The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

Vocabulary

Ngài

Ngài — Formal pronoun for a respected person or deity

đập

đập — To hit, strike, or smash something forcefully

tan

tan — To dissolve, shatter, or fall apart completely

chúng

chúng — Plural pronoun referring to them or those people

bằng

bằng — By means of; equal to; made of

một

một — The number one; a single item

thanh

thanh — Slender blade or rod; also means clear or pure

kiếm

kiếm — A sword; also means to earn or seek

gãy

gãy — Broken, snapped, or fractured in two

Hướng

Hướng — Direction or orientation toward something

ra

ra — To go out; outward direction particle

biển

biển — The sea or ocean; a large body of water

chút

chút — A little bit; a small amount of something

Và

Và — Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses

trong

trong — Inside, within; also means clear or transparent

giờ

giờ — Hour; time; now or at this moment

hòa

hòa — Peace, harmony; to reconcile or blend together

bình

bình — Peace, calm; flat or ordinary

thở

thở — To breathe; the act of inhaling and exhaling

Bao

Bao — To surround; encompass; how much or many

quanh

quanh — Around, surrounding, encircling something or someone

bởi

bởi — Because of; by; due to a cause

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, noise; language; a unit of syllable

gầm

gầm — To roar, growl loudly like an animal

không

không — No, not; negation; zero; nothing at all

ngớt

ngớt — To stop, cease, or let up continuously

Với

Với — With; together with; alongside someone or something

vương

vương — King, royal; relating to monarchy or royalty

vàng

vàng — Gold; the color yellow; precious metal

và

và — Conjunction and, linking two elements together

tấm

tấm — A sheet, piece, or panel of flat material

lông

lông — Fur, feather, or body hair of animals

cừu

cừu — Sheep; a wool-bearing domesticated animal

thắt

thắt — To tie, bind, or fasten tightly around something

ngang

ngang — Horizontal, across; crosswise in direction

Đặt

Đặt — To place, set, or put something down somewhere

luật

luật — Law, rule, regulation governing behavior

lệ

lệ — Custom, rule, precedent; also means tears

dưới

dưới — Below, under, beneath something in position

gốc

gốc — Root of a tree; origin or base of something

cây

cây — Tree, plant; also classifier for long thin objects

Người

Người — Person, people; human being; classifier for humans

phương

phương — Direction, region, cardinal point of compass

Bắc

Bắc — North; the northern direction or region

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag, or draw toward oneself

đến

đến — To arrive at; to come to a place

đất

đất — Earth, soil, land, ground, territory

nước

nước — Water; country, nation, homeland

ta

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

Một

Một — One, a single; indefinite article in Vietnamese

đội

đội — A team, unit, or squad of people

kỵ

kỵ — Cavalry; horse-riding; taboo or avoidance

sĩ

sĩ — Soldier, knight, scholar; a person of rank

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

Chúa

Chúa — Lord, God; a title for a divine being

Kitô

Kitô — Christ; referring to Jesus Christ in Christianity

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

kẻ

kẻ — Person, individual; often with negative connotation

vòm

vòm — Arch, vault, dome-shaped structure or curve

cung

cung — Bow for shooting arrows; palace; musical note

hay

hay — Or; often; interesting, good, or frequently

ngòi

ngòi — Pen nib; fuse; small waterway or channel

bút

bút — Pen or writing instrument used for writing

người

người — Person, human being; classifier for people

đàn

đàn — Group, herd; also a stringed musical instrument

ông

ông — Mister, grandfather; respectful term for older man

to

to — Big, large in size or volume

lớn

lớn — Large, great; to grow up or become bigger

đẹp

đẹp — Beautiful, attractive, good-looking in appearance

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

ngu

ngu — Stupid, foolish, ignorant in thinking

ngốc

ngốc — Foolish, dumb, dimwitted; lacking intelligence

Đến

Đến — To come, arrive; reaching a destination or point

từ

từ — From; since; a word, vocabulary item

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot where something occurs

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; aspect of something

trời

trời — Sky, heaven; the sun; God informally

mọc

mọc — To rise, grow, sprout; sun rising on horizon

cả

cả — All, entire, even; inclusive of everything

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects

thuyền

thuyền — Boat, small vessel for traveling on water

dị

dị — Strange, odd, peculiar, different from normal

dạng

dạng — Form, shape, type; appearance of something

đứng

đứng — To stand upright; to be in standing position

sừng

sừng — Horn of an animal; imposingly tall or upright

trên

trên — Above, on top of, over something

sâu

sâu — Deep; depth; an insect or worm

Đầy

Đầy — Full, filled with; overflowing with something

bạc

bạc — Silver; pale; ungrateful; faded in color

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, extraordinary; period of time; flag

