The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 6

Vocabulary

Nhưng

Nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

vì

vì — Conjunction or preposition meaning 'because'

mảnh

mảnh — A piece, fragment, or small plot of land

đất

đất — Earth, soil, or land

đáng

đáng — Worthy of or deserving something

thương

thương — To love, pity, or feel compassion for

này

này — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'

Vùng

Vùng — A region, zone, or area

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small in size or young in age

bé

bé — Tiny, small; also used for young children

mà

mà — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'yet'

tôi

tôi — First-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

biết

biết — To know or to be aware of

Nếu

Nếu — Conjunction meaning 'if' for conditional statements

điều

điều — A thing, matter, or abstract concept

tồn

tồn — To exist or remain; part of 'tồn tại'

tại

tại — To exist; or preposition meaning 'at'

mãi

mãi — Forever, always, or continuously

là

là — Verb 'to be', linking subject and predicate

có

có — To have or there is/are

thật

thật — True, real, or genuine

Hay

Hay — Conjunction meaning 'or'; also means interesting

nếu

nếu — Conjunction meaning 'if' for conditional clauses

lòng

lòng — Heart, mind, or inner feelings

ta

ta — First-person pronoun 'I/we', informal or poetic

vỡ

vỡ — To break, shatter, or burst

ra

ra — Directional particle meaning outward or away

hạnh

hạnh — Happiness or virtue; part of 'hạnh phúc'

phúc

phúc — Happiness or blessing; part of 'hạnh phúc'

Khi

Khi — Conjunction meaning 'when' referring to time

nhìn

nhìn — To look at or to gaze upon

người

người — Person, human being, or people

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, or foreign

đi

đi — To go or walk away

cây

cây — Tree, plant, or classifier for long objects

cung

cung — Bow (weapon) or arc; also a palace

cuối

cuối — Last, final, or end of something

cùng

cùng — Together, same, or ultimate end

của

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

chúng

chúng — They, them, or plural pronoun for objects

gãy

gãy — To be broken, snapped, or fractured

Nữ

Nữ — Female, woman; part of 'nữ hoàng'

hoàng

hoàng — Royal or imperial; part of 'nữ hoàng' (queen)

Và

Và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

mũi

mũi — Nose; also tip or point of an object

lao

lao — Spear or javelin; to hurl forward

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

phóng

phóng — To launch, throw, or release with force

Dưới

Dưới — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'below'

bầu

bầu — Dome or vault; part of 'bầu trời' (sky)

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, or weather

chiều

chiều — Afternoon, evening, or direction

buồn

buồn — Sad, sorrowful, or melancholy

bã

bã — Dregs, residue; part of 'buồn bã' meaning gloomy

xanh

xanh — Blue or green color

thẳm

thẳm — Deep, profound, or vast in depth

Giơ

Giơ — To raise or hold up with one's hand

cao

cao — High, tall, or elevated

thánh

thánh — Holy, sacred, or saint

giá

giá — Cross (religious); also price or value

đổ

đổ — To collapse, topple, or pour out

nát

nát — Crushed, ruined, or crumbled to pieces

Nằm

Nằm — To lie down in a horizontal position

xuống

xuống — Directional word meaning downward or descending

dưới

dưới — Below, under, or beneath something

thảm

thảm — Carpet, mat; also tragic or miserable

cỏ

cỏ — Grass or weeds growing on the ground

ấm

ấm — Warm or comfortably heated

áp

áp — Pressure; part of 'ấm áp' meaning warm and cozy

miền

miền — Region or territory of a country

tây

tây — West or western direction

Liệu

Liệu — To wonder whether; expressing uncertainty or doubt

được

được — Able to, allowed to, or to receive

trở

trở — To return or turn back

về

về — To return home or about/regarding something

nhà

nhà — House, home, or dwelling place

một

một — Number one or the indefinite article 'a'

giọng

giọng — Voice tone, accent, or manner of speaking

nói

nói — To speak or to say something

vang

vang — To resound, echo, or ring out loudly

lên

lên — Directional particle meaning upward or rising

mang

mang — To carry, bring, or bear something

hơi

hơi — Breath, air, or a faint trace of something

nhưng

nhưng — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'

từ

từ — From, since; also a word or vocabulary term

tận

tận — Far, utmost, or to the very end

xa

xa — Far away, distant in space or time

Như

Như — Like, as, or similar to something

ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for stars, houses; also throne

leo

leo — To climb or crawl upward

giữa

giữa — In the middle of or between things

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

đám

đám — A group, crowd, or mass of something

mây

mây — Clouds in the sky

hay

hay — Or; also interesting or habitual

như

như — Like, as, or resembling something

nông

nông — Shallow; also peasant or farmer

nô

nô — Servant or slave; part of 'nông nô' (serf)

túp

túp — Classifier for humble dwellings like huts

lều

lều — A hut, tent, or makeshift shelter

và

và — Conjunction meaning 'and'

