The Angel in the House — Page 6

Vocabulary

Dáng

Dáng — Figure, shape, or appearance of a person

người

người — Person, human being, or people

không

không — No, not, or without; negation word

mảnh

mảnh — Slender, thin, or a small piece

mai

mai — Tomorrow; also a type of apricot blossom

như

như — Like, as, similar to something

Mà

Mà — But, yet, or emphatic particle in speech

dịu

dịu — Gentle, soft, mild in manner or tone

dàng

dàng — Easy, leisurely; used in compound dịu dàng

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than in comparison

chim

chim — Bird, general word for feathered animals

bồ

bồ — Component of bồ câu meaning dove or pigeon

câu

câu — Dove or pigeon; also sentence or fish

Phong

Phong — Style, manner, demeanor, or bearing

thái

thái — Attitude, manner; part of phong thái

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mẹ

mẹ — Mother, mom; primary word for mother

nàng

nàng — She, her; literary pronoun for young woman

khuôn

khuôn — Frame, mold; part of khuôn mặt meaning face

mặt

mặt — Face, surface; front side of something

Đôi

Đôi — A pair of; two matching things together

mắt

mắt — Eye or eyes; organ of sight

to

to — Big, large, wide in size

ngọt

ngọt — Sweet in taste or sound; charming

ngào

ngào — Part of ngọt ngào meaning sweet and gentle

hồ

hồ — Lake, pond; body of still water

nước

nước — Water; also country or nation

trong

trong — Clear, transparent; also inside or within

vắt

vắt — Crystal clear, pure; used with trong vắt

tình

tình — Love, affection, romantic feeling

yêu

yêu — To love; affection toward someone

tôi

tôi — I, me; neutral first-person pronoun

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

Ngày

Ngày — Day; daytime period of twenty-four hours

xưa

xưa — Long ago, in the past, formerly

Ốm

Ốm — Sick, ill; also thin or frail in body

yếu

yếu — Weak, frail, lacking strength or energy

và

và — And; conjunction linking words or phrases

xanh

xanh — Blue or green; also pale, sickly complexion

xao

xao — Pale; part of xanh xao meaning pallid

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, to ponder, to consider

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing reported speech

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness, virtue; part of hạnh phúc

phúc

phúc — Happiness, blessing; part of hạnh phúc

Chỉ

Chỉ — Only, just, merely; restrictive adverb

dành

dành — Reserved for, set aside for someone

cho

cho — For, to give to; preposition or verb

một

một — One; the number one in Vietnamese

miền

miền — Region, area, zone of a country

đất

đất — Land, earth, soil, or ground

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, positive quality or character

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

Và

Và — And; conjunction linking clauses or ideas

quá

quá — Too, excessively, very; intensifier adverb

mê

mê — To be obsessed with, infatuated, fascinated

đắm

đắm — Deeply absorbed; part of mê đắm meaning enchanted

cõi

cõi — Realm, world, domain; often spiritual realm

thiên

thiên — Heaven, sky; celestial; part of thiên đường

đường

đường — Road, path; also heaven in thiên đường

khinh

khinh — To despise, look down on, disrespect

thường

thường — Normal, ordinary; to disregard in khinh thường

này

này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun nearby

Tôi

Tôi — I, me; neutral first-person singular pronoun

hấp

hấp — Hasty; part of hấp tấp meaning impetuous

tấp

tấp — Rushed; part of hấp tấp meaning rash

với

với — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

lý

lý — Reason, logic; part of lý thuyết meaning theory

thuyết

thuyết — Theory, doctrine; part of lý thuyết

về

về — About, regarding; also to return home

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, logic, rightness; lẽ phải means right