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, unusual, foreign

lửa

lửa — Fire, flame; burning heat

những

những — Plural marker indicating multiple things or people

có

có — To have; to exist; there is or are

lá

lá — Leaf of a plant; classifier for flat thin objects

như

như — Like, as, similar to; as if

tội

tội — Sin, crime, guilt; offense against moral law

lỗi

lỗi — Fault, error, mistake; wrongdoing committed

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like boats or items

đầu

đầu — Head; beginning; top or front of something

lội

lội — To wade through water or muddy ground

bước

bước — Step, pace; to step or walk forward

vào

vào — To enter, go into; inward direction

bờ

bờ — Shore, bank, edge of water or boundary

Qua

Qua — To pass through or by; across; over

bãi

bãi — Flat open area; beach, field, or marsh

lầy

lầy — Muddy, swampy, boggy terrain or ground

dài

dài — Long in length or duration

thấp

thấp — Low, short in height; below normal level

thị

thị — Town, market; also a female name particle

trấn

trấn — Town, district; to guard or suppress

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

bị

bị — Passive voice marker indicating suffering an action

rung

rung — To shake, tremble, vibrate with movement

chuyển

chuyển — To move, transfer, shift, or transform

vị

vị — Classifier for respected persons; taste; position

vua

vua — King, monarch, ruler of a kingdom

cao

cao — Tall, high; elevated in position or degree

bộ

bộ — Set, department; classifier for suits or groups

râu

râu — Beard, mustache, or facial hair on men

đỏ

đỏ — Red; the color red; lucky in some contexts

thắm

thắm — Deep, vivid red or rich dark color

máu

máu — Blood; passion; relating to bloodshed

Thế

Thế — World; such; generation; so or thus

giới

giới — World, realm, boundary; sphere of existence

trở

trở — To return, become, turn into something else

nên

nên — To become; should; therefore; resulting in

hoang

hoang — Wild, desolate, barren, uninhabited wasteland

trống

trống — Empty, hollow, vacant; also a drum instrument

họ

họ — They, them; family name or clan

đặt

đặt — To place, set down, or establish something

chân

chân — Foot, leg; genuine, true; to step on

Họ

Họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

lấy

lấy — To take, grab; to marry; to obtain something

thánh

thánh — Holy, sacred; saint in religious context

giá

giá — Cross; price, cost; value of something

nhân

nhân — To use as; human; multiply; factor

chặt

chặt — To chop, cut down; tight, firm grip

làm

làm — To do, make, work, create something

củi

củi — Firewood, wood used for burning as fuel

Linh

Linh — Spirit, soul; supernatural, sacred spiritual entity

hồn

hồn — Soul, spirit; the inner essence of a person

trôi

trôi — To drift, float, flow along with current

dạt

dạt — To drift away, wander, be swept aside

mọi

mọi — Every, all; each one without exception

vùng

vùng — Region, area, zone, district of land

tốt

tốt — Good, well, fine; of good quality

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at something

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, gaze, observe with eyes

ánh

ánh — Ray, gleam, glimmer of light or eyes

mắt

mắt — Eye; the organ of sight; to see

nặng

nặng — Heavy, weighty, serious, severe in degree

phá

phá — To destroy, break, demolish, disrupt something

hủy

hủy — To destroy, annul, cancel, or ruin something

đôi

đôi — A pair, couple; two matching items together

tay

tay — Hand, arm; person skilled in something

thần

thần — God, deity, spirit; divine or supernatural being

buồn

buồn — Sad, sorrowful, melancholy, feeling unhappy

bã

bã — Exhausted, worn out; dregs or residue left behind

hơn

hơn — More than; comparative degree in comparison

ý

ý — Idea, intention, meaning, thought in mind

chí

chí — Will, determination, ambition, resolve to act

lang

lang — Wandering, roaming; wolf; also a title

thang

thang — Ladder; to wander in 'lang thang' meaning roam

gào

gào — To scream, shout, yell loudly in distress

thét

thét — To shriek, scream sharply or shrilly

đòi

đòi — To demand, claim, require something from someone

thú

thú — Animal, beast; pleasure; to confess

đêm

đêm — Night, nighttime, the dark hours of day

Buồn

Buồn — Sad, sorrowful, feeling melancholy or unhappy

đồi

đồi — Hill, small elevated landform or mound

này

này — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

sang

sang — To cross over; noble, elegant, luxurious

khác

khác — Other, different, another; distinct from this

trông

trông — To look, watch over; to appear, seem like

cổ

cổ — Ancient, old; neck or throat of body

đi

đi — To go, walk, move away from here

Ngu

Ngu — Stupid, foolish, lacking intelligence or sense

vậy

vậy — So, thus, that way; as such

mà

mà — But, yet; despite that; emphasis particle

vẫn

vẫn — Still, yet, continuing as before unchanged

nắm

nắm — To grasp, hold, grip firmly in hand

được

được — To be able to; to obtain; successfully done

bầu

bầu — Gourd; to elect or vote; sky or dome

chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negation stronger than 'không'

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; matter, affair

cứu

cứu — To save, rescue from danger or harm

giúp

giúp — To help, assist, aid someone in need

nào

nào — Which, any, what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

sinh

sinh — To be born; to live; to produce or generate

sôi

sôi — To boil; bustling, lively, teeming with activity

chim

chim — Bird; any feathered flying animal

các

các — Plural marker for definite multiple nouns

khu

khu — Area, zone, district, sector of a region

rừng

rừng — Forest, jungle, woods; dense tree-covered area

Anh

Anh — Older brother; you (to older male); England

bám

bám — To cling, hold on to, stick to something

rễ

rễ — Root of a plant anchoring it in soil

hoa

hoa — Flower, blossom; also means China informally

hồng

hồng — Rose flower; pink color; rosy

Khi

Khi — When, at the time that something occurs

Để

Để — To let, allow; in order to; for the purpose

ẩn

ẩn — To hide, conceal oneself from others

náu

náu — To take refuge, shelter; hide away safely

tránh

tránh — To avoid, evade, dodge something or someone

khỏi

khỏi — Away from; to recover from; out of danger

Không

Không — No, not, none; negation word in Vietnamese

còn

còn — Still, remaining; yet; to still have something

lại

lại — Again; to return; remaining; resultative particle

bất

bất — Prefix meaning not, un-, lacking something

giáp

giáp — Armor, protective covering; to border on something

Cũng

Cũng — Also, too, as well, likewise in addition

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number prefix; type, kind, rank

gì

gì — What; anything; something; interrogative pronoun

thành

thành — To become; city, citadel; successful completion