The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 11

Vocabulary

Vậy

So, thus, therefore; used for conclusion or continuation

thì

Then; marks condition or topic in a sentence

ta

I, me, we; first-person pronoun (literary)

chẳng

Not, does not; negation particle (colloquial/literary)

giống

Similar to, resembling; to be like something

như

Like, as; used for comparison

nàng

She, her; literary third-person pronoun for women

thơ

Poetry; a poem or verse

kia

That, over there; demonstrative pronoun for distance

Bị

To be subjected to; passive voice marker (negative)

vẻ

Appearance, look, aspect of something

đẹp

Beautiful, pretty, attractive in appearance

son

Lipstick; red cosmetic applied to lips

phấn

Powder; cosmetic face powder or makeup

thôi

To stop; just, only; particle ending sentences

thúc

To urge, push, drive someone to do something

vào

Into, to enter; directional preposition inward

văn

Literature, writing, prose composition

Kẻ

Person, individual; often refers to someone negatively

dùng

To use, to employ something for a purpose

chính

Exact, main, correct; itself (emphatic)

bầu

Vault, dome; round shape (bầu trời = sky)

trời

Sky, heaven; also used to mean God/nature

làm

To do, to make, to perform an action

đồ

Thing, item, object; tool or utensil

trang

Page; to decorate, adorn (trang trí)

trí

Mind, intellect; to decorate (trang trí = decoration)

Và

And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

so

To compare; used in so sánh (comparison)

sánh

To compare, match; used in so sánh

mọi

Every, all; refers to all things or people

với

With, to; preposition showing accompaniment or comparison

của

Of, belonging to; possessive particle

mình

Oneself, myself; reflexive or first-person pronoun

Dệt

To weave; to create something intricately

nên

To form, become; therefore; should (advice)

những

Those, the (plural marker for nouns)

kiêu

Proud, arrogant; used in kiêu hãnh (pride)

hãnh

Pride, honor; used in kiêu hãnh (proud, honorable)

thành

To become, form into; city, wall

đôi

Pair, couple; two matching things together

Với

With; preposition connecting two elements

mặt

Face, surface; front side of something

và

And; basic conjunction connecting elements

trăng

Moon; the moon in the night sky

châu

Pearl; continent; jewel (châu báu = treasure)

báu

Precious, valuable; treasure (châu báu = jewels)

đất

Earth, soil, land, ground

liền

Immediately, continuous; adjoining, connected

biển

Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

cả

All, entire; even (emphatic particle)

bông

Flower, blossom; cotton (bông hoa = flower)

hoa

Flower; bloom; also means flower-like beauty

đầu

Head; first, beginning of something

tiên

First, fairy; celestial being (đầu tiên = first)

tháng

Month; one of twelve calendar months

Tư

Four; April (tháng Tư = April)

thứ

Ordinal marker (second, third); type, kind

hiếm

Rare, scarce; not commonly found

quý

Precious, valuable, dear; to value something

Mà

But, yet; conjunction showing contrast or reason

không

No, not; negation; also means air/zero

khí

Air, gas, atmosphere; spirit (không khí = atmosphere)

thiên

Heaven, sky, celestial; thousand (literary)

đường

Road, path; sugar; heaven (thiên đường = paradise)

bao

To wrap, enclose; how much; bag

bọc

To wrap, cover, enclose something around

trong

In, inside, within; clear, transparent

vòm

Vault, arch, dome of sky or ceiling

rộng

Wide, broad, spacious in area or extent

lớn

Large, big, great in size or age

này

This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

Ôi

Oh! exclamation expressing emotion or surprise

hãy

Please, let (imperative mood marker for requests)

để

To let, allow; in order to; to place

yêu

To love; love (romantic or general affection)

chân

Foot, leg; true, genuine (chân thật = honest)

viết

To write; to compose text or letters

thật

True, real, genuine, honest; truly

lòng

Heart, mind, interior; feelings, sincerity

rồi

Already, then, afterward; done (completion marker)

tin

To believe, trust; news, message

tình

Love, feeling, emotion, affection between people

kém

Inferior, less, lacking; below standard

Như

Like, as; used for comparison or similarity

bất

Any, un-; negation prefix (bất kỳ = any)

kỳ

Period, term; strange; any (bất kỳ = any)

