hai

hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese

phần

phần — Part, portion, section of a larger whole

bài

bài — Piece, lesson, poem, or written composition

Thơ

thơ — Poetry; poem; verse in literary composition

sau

sau — After, behind, later; indicating sequence in time

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

chỉnh

chỉnh — To adjust, correct, revise, or edit carefully

sửa

sửa — To fix, revise, or correct something carefully

công

công — Work, effort, labor; public; merit or contribution

phu

phu — Laborer; elaborate effort; part of công phu

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating a completed action

vị

vị — Position, rank, taste; honorific for persons

trí

trí — Intelligence; position; place in a system

vĩnh

vĩnh — Eternal, permanent, everlasting; used in compound words

cửu

cửu — Forever, eternal; part of vĩnh cửu meaning permanent

số

số — Number; fate; quantity or numerical value

Tác

tác — Work, creation; part of tác phẩm meaning work

Phẩm

phẩm — Product, work, piece; part of tác phẩm

Đình

đình — Family hall; communal house; part of gia đình

Người

người — Person, human, people; classifier for humans

Anh

anh — Older brother; English language or England

Độc

độc — To read; toxic; alone; part of độc giả

giả

giả — Reader; fake; person engaged in an activity

chúng

chúng — We, us, they; plural pronoun in Vietnamese

ta

ta — We, us; informal first-person plural pronoun

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm; probably or definitely so

chắn

chắn — Certain; part of chắc chắn meaning definitely sure

cùng

cùng — Together, jointly, simultaneously with others

nhau

nhau — Each other; together; reciprocal action between people

bày

bày — To display, express, or lay out something

tỏ

tỏ — To show, express, or make something clear

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, inner feelings or sincerity

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace, favor received from someone

đối

đối — Toward, facing, in relation to someone

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; causal conjunction

món

món — Dish, item, gift; classifier for food or gifts

quà

quà — Gift, present given to someone as token

mà

mà — That, which, but; relative or contrastive conjunction

tặng

tặng — To give as a gift; to present to someone

MỤC

mục — Section, category, or item in a list

LỤC

lục — Contents; list; record; part of mục lục

QUYỂN

quyển — Volume, book; classifier for books or scrolls

MỞ

mở — To open; to begin; opening of something

ĐẦU

đầu — Head; beginning; start of something new

KHÚC

khúc — Piece, passage, section; musical or poetic segment

KHU

khu — Area, zone, district, or region of space

VỰC

vực — Area, zone, abyss; part of khu vực meaning region

THỜ

thờ — To worship, venerate, or pay respect to deity

LỚN

lớn — Large, big, great, or grown up in size

Khúc

khúc — Passage, piece, or section of music or poetry

dạo

dạo — Prelude; to stroll; introductory musical passage

đầu

đầu — Head, beginning; start or opening of something

Điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, or condition being discussed

Không

không — No, not, zero; negation or impossibility marker

Thể

thể — Can, able; form or body; possibility marker

Thực

thực — Real, true, actual; essence or substance of

Chất

chất — Substance, quality, nature, or essential character

Của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

Tình

tình — Love, feeling, affection, or emotional sentiment

Yêu

yêu — To love; love; deep affection for someone

Niềm

niềm — Feeling, inner sentiment, or emotional sense

Tin

tin — To believe, trust; faith or news message

Khu

khu — Area, zone, or district of a region

Vực

vực — Region, abyss, zone; part of khu vực

Thờ

thờ — To worship or venerate a deity or ancestor

Lớn

lớn — Large, big, great; grown-up or significant size