The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 6

Vocabulary

Lên

Lên — To go up, rise, or ascend somewhere

qua

qua — To pass through or go past something

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses, stars, or positions

nhà

nhà — House, home, or building where people live

trống

trống — Empty, vacant, or hollow inside

rỗng

rỗng — Hollow or empty with nothing inside

của

của — Belonging to; possessive particle indicating ownership

những

những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

vì

vì — Because; conjunction expressing reason or cause

sao

sao — Star in the sky; also means why

Dù

Dù — Even though; despite a condition being true

trái

trái — Heart organ; also means left or fruit

tim

tim — Heart as an organ or emotional symbol

bạn

bạn — Friend; also second-person pronoun meaning you

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

thế

thế — Like that; such a way or manner

nào

nào — Which; interrogative word asking about selection

vách

vách — Wall or partition inside a building

đứng

đứng — To stand upright in a position

lạnh

lạnh — Cold in temperature or emotionally distant

lùng

lùng — Aloof or distant in manner; cold-hearted

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

gian

gian — Space or room within a structure

Như

Như — Like, as; comparison word between two things

bước

bước — Step taken while walking or moving forward

trên

trên — On top of or above something

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

cầu

cầu — Bridge; also means to pray or request

thang

thang — Staircase or ladder used for climbing

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, air, or graceful quality of someone

duyên

duyên — Charm, grace, or destined connection between people

dáng

dáng — Figure, posture, or elegant physical appearance

Mang

Mang — To carry or bring something along somewhere

ánh

ánh — Ray or gleam of light shining outward

lửa

lửa — Fire or flame producing heat and light

khuôn

khuôn — Frame or mold; used in khuôn mặt meaning face

mặt

mặt — Face or surface of a person or object

Vượt

Vượt — To overcome, surpass, or cross over something

cô

cô — Alone; also a pronoun for young woman

đơn

đơn — Single or alone; feeling of solitude

nhất

nhất — Most; superlative marker meaning the most extreme

Hãy

Hãy — Please do; imperative particle urging an action

nhận

nhận — To receive or accept something given to you

thứ

thứ — Thing or item; ordinal number classifier word

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby thing

để

để — In order to; purpose conjunction meaning so that

tưởng

tưởng — To remember, imagine, or think about something

nhớ

nhớ — To remember or miss someone fondly

giờ

giờ — Hour or time; now in spoken Vietnamese

khắc

khắc — Moment or instant; to engrave into surface

Chúng

Chúng — We or they; plural first or third person

ta

ta — We or I; informal first-person pronoun

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

lạc

lạc — To get lost or be separated from others

khoảng

khoảng — Distance, space, or approximately a certain amount

xa

xa — Far away in distance or time

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting two words or clauses

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or see with intention

thấy

thấy — To see or perceive something visually

xóm

xóm — Small hamlet or neighborhood cluster of homes

làng

làng — Village or rural community of people

màu

màu — Color or hue of something visual

khói

khói — Smoke rising from fire or burning material

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, or wonderfully unusual in nature

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, or foreign to one's experience

Với

Với — With; preposition showing accompaniment or association

vua

vua — King or ruler of a kingdom

xứ

xứ — Land, region, or country of origin

Tây

Tây — West; referring to western lands or people

và

và — And; basic coordinating conjunction in Vietnamese

thánh

thánh — Saint or holy person of great reverence

nhân

nhân — Person or wise man; human being

ngắm

ngắm — To gaze at or admire something beautiful

hào

hào — Glory or radiant splendor surrounding something divine

quang

quang — Light or radiance; bright luminous glow

phương

phương — Direction, region, or cardinal point in space

dần

dần — Gradually, slowly, little by little over time

tắt

tắt — To extinguish, turn off, or fade out

Dọc

Dọc — Along the length of a path or road

theo

theo — To follow along or according to something

con

con — Classifier for roads, rivers, animals, or children

đường

đường — Road, path, or street for traveling

dẫn

dẫn — To lead or guide toward a destination

đến

đến — To arrive at or reach a destination