The Brothers Karamazov — Page 3

Vocabulary

Và

va — Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.

một

mot — The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'.

trí

tri — Mind, intellect, or mental faculty.

tưởng

tuong — To think, imagine, or suppose something.

tượng

tuong — Image, figure, or representation; used in compounds.

dễ

de — Easy, simple, or not difficult to do.

uốn

uon — To bend, shape, or mold something flexible.

nắn

nan — To mold, shape, or correct by hand.

đã

da — Past tense marker indicating a completed action.

thuyết

thuyet — Theory, doctrine; also to persuade or lecture.

phục

phuc — To submit, convince, or be persuaded by someone.

bà

ba — Respectful term for older woman; grandmother or Mrs.

chúng

chung — Pronoun prefix for plural groups, e.g., 'we' or 'they'.

ta

ta — First-person pronoun; 'we' or 'I' in certain contexts.

phải

phai — Must, have to; also 'right' or 'correct'.

giả

gia — False, fake, or hypothetical; to pretend or assume.

định

dinh — To intend, plan, or assume beforehand.

như

nhu — Like, as, such as; used for comparisons.

vậy

vay — So, thus, like that; used for reference or conclusion.

trong

trong — In, inside, within a space or time period.

khoảnh

khoanh — A brief moment or short span of time.

khắc

khac — Moment, instant; also to engrave or carve.

ngắn

ngan — Short in length or duration; brief.

ngủi

ngui — Fleeting, short-lived; used with 'ngắn' for brevity.

rằng

rang — That; introduces a reported speech or thought clause.

bất

bat — Prefix meaning 'un-' or 'not'; negation in compounds.

chấp

chap — To accept, tolerate, or disregard something deliberately.

địa

dia — Earth, land, or place; used in compound nouns.

vị

vi — Position, status, rank in society or hierarchy.

ăn

an — To eat; also used in compound words idiomatically.

bám

bam — To cling, latch onto, or depend on someone parasitically.

của

cua — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'.

hắn

han — Third-person pronoun for male, often with negative connotation.

là

la — To be; linking verb equivalent to 'is', 'are', 'am'.

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns; 'those' or 'these things'.

tâm

tam — Heart, mind, soul; inner spiritual or emotional core.

hồn

hon — Soul, spirit; the immaterial essence of a person.

táo

tao — Bold, daring; also means apple in other contexts.

bạo

bao — Violent, fierce, or audaciously bold in behavior.

và

va — Conjunction 'and', connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

mỉa

mia — Sarcastic, mocking; used in 'mỉa mai' for irony.

mai

mai — Sarcasm, irony; tomorrow; also a type of flower.

thời

thoi — Time, era, period; relating to a specific age.

đại

dai — Era, generation, epoch; great or large in scope.

tiến

tien — To advance, progress, or move forward positively.

bộ

bo — Ministry, department; set, step, or progress movement.

đó

do — That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing to something.

mặc

mac — To wear; despite, regardless of something.

dù

du — Although, even though, despite; concessive conjunction.

trên

tren — On, above, upon; spatial preposition indicating higher position.

thực

thuc — Real, actual, true; in practice or in reality.

tế

te — Reality, practice; used in 'thực tế' meaning 'in reality'.

chỉ

chi — Only, merely, just; limiting adverb restricting scope.

tên

ten — Name; also a derogatory term for a person.

hề

he — Clown, jester; also 'at all' in negation contexts.

độc

doc — Toxic, poisonous, cruel; also means alone or unique.

ác

ac — Evil, wicked, cruel; morally bad or harmful.

không

khong — No, not; negation word; also means 'zero' or 'air'.

hơn

hon — More than, greater than; comparative degree marker.

kém

kem — Less than, inferior; lacking in quality or quantity.

Điều

dieu — Thing, matter, point; referring to an abstract subject.

làm

lam — To do, make, or cause something to happen.

cho

cho — To give, for, allow; versatile preposition or verb.

cuộc

cuoc — Classifier for events, trips, or ongoing activities.

hôn

hon — Marriage; also to kiss in some contexts.

nhân

nhan — Person; cause, reason; used in marriage compound words.

thêm

them — To add, more, additional; increasing something further.

phần

phan — Part, portion, share; also degree or aspect of something.

ly

ly — Strange, unusual; to separate or leave; glass cup.

kỳ

ky — Strange, extraordinary; period, term; used in compounds.

nó

no — It, he, she; third-person pronoun, often informal.

được

duoc — To be able to, to receive; passive or resultative marker.

mở

mo — To open, start, or begin something; to unlock.

