The Brothers Karamazov — Page 1

Vocabulary

Anh

Anh — Older brother; also used to address older males

Em

Em — Younger sibling; used by younger person to elder

Nhà

Nhà — House, home, or building

Dịch

Dịch — To translate; the act of translation

từ

từ — From; a preposition indicating origin or source

tiếng

tiếng — Language; sound; a spoken tongue

Nga

Nga — Russia; referring to the Russian nation

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

bởi

bởi — By; because of; indicating cause or agent

Xuất

Xuất — To publish; to go out; to export

Bản

Bản — Edition, version, or copy of a publication

Mục

Mục — Section, category, or table of contents entry

Lục

Lục — Record, register; combined with Mục means table of contents

Phần

Phần — Part, section, or portion of a whole

Quyển

Quyển — Volume or book; classifier for bound books

Lịch

Lịch — Calendar; schedule; also used in history compound

Sử

Sử — History; historical records or chronicles

Một

Một — One; the number one; a single unit

Gia

Gia — Family; household; used in compound words

Đình

Đình — Family; combined with Gia means family unit

Chương

Chương — Chapter of a book or document

Ông

Ông — Mister; grandfather; formal address for older man

Ta

Ta — We; us; or informal pronoun for oneself

Tống

Tống — To send away; to expel or dismiss someone

Khứ

Khứ — Away; departure; used in compound with Tống

Đứa

Đứa — Classifier for children or young persons

Con

Con — Child; offspring; young animal

Trai

Trai — Male; boy; son

Cả

Cả — Eldest; all; the oldest among siblings

Cuộc

Cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or activities

Hôn

Hôn — Marriage; to kiss; related to matrimony

Nhân

Nhân — Person; cause; combined in marriage compound

Thứ

Thứ — Ordinal marker; second; rank or order

Hai

Hai — Two; the number two

Và

Và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

Người

Người — Person, people, human being

Ba

Ba — Three; father; the number three

Các

Các — Plural marker for nouns; the various ones

Trưởng

Trưởng — Elder, senior, chief, or head of group

Lão

Lão — Old person; elder; aged individual

Tụ

Tụ — To gather, assemble, or congregate together

Họp

Họp — To meet, to hold a meeting or assembly

Bất

Bất — Not; negation prefix in Sino-Vietnamese words

Hạnh

Hạnh — Happiness, virtue; combined with Bất means misfortune

Họ

Họ — They, them; also means family surname

Đến

Đến — To arrive, to come, to reach a place

Tu

Tu — To practice religion; to cultivate spiritually

Viện

Viện — Institute, monastery, or institution building

Tên

Tên — Name; fellow; a person's given name

Hề

Hề — Clown, jester, buffoon; comic performer

Già

Già — Old, aged, elderly person

Những

Những — Plural marker; those, these multiple items

Phụ

Phụ — Female; assistant; secondary; woman-related prefix

Nữ

Nữ — Woman, female gender

Nông

Nông — Farmer; agricultural; rural peasant

Dân

Dân — People, citizens, common folk

Có

Có — To have; to possess; there is or are

Đức

Đức — Virtue, morality; also means Germany

Tin

Tin — To believe, trust; news or information

Quý

Quý — Precious, noble, esteemed; to respect someone

Bà

Bà — Grandmother; Mrs.; formal address for older woman

Ít

Ít — Little, few, a small amount

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative particle; please do; let us

Cứ

Cứ — Just go ahead; continue; insist on doing

Thế

Thế — So, thus, that way; world; generation

Tại

Tại — At, in; because of; located at a place

Sao

Sao — Why; star; how come; questioning word

Như

Như — Like, as, such as; resembling something

Vậy

Vậy — So, thus, like that; therefore

Vẫn

Vẫn — Still, yet; continuing a previous state

Còn

Còn — Still, remaining; yet; to still exist

Sống

Sống — To live, to be alive; raw or uncooked

Chàng

Chàng — Young man; he; literary term for a young male

Quyết

Quyết — To decide, determine; resolute in action

Tâm

Tâm — Heart, mind, spirit; center of one's will

Lập

Lập — To establish, set up, found something new

Nghiệp

Nghiệp — Career, livelihood, karma; one's life work

Cảnh

Cảnh — Scene, scenery, circumstance, or situation

Tượng

Tượng — Image, statue, figure; combined in scene compound

Bê

Bê — To carry; calf; combined in scandal compound

Bối

Bối — Disorder, chaos; combined with Bê means scandal

Kẻ

Kẻ — Person, fellow; often used for undesirable person

Nhục

Nhục — Shame, disgrace; flesh; carnal desire

Dục

Dục — Desire, lust; sensual craving or appetite

Trong

Trong — In, inside, within; clear or transparent

Khu

Khu — Area, zone, district, or neighborhood

Ở

Ở — To live at; to stay; at a location

Hầu

Hầu — Servant; to wait upon; almost, nearly

Lời

Lời — Words, speech, statement, utterance

Thú

Thú — To confess; interesting; wild animal

Nhận

Nhận — To recognize, receive, admit or acknowledge

Trái

Trái — Fruit; left side; contrary or opposite

Tim

Tim — Heart (the organ); core of something

Đam

Đam — Passion, obsession; combined in passionate desire

Mê

Mê — To be crazy about; obsessed; passion

Bằng

Bằng — By means of; equal to; using as material

Thơ

Thơ — Poetry, poem; verse; poetic writing

Giai

Giai — Anecdote, tale; handsome; combined in anecdote

Thoại

Thoại — Story, tale, anecdote; combined with Giai

Chổng

Chổng — Upside down, inverted, turned over

Ngược

Ngược — Reversed, upside down, against the current

Tranh

Tranh — To argue, compete; painting or picture

Luận

Luận — To discuss, debate, argue a point

Bên

Bên — Side, beside, next to; alongside something

Chén

Chén — Bowl, cup; small drinking vessel

Rượu

Rượu — Alcohol, wine, liquor, alcoholic beverage

Cùng

Cùng — Together with; same; at the same time

Nhau

Nhau — Each other; one another; reciprocal action

Thêm

Thêm — To add, more, additional, furthermore

Danh

Danh — Name, reputation, fame, renown

Tiếng

Tiếng — Sound, voice, language, reputation

Bị

Bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo something

Hủy

Hủy — To destroy, cancel, annul, ruin

Hoại

Hoại — Destroyed, ruined, decayed; combined with Hủy

Vết

Vết — Mark, trace, scar, wound mark

Thương

Thương — Wound, injury; to love or feel sorry for

Cha

Cha — Father, dad, priest

Gặp

Gặp — To meet, encounter, come across someone

Gỡ

Gỡ — To untangle, remove, or disengage something

Với

Với — With, together with; reaching toward

Cậu

Cậu — Uncle; buddy; young male informal address

Học

Học — To study, learn, acquire knowledge

Trò

Trò — Student, pupil; trick; combined means student

Phòng

Phòng — Room, chamber; to prevent or guard against

Khách

Khách — Guest, visitor; customer; living room

Căn

Căn — Classifier for rooms or houses; root

Nhỏ

Nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size

Ngoài

Ngoài — Outside, outdoors, beyond, exterior

Trời

Trời — Sky, heaven, weather, God

Thuận

Thuận — Favorable, agreeable, in favor of something

Chống

Chống — To oppose, resist, be against something

Lễ

Lễ — Ceremony, ritual, rite, etiquette

Đính

Đính — To betroth, attach; engagement ceremony

Cây

Cây — Tree, plant; classifier for long thin objects

Đàn

Đàn — Musical instrument; flock; to play music