Ngồi

Ngồi — To sit down in a seated position

bên

bên — Beside, next to, or on the side of

lửa

lửa — Fire or flame

thường

thường — Usual, ordinary, or frequently occurring

lệ

lệ — Custom, rule; part of 'thường lệ' (routine)

nghe

nghe — To hear or to listen to something

thấy

thấy — To see or perceive through senses

trên

trên — On top of, above, or upper

mái

mái — Roof of a building or structure

cũ

cũ — Old, worn, or used previously

kỹ

kỹ — Carefully, thoroughly; part of 'cũ kỹ' (old worn)

trần

trần — Ceiling; also bare, naked, or plain

trụi

trụi — Bare, stripped, or completely exposed

kia

kia — That, over there; distant demonstrative pronoun

Một

Một — Number one or indefinite article 'a/an'

tháp

tháp — Tower or stupa structure

chuông

chuông — Bell, especially a church or temple bell

bùng

bùng — To burst, flare up, or explode suddenly

nổ

nổ — To explode or burst with a bang

thành

thành — To become or turn into something

tiếng

tiếng — Sound, voice, language, or classifier for sounds

hát

hát — To sing a song

Cổng

Cổng — Gate or entrance of a building or place

thiên

thiên — Heaven or sky; part of 'thiên đường' (paradise)

đường

đường — Road, path; also paradise in 'thiên đường'

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, or merely

khóa

khóa — To lock; also a lock or key

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light in weight; gentle or mild

thôi

thôi — Only, just, that's all; or to stop

Chúng

Chúng — They, them; plural third-person pronoun

không

không — No, not, or zero; negation word

canh

canh — To guard, watch over, or keep watch

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or guard something

những

những — Plural marker used before nouns

gì

gì — What; used in questions or relative clauses

Người

Người — Person, human being, or people

hầu

hầu — Servant; to serve or attend to someone

nặng

nặng — Heavy in weight or serious in nature

nề

nề — Part of 'nặng nề' meaning burdensome or heavy

nhất

nhất — Superlative marker meaning most or -est

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well

thể

thể — Can, able to; part of 'có thể' (possibly)

dễ

dễ — Easy or simple to do

dàng

dàng — Easily; part of 'dễ dàng' (easily done)

Đến

Đến — To arrive at or come to a place

cách

cách — Way, method, or manner of doing something

lặng

lặng — Quiet, silent, or still

lẽ

lẽ — Silently; part of 'lặng lẽ' (quietly)

bất

bất — Negative prefix meaning un- or not

ngờ

ngờ — Unexpected; part of 'bất ngờ' (surprisingly)

Gặp

Gặp — To meet or encounter someone

con

con — Child; classifier for animals or certain objects

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, wonderful, or extraordinary

cô

cô — Young woman, aunt, or Miss

gái

gái — Girl or female person

nào

nào — Which, any, or what (interrogative/relative)

bước

bước — Step, pace, or to step forward

Trong

Trong — Inside, within, or in the middle of

suy

suy — To think deeply; part of 'suy nghĩ' (thought)

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think or consider; thought

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, or virtuous

lành

lành — Wholesome, benign, or healed

riêng

riêng — Private, personal, or separate

tư

tư — Private; part of 'riêng tư' (personal/private)

Có

Có — To have or there is/are

phá

phá — To break, destroy, or disrupt something

sự

sự — Noun marker for abstract concepts or affairs

Ba

Ba — Three; also father in informal speech

Vị

Vị — Classifier for respected persons; taste or flavor

Vua

Vua — King or monarch

thân

thân — Body, self; close or intimate

sợ

sợ — To fear or be afraid of something

Mà

Mà — But, yet, or whereas (contrastive conjunction)

giấu

giấu — To hide or conceal something secretly

trong

trong — In, inside, or within something

tim

tim — Heart (the organ); also dark purple color

đàn

đàn — Group; also a musical instrument

ông

ông — Grandfather, mister, or elderly man

hèn

hèn — Humble, lowly, or cowardly

mọn

mọn — Insignificant; part of 'hèn mọn' (lowly/humble)

cánh

cánh — Wing; also field or expanse of land

đồng

đồng — Field, plain; also copper or same

xám

xám — Gray color

khuất

khuất — Hidden, obscured, or out of sight

Sau

Sau — After, behind, or later in time

khi

khi — When, at the time of something

mặt

mặt — Face, surface, or the sun (poetically)

lặn

lặn — To set (sun); also to dive underwater

Nghe

Nghe — To hear or listen to something

sao

sao — Star; also why or how (interrogative)

Qua

Qua — Through, past, or across something

cửa

cửa — Door, gate, or entrance

bóng

bóng — Shadow, shade, or silhouette

tối

tối — Dark, darkness, or nighttime

hé

hé — To open slightly or be ajar

mở

mở — To open or unlock something

Hội

Hội — Association, gathering, or meeting

lâu

lâu — Long time or a long while

đời

đời — Life, lifetime, or generation

muôn

muôn — Ten thousand; countless or myriad

Lời

Lời — Word, speech, or utterance

đàm

đàm — Discussion; part of 'đàm luận' (discourse)

luận

luận — To discuss or argue; discourse or thesis

Ngôi

Ngôi — Classifier for stars, houses, or throne