The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 8

Vocabulary

Ngay

Ngay — Right away; immediately; exactly at that point

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

nàng

nàng — She; her (used for young women, literary)

vừa

vừa — Just; having just done something moments ago

cất

cất — To lift, raise, or start (a sound or voice)

tiếng

tiếng — Sound; voice; language; word

đã

đã — Past tense marker; indicates completed action

không

không — No; not; negation of a verb or adjective

còn

còn — Still; yet; to remain or continue existing

nữa

nữa — More; anymore; any further; also, in addition

Và

Và — And; connects words, phrases, or clauses

chàng

chàng — He; him; young man (literary pronoun)

cũng

cũng — Also; too; as well; likewise

chẳng

chẳng — Not; didn't; emphatic negation particle

thốt

thốt — To utter; to blurt out words suddenly

nên

nên — So; therefore; should; ought to

lời

lời — Words; speech; utterance; lyrics

Chàng

Chàng — He; him; young man (literary pronoun, sentence-initial)

chỉ

chỉ — Only; merely; just; to point at

lắng

lắng — To listen attentively; to settle, become calm

nghe

nghe — To listen; to hear something

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be in an upright position

yên

yên — Quiet; still; calm; at peace

lặng

lặng — Silent; hushed; motionless and quiet

như

như — Like; as; similar to; such as

vậy

vậy — So; like that; in that way; thus

Dưới

Dưới — Under; below; beneath something

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for individual objects like hats, boats

mũ

mũ — Hat; cap; headwear

trùm

trùm — To cover over; drape over; a boss or chief

gật

gật — To nod the head downward

gù

gù — Hunched; nodding repeatedly; humpbacked

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

đêm

đêm — Night; nighttime

cổ

cổ — Ancient; old; antique; neck (body part)

xưa

xưa — Long ago; ancient times; of the past

Những

Những — Plural marker for nouns; those; these (multiple)

người

người — Person; people; human being

biển

biển — Sea; ocean; large body of saltwater

cả

cả — All; entire; whole; even (emphatic)

đang

đang — Currently; in the process of doing something

phá

phá — To destroy; to break apart; to disrupt

tan

tan — To dissolve; scatter; completely broken apart

khu

khu — Area; zone; district; section

rừng

rừng — Forest; jungle; woodland

Tựa

Tựa — Like; resembling; to lean against something

con

con — Classifier for animals, rivers; child; offspring

thủy

thủy — Water (literary/Sino-Vietnamese); aquatic

triều

triều — Tide; dynasty; royal court

dâng

dâng — To rise up; to offer; to surge upward

cao

cao — High; tall; elevated

từ

từ — From; since; word; gentle (literary)

khơi

khơi — Open sea; offshore; far from shore

thấy

thấy — To see; to perceive; to feel or notice

những

những — Plural marker; those; these (multiple items)

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often with negative connotation); individual

ngoại

ngoại — Outside; foreign; external; maternal (in kinship)

đạo

đạo — Religion; doctrine; path; way of life

Với

Với — With; together with; using; by means of

đôi

đôi — Pair; couple; two matching items

mắt

mắt — Eye; eyes (body part)

xanh

xanh — Blue; green; young; fresh in color

lạnh

lạnh — Cold; chilly; emotionally cold

lẽo

lẽo — Chilling; eerily cold (used in lạnh lẽo)

và

và — And; connects words or clauses together

hoang

hoang — Wild; desolate; uninhabited; barren

vu

vu — Desolate; vast and empty; wild (hoang vu)

Hát

Hát — To sing; to perform a song

về

về — About; regarding; to return home

một

một — One; a; an (number and article)

điều

điều — Thing; matter; point; idea; a fact

tàn

tàn — Cruel; to end; fade; remnant; brutal

nhẫn

nhẫn — Cruel; heartless; enduring; a ring (jewelry)

nào

nào — Which; what; some; any (interrogative/indefinite)

đó

đó — That; there; that thing or place

Do

Do — Due to; because of; caused by

vị

vị — Classifier for respected people; taste; flavor

vua

vua — King; monarch; ruler of a kingdom

vĩ

vĩ — Great; grand; magnificent (Sino-Vietnamese prefix)

đại

đại — Great; large; big (Sino-Vietnamese); university

nụ

nụ — Bud; small blossom; nụ cười means smile

cười

cười — To smile; to laugh; a smile or laughter

trên

trên — On; above; on top of; upper

môi

môi — Lips; the mouth's outer edges

làm

làm — To do; to make; to cause; to work

Giữa

Giữa — In the middle of; amid; between

ban

ban — Period (ban ngày = daytime); to grant; group

ngày

ngày — Day; daytime; date

sàn

sàn — Floor; deck of a ship; flat surface

thuyền

thuyền — Boat; small watercraft

mù

mù — Blind; foggy; unable to see clearly

quáng

quáng — Dazzled; blinded by light (mù quáng = blind/ignorant)

ô

ô — Oh (exclamation); shameful; umbrella; black

nhục

nhục — Shame; disgrace; humiliation; dishonor

xảy

xảy — To happen; to occur; to take place

ra

ra — To come out; to happen; directional particle outward

chan

chan — To pour over; to flood; chan hòa means bathed in

hòa

hòa — Harmony; blended; peaceful; to mix together

ánh

ánh — Ray; gleam; light (ánh nắng = sunlight)

nắng

nắng — Sunshine; sunny weather; sunlight

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; front side of something

trời

trời — Sky; heaven; God; sun (mặt trời = sun)

Khi

Khi — When; at the time that an event occurs

bờ

bờ — Shore; bank; edge of water; riverbank

đất

đất — Land; earth; soil; ground

liền

liền — Immediately; connected; continuous; right after

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer; to be subjected to

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon; to leave behind; to discard

lại

lại — Again; to stay; left behind; back

phía

phía — Side; direction; toward a certain direction

sau

sau — After; behind; later; in the back