phải

phải — Must, have to; also correct or right side

Vốn

Vốn — Originally, inherently, by nature

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, stretch something

căng

căng — To stretch tight, taut, tense

sợi

sợi — Thread, strand, fiber of material

dây

dây — String, rope, wire, cord

tín

tín — Belief, faith; part of tín điều meaning creed

điều

điều — Article, creed, matter; điều in tín điều

Nhưng

Nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform an action

đứt

đứt — To break, snap, be severed or cut off

nó

nó — It, he, she; third-person pronoun informal

xem

xem — To watch, see, consider, regard as

niềm

niềm — Feeling, sentiment; niềm vui means joy

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, cheerful, fun

Là

Là — Is, are, am; linking verb in Vietnamese

nửa

nửa — Half, semi; one half of something

kỷ

kỷ — Discipline, record; part of kỷ luật meaning discipline

luật

luật — Law, rule, regulation, discipline

Chúng

Chúng — They, them, we; plural pronoun

bất

bất — Not, un-; negative prefix in compounds

đồng

đồng — Agree, same; bất đồng means to disagree

Nàng

Nàng — She, her; literary pronoun for a woman

bảo

bảo — To tell, say, advise, instruct someone

Giám

Giám — Supervisor; part of Giám mục meaning bishop

mục

mục — Pastor, bishop; religious leadership title

thiếu

thiếu — To lack, be short of, insufficient

ân

ân — Grace, favor, kindness; ân sủng means grace

sủng

sủng — Favor, grace; part of ân sủng meaning grace

Nay

Nay — Now, nowadays, at present time

là

là — Is, are; linking verb or copula

tử

tử — Kind, gentle; part of tử tế meaning kind

tế

tế — Careful, considerate; tử tế means kind

nhất

nhất — Most, number one; superlative marker

ba

ba — Three; the number three in Vietnamese

bông

bông — Flower, blossom, cotton ball

hồng

hồng — Rose; also pink color

dại

dại — Wild, foolish; bông hồng dại means wild rose

mềm

mềm — Soft, tender, flexible in texture

mại

mại — Supple; part of mềm mại meaning soft and supple

tô

tô — To decorate, embellish, color, highlight

điểm

điểm — Point, spot; tô điểm means to adorn

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, honest

vậy

vậy — So, thus, that way, like that

đây

đây — Here, this place; demonstrative of location

có

có — To have, there is, to exist

ngờ

ngờ — To doubt, suspect; ngờ vực means distrust

chính

chính — Exactly, precisely, oneself; main, official

mình

mình — Oneself, body; reflexive or intimate pronoun

tất

tất — All, entire; tất cả means everything, all

cả

cả — All, whole; tất cả means all of it

mọi

mọi — Every, all; mọi người means everyone

Cô

Cô — Young woman, miss; aunt on father's side

bé

bé — Small, little; also young child or baby

cưng

cưng — Darling, beloved; to pamper or cherish someone

từng

từng — Each, every; also once, used to in past

chạy

chạy — To run, to flee, to operate or function

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, dance around

lăn

lăn — To roll, tumble, spin around

vòng

vòng — Circle, ring, round; to go around

tự

tự — Self, by oneself; autonomous action

hỏi

hỏi — To ask, to question, to inquire

đôi

đôi — A pair, couple, duo of things

hoa

hoa — Flower, blossom; also decorative pattern

cúc

cúc — Chrysanthemum; type of flower

ấy

ấy — That, those; demonstrative for distant reference

Đã

Đã — Already; marker of completed past action

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, seek out

thấy

thấy — To see, find, feel, perceive something

cong

cong — Curved, bent, arched in shape

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; emotion or feeling

động

động — To move, touch emotionally; cảm động means touched

dáng

dáng — Figure, posture, shape of a person

rũ

rũ — To droop, hang down, wilt or sag

xuống

xuống — Down, downward; to go or come down

ở

ở — To be at, to live, to stay somewhere

đâu

đâu — Where; interrogative word for location

Thời

Thời — Time, period, era, moment in time

khắc

khắc — Moment, instant; thời khắc means moment

khó

khó — Difficult, hard, uncomfortable

xử

xử — To handle, deal with; khó xử means awkward

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; current moment

chúng

chúng — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

ngồi

ngồi — To sit, to be seated

Xa

Xa — Far, distant, remote in space or relation

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, foreign, odd

xa

xa — Far away, distant, remote

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, until, up to

khi

khi — When, at the time, moment that

bắt

bắt — To catch, to start, to force someone

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, come across someone

đáp

đáp — To respond, reply, return an action

lại

lại — Again, back, return; directional particle

nụ

nụ — Bud; nụ cười means a smile

cười

cười — To smile, laugh; expression of happiness

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative for nearby reference

ra

ra — Out, outward; to go out or emerge

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; also and moreover

mang

mang — To carry, bring, bear something along

sự

sự — Matter, thing, affair; nominalizer particle

do

do — Due to, caused by, because of something

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk, tell something

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to gaze, observe visually

ngắm

ngắm — To admire, gaze at appreciatively

Chính

Chính — Main, correct, precisely, oneself; official

đáng

đáng — Worthy, deserving, appropriate, proper

mà

mà — But, yet; emphatic or contrastive particle

hào

hào — Proud, generous; hào hứng means enthusiastic

con

con — Child, offspring; classifier for animals

gái

gái — Girl, female; con gái means daughter or girl

thế

thế — So, like that, such; world or position

Những

Những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

bức

bức — Classifier for letters, paintings, walls

thư

thư — Letter, correspondence, written message

nào

nào — Which, any, what; interrogative or indefinite

họ

họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize something

được

được — Can, able to; receive or obtain something

từ

từ — From, since; also word or character

quả

quả — Fruit; classifier for round objects

mận

mận — Plum, a type of fruit

Tây

Tây — West, western; also Western countries

Ban

Ban — Part of Tây Ban Nha meaning Spain

Nha

Nha — Part of Tây Ban Nha meaning Spain

giao

giao — To hand over, assign, entrust a task

nhiệm

Duty, mission; nhiệm vụ means assignment

vụ

vụ — Task, mission, affair; part of nhiệm vụ

Giải

Giải — To explain, solve, release, interpret

thích

thích — To explain; also to like or enjoy something

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of someone

sao

sao — Star; also why or how in questions

chưa

chưa — Not yet; question about completed action

bao

bao — How much, how many, ever; bao giờ means ever

Từ

Từ — From, since; starting point in time or place

mỉm

mỉm — To smile; mỉm cười means to smile gently

Liệu

Liệu — Whether, if; expressing uncertainty or wondering

bị

bị — To be subjected to negative action; passive marker

vượt

vượt — To surpass, overcome, exceed, transcend

qua

qua — To pass through, across, by; past

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, look, expression on face

ôn

ôn — Gentle, warm; ôn hòa means moderate, calm

ngày

ngày — Day, daytime; specific calendar day

chia

chia — To divide, share, split; chia tay means farewell

tay

tay — Hand, arm; chia tay means to part ways

thở

thở — To breathe; thở dài means to sigh

dài

dài — Long; thở dài means to sigh deeply

sướng

sướng — Pleasurable, happy, feeling good, content