The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 7

Vocabulary

Ôi

Oh, an exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

giá

Price, value, or cost of something

như

Like, as, similar to something

bạn

Friend, or second-person pronoun for peers

là

To be, linking subject and predicate

chính

Exact, main, or precisely something

mình

Oneself, reflexive pronoun or intimate 'I/you'

nhưng

But, however, a contrasting conjunction

hỡi

O, oh, a vocative exclamation calling someone

người

Person, human being, or people

yêu

To love, feel romantic or deep affection

dấu

Mark, sign, or dear, beloved (when paired)

Bạn

Friend, or second-person pronoun for peers

không

No, not, negation word in Vietnamese

còn

Still, remaining, or to still be present

của

Of, belonging to, possessive particle

hơn

More than, comparative degree marker

đang

Currently doing, present progressive aspect marker

sống

To live, to be alive, existence

nơi

Place, location, a specific spot

đây

Here, this place, nearby location

Trước

Before, in front of, prior to

cái

Classifier for objects, or 'the thing'

kết

End, conclusion, or to tie together

sắp

About to, soon going to happen

đến

To arrive, to come, to reach a place

này

This, referring to something nearby or present

nên

Should, ought to, or therefore

chuẩn bị

To prepare, to get ready for something

sẵn sàng

Ready, prepared, willing to do something

Và

And, a coordinating conjunction joining ideas

hãy

Please do, imperative marker for suggestions

trao

To give, to hand over, to bestow

vẻ

Appearance, look, an aspect of beauty

duyên dáng

Graceful, charming, elegant in manner

ngọt ngào

Sweet, gentle, pleasantly sweet in feeling

cho

To give, for, to allow someone something

khác

Different, other, another thing or person

Vậy

So, thus, therefore, in that case

thì

Then, topic or conditional marker in sentences

đẹp

Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

mà

But, yet, a contrastive or emphatic particle

nắm giữ

To hold onto, to grasp and keep something

một

One, the number one, a single item

thứ

Thing, item, or ordinal number marker

thuê

To rent, to hire, borrowed temporarily

mượn

To borrow something from someone temporarily

Sẽ

Will, future tense marker in Vietnamese

tìm

To look for, to search, to seek

thấy

To see, to find, to perceive something

hồi

A period of time, or back, return

và

And, conjunction joining two elements

lại

Again, back, or to do something repeatedly

được

To be able to, to get, to obtain

Là

To be, linking subject and predicate

lần

Time, instance, occurrence of an action

nữa

More, again, additionally, once more

sau

After, later, behind in time or space

khi

When, at the time of an event

qua

To pass, to go through, past something

đời

Life, lifetime, generation of people

Khi

When, at the time something happens

con

Child, offspring, or classifier for animals

mang

To carry, to bring, to bear something

theo

To follow, to accompany, according to

hình hài

Physical form, shape, or appearance of body

Ai

Who, someone, whoever, an indefinite person

để

To let, to allow, in order to

ngôi nhà

House, home, a place of residence

vậy

So, thus, like that, in that way

sụp đổ

To collapse, to fall apart, to crumble

hoang tàn

Ruined, desolate, devastated and abandoned

Mà

But, yet, contrastive or emphatic particle

sự

Nominalizer for abstract nouns or concepts

gìn

To preserve, protect, keep (as in gìn giữ)