đầu

dau — Head; beginning, start of something; first part.

bằng

bang — By means of, with, equal to; comparative marker.

vụ

vu — Case, incident, affair; classifier for events or scandals.

trốn

tron — To hide, flee, or escape from someone or something.

chạy

chay — To run, flee, or escape quickly from something.

để

de — To put, place; in order to; so that; purpose marker.

kết

ket — To conclude, end, or tie together; result or outcome.

điều

dieu — Thing, matter, condition; refers to abstract concepts.

này

nay — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

thu

thu — To collect, attract, gather; also means autumn.

hút

hut — To attract, suck in, or draw something toward oneself.

mạnh

manh — Strong, powerful, forceful; vigorous in action or effect.

mẽ

me — Used in 'mạnh mẽ' meaning strongly or powerfully; intensifier.

Địa

dia — Earth, land; used in place names and compound words.

lúc

luc — Time, moment, when; referring to a specific time.

bấy

bay — That (time); used in 'lúc bấy giờ' meaning 'at that time'.

giờ

gio — Hour, time; now; currently at this moment.

khiến

khien — To cause, make someone do or feel something.

đặc

dac — Special, particular, concentrated; used in 'đặc biệt'.

biệt

biet — Special, unique, separate; used in compound 'đặc biệt'.

háo

hao — Eager, enthusiastic; used in 'háo hức' meaning excited.

hức

huc — Excitement, eagerness; paired with 'háo' for enthusiasm.

với

voi — With, to; preposition indicating accompaniment or direction.

cơ

co — Opportunity, chance; muscle; basis or foundation.

hội

hoi — Association, opportunity, gathering; used in 'cơ hội'.

nào

nao — Which, any, some; interrogative or indefinite pronoun.

vì

vi — Because, for the sake of; causal conjunction or preposition.

khao

khao — To crave, yearn; used in 'khao khát' meaning longing.

khát

khat — Thirsty; to crave intensely; strong desire for something.

mãnh

manh — Fierce, intense, strong; used in 'mãnh liệt' for intensity.

liệt

liet — Intense, fierce; paralyzed; used in 'mãnh liệt' compound.

tạo

tao — To create, build, or establish something new.

dựng

dung — To build, erect, or establish; set something upright.

sự

su — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs/adjectives into nouns.

nghiệp

nghiep — Career, profession, livelihood; also karma in Buddhist context.

cách

cach — Way, method, manner of doing something; distance apart.

hay

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

khác

khac — Different, other, another; not the same as before.

Việc

viec — Work, task, matter, thing; nominalizer for actions.

gắn

gan — To attach, connect, bond tightly to something.

bó

bo — To bind, tie; bundle; stuck or trapped with someone.

gia

gia — Family, household; used in compound words like 'gia đình'.

đình

dinh — Family; communal house; used in 'gia đình' meaning family.

tốt

tot — Good, well, fine; positive quality or condition.

có

co — To have, possess; there is/are; existential verb.

hồi

hoi — Period, time, episode; to return; dowry in compounds.

môn

mon — Subject, discipline; gate; dowry in 'hồi môn' compound.

triển

trien — To develop, expand; used in 'triển vọng' meaning prospect.

vọng

vong — Hope, prospect, view; used in 'triển vọng' for prospects.

hấp

hap — Attractive, appealing; to steam food; absorb something.

dẫn

dan — To lead, guide; used in 'hấp dẫn' meaning attractive.

Còn

con — Still, remaining, as for; transitional topic-shifting word.

về

ve — About, regarding; to return home; concerning a topic.

tình

tinh — Love, feeling, sentiment; emotional or romantic affection.

yêu

yeu — To love; romantic affection between people; dear.

đôi

doi — Pair, couple; two of something together as a unit.

lứa

lua — Couple, pair; age group; used in 'đôi lứa' for lovers.

dường

duong — Seemingly, apparently; used in 'dường như' meaning seemingly.

tồn

ton — To exist, remain, survive; used in 'tồn tại'.

tại

tai — To exist, at, in; location preposition or existential verb.

cả

ca — All, both, even; inclusive of every part or member.

ở

o — At, in, to live or reside somewhere; location marker.

cô

co — Young woman, Miss; aunt; used respectfully for females.

dâu

dau — Daughter-in-law; bride; also a type of mulberry fruit.

lẫn

lan — Both, as well as; mixed together; included with others.

vẻ

ve — Appearance, look, beauty; aspect or air of something.

đẹp

dep — Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance or form.

