The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 2

Vocabulary

Đối

đối — Facing, regarding, or in relation to something

với

với — With, together with, or in relation to

trường

trường — School, field, or arena of activity

hợp

hợp — To fit, combine, or suit together

thứ

thứ — Ordinal marker indicating rank or order

hai

hai — The number two

có

có — To have or there is/are

một

một — One, a single item or unit

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase, or line of text

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, or matter to discuss

dân

dân — People, folk, or citizens of a community

gian

gian — Folk, common people, or span of space

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, or recount a story

rằng

rằng — That, used to introduce reported speech

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

chơi

chơi — To play or engage in leisure activity

đàn

đàn — Musical instrument, especially stringed type

hạc

hạc — Harp or crane; stringed musical instrument

và

và — And, connecting words or clauses together

hát

hát — To sing or perform vocal music

trong

trong — Inside, within, or in a location

trại

trại — Camp, settlement, or temporary dwelling place

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive particle

người

người — Person, people, or human being

Đan

Đan — Danish, relating to Denmark nationality

Mạch

Mạch — Denmark; used in compound 'Đan Mạch'

tôi

tôi — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

chọn

chọn — To choose, select, or pick something

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

vì

vì — Because, for the reason that

nó

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

là

là — To be, linking subject to predicate

dù

dù — Although, even though, regardless of

xuất

xuất — To emerge, appear, or come out

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, or currently existing

vào

vào — Into, to enter, at a time

thời

thời — Time, era, or period in history

điểm

điểm — Point, moment, or specific spot in time

nào

nào — Which, what, any, interrogative pronoun

đi

đi — To go; also softens imperative or concession

nữa

nữa — More, further, also, or anymore

ba

ba — Three, the number three

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, or make contact

xúc

xúc — Contact, touch, or interaction with something

phụ

phụ — Female, assistant, or supplementary role

nữ

nữ — Woman, female gender

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, those or these

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for small individual objects

bánh

bánh — Cake, bread, pastry, or baked good

thô

thô — Crude, rough, coarse, or unrefined

tục

tục — Vulgar, obscene, or indecent in manner

Câu

câu — Sentence or phrase within a text

bị

bị — Passive voice marker indicating negative action

các

các — Plural definite marker for multiple people/things

nhà

nhà — House, home, or expert professional person

sử

sử — History, historical records or chronicles

học

học — To study, learn; scholar or academic

nghiêm

nghiêm — Strict, serious, stern in manner

túc

túc — Serious, proper, solemn in conduct

bác

bác — To refute, reject, or dismiss a claim

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, discard, or set aside

mà

mà — But, yet, or emphatic connective particle

cho

cho — To give, allow, or for the purpose

phần

phần — Part, portion, section of a whole

quá

quá — Too, excessively, or very much so

để

để — To put, in order to, so that

thể

thể — Can, able to, capable of doing

phán

phán — To judge, render verdict or opinion

xét

xét — To examine, assess, or evaluate carefully

tốt

tốt — Good, well, positive quality or outcome

về

về — About, regarding, or to return home

Hai

hai — Two; second in a numbered sequence

lời

lời — Word, statement, speech, or utterance

buộc

buộc — To force, bind, or accuse someone

tội

tội — Crime, guilt, or offense committed

chính

chính — Main, primary, official, or correct

đối

đối — Against, toward, or in opposition to

này

này — This, these, referring to nearby thing

được

được — To be able to, to receive, successfully

ghi

ghi — To record, write down, or note

chép

chép — To copy, transcribe, or write down

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of action

đầu

đầu — Head, first, or beginning of something

tiên

tiên — First, fairy, or preceding all others

rất

rất — Very, extremely, intensifying adjectives

lâu

lâu — Long time, a lengthy duration

sau

sau — After, behind, later in time

khi

khi — When, at the time that something happens

qua

qua — To pass, go through, or pass away

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, or generation of people

như

như — Like, as, such as, similar to

ông

ông — Mr., grandfather, elderly respected man

khẳng

khẳng — To affirm, assert, or confirm firmly

định

định — To determine, decide, or intend to do

chưa

chưa — Not yet, indicating incomplete action

bao

bao — Ever, all, how much, or envelope

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, or now in present

thực

thực — Real, actual, true, or genuinely so

sự

sự — Thing, matter, fact, or event

lang

lang — To wander, roam about aimlessly

thang

thang — To wander; ladder or staircase

mình

mình — Oneself, body, or intimate pronoun

không

không — No, not, without, negation marker

bất

bất — Any, not, prefix indicating negation

kỳ

kỳ — Any, strange, or period of time

thần

thần — God, spirit, divine supernatural being

hay

hay — Or, often, interesting, or well done

binh

binh — Soldier, military troop, armed force

lính

lính — Soldier, private, or military enlisted person

Cả

cả — Both, all, entire, or even including

phản

phản — To oppose, betray, or counter against

đều

đều — All, equally, both, without exception

giải

giải — To solve, explain, release, or untie

đáp

đáp — To answer, respond, or land on

Chúng

chúng — We, they, plural pronoun for groups

ta

ta — We, us, inclusive first-person plural

mất

mất — To lose, spend time, or pass away

gần

gần — Near, close, almost, approximately

ngần

ngần — So much, that amount, as many as

ấy

ấy — That, those, referring to something specific

tìm

tìm — To search, look for, or seek

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning

toàn

toàn — Entire, whole, complete, fully intact

bộ

bộ — Set, ministry, department, or entire collection

thật

thật — True, real, genuine, or honestly speaking

lẽ

lẽ — Reason, perhaps, probably, or likely so

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative degree marker

so

so — To compare, measure against something else

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately, a span of time

trôi

trôi — To drift, flow, or pass by smoothly

giữa

giữa — Between, middle, among, or in the center

vậy

vậy — So, thus, like that, therefore

lại

lại — Again, back, or contrary to expectation

Và

và — And, connecting two clauses or ideas

còn

còn — Still, remaining, also, or furthermore

kia

kia — That, over there, the other one

liệu

liệu — Whether, data, material, or to wonder

trận

trận — Battle, match, or combat engagement

tản

tản — To scatter, disperse, or spread out

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle, or dense wooded area

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely, to point at

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either, presenting alternative options

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, language, hour, or reputation

đồng

đồng — Clock, same, copper, or field

hồ

hồ — Clock, lake, or paste substance

Mười

mười — Ten, the number ten

phút

phút — Minute, a unit of time measurement

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount

cốt

cốt — Core, essence, or the essential part

lõi

lõi — Core, center, the innermost essential part

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however, introducing contrasting statement

quan

quan — Official, concern, or to be related to

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, center, or concern

đến

đến — To come, arrive, or until reaching

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, or affair

chứng

chứng — Evidence, proof, or witness to something

minh

minh — To prove, demonstrate, or bright and clear

truyền

truyền — To transmit, pass on, or legend

thuyết

thuyết — Theory, legend, or explanation of something