đứa

Child classifier; used for children or people (informal)

con

Child, offspring; classifier for animals/children

nào

Which, any; question word for selection

người

Person, people; human being

mẹ

Mother, mom; female parent

dù

Although, even though; umbrella

rực

Blazing, brilliant, glowing (rực rỡ = radiant)

rỡ

Bright, radiant; used in rực rỡ (brilliant, splendid)

bằng

Equal to, as…as; made of; flat

Những

Those; plural marker for nouns in Vietnamese

ngọn

Tip, top, flame; classifier for candles/flames

nến

Candle; wax candle used for light

vàng

Gold; yellow color; precious metal

gắn

To attach, fix, fasten onto something

trên

On, above, on top of something

Hãy

Let, please; imperative particle urging action

kẻ

Person (often derogatory); to draw lines

ưa

To like, be fond of, prefer something

đồn

To spread rumors; fort, outpost

nói

To speak, say, talk, tell something

nhiều

Many, much, a lot; large quantity

hơn

More than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

Ta

I, we; literary first-person pronoun

sẽ

Will, shall; future tense marker

ca

To sing; song; shift (work period)

ngợi

To praise; used in ca ngợi (to extol, praise)

gì

What; anything; question word for things

nhằm

To aim at, intend; for the purpose of

mục

Goal, objective; section (mục đích = purpose)

đích

Target, goal, destination (mục đích = purpose)

bán

To sell; to trade goods for money

ra

Out, outward; directional particle away from speaker

Gương

Mirror; example, model to follow

thuyết

To persuade, explain; theory (thuyết phục = persuade)

phục

To convince, submit; used in thuyết phục (persuade)

rằng

That (conjunction introducing a quoted clause)

đã

Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

già

Old, aged; elderly person

Chừng

About, approximately; as long as, while

tuổi

Age, years old; one's age

trẻ

Young, youthful; youth, children

còn

Still, yet; remaining; also, and

cùng

Together, same, with; simultaneously

một

One; the number one

thuở

Time, era, period; in the days of

Nhưng

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

khi

When, at the time of; temporal conjunction

nhìn

To look, see, observe with eyes

thấy

To see, perceive; to feel/notice something

nếp

Fold, crease; wrinkle; sticky rice

nhăn

Wrinkled, creased; frown (nếp nhăn = wrinkle)

thời

Time, era, period; weather

gian

Time, space; used in thời gian (time period)

Thì

Then; marks condition-result in a sentence

mong

To hope, wish, desire something

cái

Classifier for objects; thing, item

chết

To die, death; dead

đến

To come, arrive, reach a place or time

chuộc

To redeem, buy back, ransom something

lấy

To take, get; to marry; to obtain

ngày

Day; daytime; a specific date

Bởi

Because, due to; causal conjunction

tất

All, entire; must (tất cả = all, everything)

phủ

To cover, overlay; government office

Chẳng

Not, does not; emphatic negation particle

qua

To pass, go through; over, past

là

To be; linking verb (copula) in Vietnamese

lớp

Layer, coat; class, grade in school

áo

Shirt, garment, coat; clothing item

tươm

Neat, tidy; well-kept appearance

trái

Fruit; left side; heart (trái tim = heart)

tim

Heart; the cardiac organ; core

Sống

To live, be alive; life; raw (uncooked)

lồng

Cage; chest cavity (lồng ngực = chest)

ngực

Chest, breast; the front torso area

sống

To live; alive; raw

sao

Star; why, how; how could it be

có

To have, exist; there is/are

thể

Can, able to; body; form (có thể = possibly)

được

Can, able; to get, obtain; okay

vậy

So, like that; thus; is that so?

hỡi

O, hey; vocative particle calling attention

khéo

Skillful, clever, deft; careful, well-done

giữ

To keep, hold, guard, preserve something

gìn

To preserve, maintain; used in giữ gìn (take care)

bản

Version, copy; self (bản thân = oneself)

thân

Body, self; close, intimate; trunk

vì

Because, for the sake of; causal preposition

mà

But, yet; so that; relative particle

muốn

To want, desire, wish for something

Mang

To carry, bring, bear something along

theo

To follow, along with, according to

thận

Kidney; careful (thận trọng = cautious)

trọng

Important, heavy; careful (thận trọng = cautious)

vú

Breast; wet nurse (vú nuôi = wet nurse/nanny)

nuôi

To nurture, raise, feed (vú nuôi = nanny)

dịu

Gentle, soft, mild; soothing

dàng

Easy; gentle (dịu dàng = gentle, tender)

bảo

To tell, instruct; to protect (bảo vệ = protect)

vệ

To guard, protect (bảo vệ = to protect)

khỏi

Away from, free from; to avoid something bad

điều

Thing, matter, issue; a point or aspect

xấu

Bad, ugly, evil, poor quality

Đừng

Don't; negative imperative particle

lại

Again; to come back; furthermore

Người

Person, people; human being

trao

To give, hand over, bestow something to someone

cho

To give; for, to (benefactive preposition)

chứ

Right? isn't it? (tag question/emphatic particle)

phải

Must, have to; right, correct; to be