đúng đắn

Correct, proper, righteous in conduct or judgment

với

With, together with, in relation to

danh dự

Honor, dignity, one's reputation and integrity

hoàn toàn

Completely, entirely, fully, totally

có thể

Can, to be able to, possibly

duy trì

To maintain, to sustain, to keep going

Chống

To resist, to oppose, to withstand force

những

Those, plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

cơn

Classifier for storms, fits, or episodes

gió bão

Stormy wind, tempest, violent windstorm

ngày đông

Winter days, cold wintry period of year

thịnh nộ

Rage, fury, intense anger or wrath

lạnh

Cold, chilly, low in temperature

vĩnh hằng

Eternal, everlasting, permanent and unchanging

chết

To die, dead, death

chẳng

Not, negation particle with emphatic tone

ai

Who, anyone, somebody or no one

ngoài

Outside, beyond, except for something

kẻ

Person, individual, often with negative connotation

phí

To waste, fee, or squander something valuable

tình

Love, affection, sentiment, emotional feeling

ta

I, we, first-person pronoun with authority

biết

To know, to be aware of something

đấy

There, you know, an emphatic particle

đã

Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

cha

Father, dad, a paternal figure

trai

Boy, male, son, young man

cũng

Also, too, as well, likewise

nói

To speak, to say, to talk

Không

No, not, negation in Vietnamese

phải

Must, right, correct, or to have to

từ

From, since, word, each individual word

các

Various, plural marker for multiple items

vì

Because, for the sake of, due to

sao

Star, why, or how in questions

rút ra

To draw out, to derive a conclusion

phán xét

To judge, to pass judgment on something

Nhưng

But, however, a contrasting conjunction

vẫn

Still, yet, continuing as before unchanged

nghĩ

To think, to believe, to consider

hiểu

To understand, to comprehend something fully

về

About, regarding, or to return home

thiên văn

Astronomy, the study of celestial bodies

Song

But, yet, however, a literary conjunction

vận may

Good luck, fortune, lucky circumstances

hay

Or, interesting, or good/well (informal)

rủi

Misfortune, bad luck, unfortunate event

Về

About, concerning, or returning to a place

dịch bệnh

Epidemic, disease outbreak affecting many people

đói kém

Famine, shortage of food, scarcity

tính chất

Nature, characteristic, quality of something

mùa

Season, a period of the year

Ta

I, we, first-person with authority or grandeur

mệnh

Fate, destiny, life force or mandate

từng

Each, every, once, used to do before

khoảnh khắc

Moment, instant, a brief period of time

ngắn ngủi

Brief, fleeting, short-lived and transient

Chỉ

Only, just, merely, nothing more than

mỗi

Each, every, each individual one

sấm sét

Thunder and lightning, a thunderstorm

mưa

Rain, to rain, precipitation

họ

They, them, third-person plural pronoun

Hay

Or, interesting, alternatively good or well

bậc

Level, rank, a person of high standing

rằng

That, saying that, introducing reported speech

mọi

All, every, each and every one

hanh thông

Smooth, prosperous, going well without obstacle

Dựa trên

Based on, relying upon, founded on something

điềm báo

Omen, sign, a portent of future events

thường

Often, usually, ordinary, common occurrence

bầu trời

Sky, the heavens, the expanse above earth

đôi mắt

Eyes, a pair of eyes

tri thức

Knowledge, wisdom, intellectual understanding

trong

In, inside, within, clear or transparent

bất biến

Unchanging, constant, invariable over time

ấy

That, those, a demonstrative pronoun

đọc

To read, to recite something written

nghệ thuật

Art, the arts, artistic skill or craft

Rằng

That, saying that, introducing a quote

chân lý

Truth, fundamental truth, ultimate reality

cùng nhau

Together, with each other, jointly

phát triển

To develop, to grow, to advance progressively

Nếu

If, conditional conjunction introducing a condition

chịu

To endure, to accept, to bear something

rời xa

To leave, to depart far from something

hướng

Direction, to face toward, orientation

việc

Work, task, matter, an affair or job

sinh sôi

To multiply, to reproduce, to proliferate

Bằng

By means of, with, equal to something

điều

Thing, matter, a point or issue

tiên đoán

To predict, to forecast future events

Cái

Classifier for objects, the thing itself

tận

The end, to exhaust, utmost limit

lẫn

Both, mixed with, confused together

suy ngẫm

To reflect, to ponder, to contemplate deeply

trưởng

Leader, head, or to grow up mature

hảo

Good, excellent, fine quality (literary/Sino-Viet)