Đây

day — Here, this; demonstrative pronoun for nearby location or thing.

lẽ

le — Reason, logic; perhaps; used in 'có lẽ' meaning perhaps.

trường

truong — School, field, case; long; used in many compound words.

hợp

hop — Case, instance, situation; to combine or fit together.

duy

duy — Only, sole, unique; used in 'duy nhất' meaning only one.

nhất

nhat — Most, first, number one; superlative marker in Vietnamese.

thuộc

thuoc — To belong to, be part of; to know by heart.

loại

loai — Type, kind, category, sort of thing or person.

đời

doi — Life, lifetime, world, era; one's existence or generation.

người

nguoi — Person, human being, people; classifier for humans.

luôn

luon — Always, constantly, ever; indicating habitual action.

bản

ban — Original, inherent, self; copy or version of a text.

tính

tinh — Nature, personality, character; to calculate or plan.

sẵn

san — Ready, available, already prepared or willing to act.

sàng

sang — Ready, prepared; used in 'sẵn sàng' meaning ready.

theo

theo — To follow, pursue, according to; go along with someone.

váy

vay — Skirt or dress worn by women; lower body garment.

đầm

dam — Dress, gown; pond or swamp; used with 'váy' for dress.

cần

can — To need, require; necessary; fishing rod in other contexts.

chút

chut — A little, a bit, a small amount of something.

khuyến

khuyen — To encourage, promote, urge someone toward an action.

khích

khich — To encourage, incite; used in 'khuyến khích' to encourage.

nhỏ

nho — Small, little, tiny in size or amount.

nhoi

nhoi — Meager, trifling, insignificant; used in 'nhỏ nhoi'.

Có

co — To have; there is; existential or possessive verb.

phụ

phu — Female, auxiliary, supplementary; used in 'phụ nữ'.

nữ

nu — Female, woman; used in compound 'phụ nữ' meaning woman.

gợi

goi — To evoke, suggest, arouse a feeling or memory.

lên

len — Up, upward; directional complement indicating rising action.

ham

ham — To crave, desire eagerly; fond of something strongly.

muốn

muon — To want, wish, desire something; expression of will.

cảm

cam — Feeling, sense, emotion; to feel or perceive something.

Ngay

ngay — Right away, immediately, straight; even; right after.

sau

sau — After, behind, later; temporal or spatial preposition.

đi

di — To go; directional particle; imperative softener.

nhận

nhan — To recognize, receive, acknowledge, or admit something.

ra

ra — Out, outward; to realize or come out; directional particle.

chớp

chop — Lightning flash; to blink; in 'chớp mắt' meaning instantly.

mắt

mat — Eye; in 'chớp mắt' meaning in the blink of an eye.

xúc

xuc — Emotion, feeling; to be moved emotionally by something.

dành

danh — To reserve, set aside, dedicate something for someone.

chồng

chong — Husband; male spouse in a marriage relationship.

ngoài

ngoai — Outside, beyond, except for; external or additional.

khinh

khinh — To despise, look down on, disrespect someone.

thường

thuong — Common, ordinary, usual; often, normally, frequently.

Cuộc

cuoc — Classifier for ongoing events, matches, or journeys.

bộc

boc — To reveal, express openly; used in 'bộc lộ' to expose.

lộ

lo — To reveal, expose, show clearly; road or route.

chất

chat — Nature, quality, substance, true character of something.

thật

that — True, real, genuine; truly or really; not false.

tốc

toc — Speed, rate; used in 'tốc độ' meaning speed or velocity.

độ

do — Degree, level, speed; measure of something's intensity.

phi

phi — Extraordinary, beyond normal; prefix meaning non- or un-.

Mặc

mac — Despite, regardless; to wear; used in concessive clauses.

việc

viec — Task, work, matter, affair; nominalizer for verb phrases.

khá

kha — Quite, rather, fairly; moderately good or significant.

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid in movement or completion.

chóng

chong — Quickly, soon; used in 'nhanh chóng' meaning rapidly.

chia

chia — To divide, share, separate; split between parties.

bỏ

bo — To abandon, leave, give up, drop someone or something.

mình

minh — Oneself, body, self; first-person reflexive pronoun.

vợ

vo — Wife; female spouse in a marriage relationship.

bắt

bat — To catch, force, compel; begin or start something.

sống

song — To live, be alive; life; raw or uncooked food.

hết

het — All, completely, finished; to run out of something.

sức

suc — Strength, energy, force; with all one's effort.

lộn

lon — Chaotic, messy, confused; upside down or mixed up.