The Angel in the House — Page 2

Vocabulary

VÀ

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses

Khúc

khúc — A section, piece, or musical passage

dạo

dạo — A prelude or introductory musical passage

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning or first part of something

Hình

hình — Shape, form, or image of something

mẫu

mẫu — A model, pattern, or exemplary standard

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, perfect, or fully accomplished

hảo

hảo — Good, fine; used in compounds meaning perfect

Tình

tình — Love, feeling, or emotional affection

yêu

yêu — To love; affection between people

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, or expansive in scope

lớn

lớn — Large, great, or significant in size

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses

Bổn

bổn — Duty, obligation, or one's own responsibility

phận

phận — Fate, duty, or one's allotted role in life

Một

một — One; the number one or a single item

sự

sự — A nominalizing particle indicating an abstract matter

phân

phân — To divide, distinguish, or separate into parts

biệt

biệt — To differentiate or distinguish between things

Người

người — Person, human being, or people in general

là

là — To be; the main copula verb in Vietnamese

Đức

đức — Virtue, moral character, or ethical quality

hạnh

hạnh — Virtue, good conduct, or moral behavior

Sự

sự — A nominalizing particle indicating an abstract matter

đạt

đạt — To achieve, attain, or reach a goal

được

được — To obtain or be able to do something

CUỘC

cuộc — A nominalizing word for events or activities

VIẾNG

viếng — To visit, pay respects, or call upon someone

THĂM

thăm — To visit or check on someone's wellbeing

BUỔI

buổi — A period of the day or a session

SÁNG

sáng — Morning; bright or light time of day

Đóa

đóa — A classifier for flowers, a single bloom

hồng

hồng — Rose flower; also the color pink

của

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

Thế

thế — World, generation, or worldly situation

giới

giới — World, realm, or a bounded domain

tri

tri — To know, recognize, or be aware of

ân

ân — Grace, gratitude, or a favor received

bù

bù — To compensate, make up for, or offset

đắp

đắp — To cover, fill in, or supplement a deficit

Cuộc

cuộc — A nominalizing word for events or activities

viếng

viếng — To visit, pay respects, or call upon someone

thăm

thăm — To visit or check on someone's wellbeing

buổi

buổi — A period of the day or a session

sáng

sáng — Morning; bright or light time of day

NHỮNG

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

BÔNG

bông — Flower; a blossom or floral bloom

HOA

hoa — Flower; blossoms or floral plants generally

TÍM

tím — Purple or violet color

so

so — To compare or measure against something else

sánh

sánh — To compare; used with 'so' to mean comparison

trong

trong — Inside, within, or clear and transparent

nước

nước — Water; also means country or nation

mắt

mắt — Eye; the organ of sight

tin

tin — To believe, trust, or have faith in something

hướng

hướng — Direction, orientation, or to face toward something

tới

tới — To arrive at or move toward a destination

tương

tương — Future or mutual; used in compound words

lai

lai — Future; to come or arrive later

Khải

khải — To reveal, open, or proclaim triumphantly

Những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

bông

bông — Flower; a blossom or floral bloom

hoa

hoa — Flower; blossoms or floral plants generally

tím

tím — Purple or violet color

VỊ

vị — A classifier for people of status or position

GIÁM

giám — To oversee, supervise, or manage authority

MỤC

mục — Section or clergyman; bishop in religious context

hiếm

hiếm — Rare, scarce, or seldom found or occurring

có

có — To have or there is/are something present

minh

minh — To clarify, prove innocence, or make clear

oan

oan — Injustice, wrongful accusation, or false blame

hữu

hữu — Having, possessing, or useful and beneficial

ích

ích — Benefit, use, or advantage gained from something

câu

Sentence, question, or a fishing/catching action

đố

đố — A riddle, puzzle, or challenge to solve

giải

giải — To solve, explain, or release from constraint

Vị

vị — A classifier for people of status or position

Giám

giám — To oversee, supervise, or manage authority

mục

mục — Section or clergyman; bishop in religious context

MẶT

mặt — Face, surface, or front side of something

TRĂNG

trăng — The moon; celestial body visible at night

bất

bất — Negative prefix meaning 'not' or 'un-'

tử

tử — Death; or child; used in compound words

Thiên

thiên — Heaven, sky, or divine in nature

đàng

đàng — Path, way, or paradise in religious context

Trần

trần — The earthly world; mortal or mundane existence

gian

gian — The human world; space between or mortal realm

Mặt

mặt — Face, surface, or front side of something

Trăng

trăng — The moon; celestial body visible at night

ĐỒNG

đồng — Plain, field, or copper; flat open land

BẰNG

bằng — Flat, level, or equal; plain landscape

sống

sống — To live, be alive, or exist

khải

khải — To reveal, open, or proclaim triumphantly

thị

thị — To show, display, or reveal clearly

thời

thời — Time, era, or period in history

đại

đại — Great, large, or a significant era

Tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, or the center of feeling

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit, or the inner essence of beings

Nguyên

nguyên — Original, primordial, or fundamental source

Lời

lời — Word, speech, or a spoken statement

ca

ca — To sing; a song or musical performance

ngợi

ngợi — To praise, commend, or speak highly of

Đồng

đồng — Plain, field, or copper; flat open land

bằng

bằng — Flat, level, or equal; plain landscape

SA

sa — Sand; to fall or descend; used in desert compounds

MẠC

mạc — Desert; curtain or membrane in compounds

Bi

bi — Sorrow, tragedy, or grief in expression

kịch

kịch — Drama, play, or theatrical performance

người

người — Person, human being, or people in general

vợ

vợ — Wife; a married female partner

sủng

sủng — Favored, beloved, or pampered by affection

thường

thường — Ordinary, usual, or commonly occurring

ngày

ngày — Day; a unit of time from sunrise to sunset

Niềm

niềm — A feeling, sentiment, or inner emotion

hứng

hứng — Inspiration, enthusiasm, or sudden interest

khởi

khởi — To start, begin, or initiate something

Kẻ

kẻ — A person, often with negative connotation

ngốc

ngốc — Foolish, stupid, or lacking intelligence

khôn

khôn — Wise, clever, or intelligent in behavior

Sa

sa — Sand; to fall or descend; used in desert compounds

mạc

mạc — Desert; curtain or membrane in compounds

TỪ

từ — From; a preposition indicating starting point

NHÀ

nhà — House, home, or building structure

THỜ

thờ — To worship; a place of religious devotion

NÀY

này — This; a demonstrative pointing to nearby things

ĐẾN

đến — To arrive at or go to a destination

KHÁC

khác — Other, different, or another kind

Trí

trí — Intelligence, wisdom, or mental capacity

tuệ

tuệ — Wisdom, insight, or intellectual understanding

hân

hân — Joy, delight, or happy excitement

hoan

hoan — Joyful, cheerful, or celebrating happily

mưu

mưu — Scheme, stratagem, or cunning plan

kế

kế — Plan, strategy, or a calculated scheme

Đi

đi — To go, walk, or move toward somewhere

lễ

lễ — Ceremony, ritual, or attending religious service

nhà

nhà — House, home, or building structure

thờ

thờ — To worship; a place of religious devotion

ĐIỆU

điệu — Tune, melody, or a style of movement

NHẢY

nhảy — To dance, jump, or leap energetically

Con

con — Child, offspring, or classifier for animals

gái

gái — Girl, daughter, or young female person

lời

lời — Word, speech, or a spoken statement

vàng

vàng — Gold; golden or precious in quality

ngọc

ngọc — Jade, gem, or precious jewel

Điệu

điệu — Tune, melody, or a style of movement

nhảy

nhảy — To dance, jump, or leap energetically

SỰ

sự — A nominalizing particle indicating an abstract matter

THOÁI

thoái — To retreat, decline, or withdraw from position

săn

săn — To hunt, chase, or pursue prey actively

đuổi

đuổi — To chase, pursue, or drive away someone

Bị

bị — Passive marker indicating something suffered or endured

từ

từ — From; a preposition indicating starting point

chối

chối — To refuse, deny, or reject a request