The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 1

Vocabulary

Chương

Chương — Chapter; a division of a book or text

Sự

Sự — Nominalizer prefix for abstract nouns or events

Đến

Đến — To arrive; to come to a place

Nơi

Nơi — Place; location; a specific spot

Vào

Vào — To enter; into; on (a date)

ngày

ngày — Day; date on the calendar

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve calendar months

năm

năm — Year; a period of twelve months

người

người — Person; human being; people

canh

canh — To guard; to keep watch over something

gác

gác — To stand guard; a watchtower or post

tại

tại — At; located at a specific place

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already completed action

phát

phát — To emit; to send out a signal

tín hiệu

tín hiệu — Signal; a transmitted message or sign

về

về — About; concerning; to return home

con

con — Classifier for animals, rivers, ships, children

tàu

tàu — Ship; large vessel for water travel

ba

ba — Three; the number three

cột

cột — Mast; pole; column or post

buồm

buồm — Sail; fabric used to catch wind on ships

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for vehicles, vessels, singular objects

từ

từ — From; originating at a location or time

và

và — And; connecting words or phrases together

Như

Như — Like; as; similar to something

thường

thường — Usually; normally; ordinary or common

lệ

lệ — Custom; rule; established practice or convention

một

một — One; a single item or person

hoa tiêu

hoa tiêu — Pilot; navigator guiding ships into port

lập tức

lập tức — Immediately; at once; without delay

ra

ra — To go out; outward direction from center

khơi

khơi — Open sea; offshore; away from the coast

vòng

vòng — To go around; a circle or loop

qua

qua — To pass by; through; past a place

lên

lên — To go up; upward movement or direction

giữa

giữa — Between; in the middle of something

mũi

mũi — Cape; promontory; nose; tip of land

đảo

đảo — Island; a landmass surrounded by water

Ngay

Ngay — Right away; immediately; straight; directly

theo

theo — To follow; according to; along with

thông

thông — To communicate; to pass through; informed

tường

tường — Wall; a vertical structure enclosing space

thành

thành — Rampart; city wall; fortress wall

của

của — Of; belonging to; possessive particle

Pháo đài

Pháo đài — Fortress; fort; a military defensive structure

đầy

đầy — Full; crowded; filled with people or things

xem

xem — To watch; to look at; to observe

việc

việc — Task; matter; affair; work to be done

vào cảng

vào cảng — To enter port; to dock at harbor

luôn

luôn — Always; continuously; ever; all the time

là

là — To be; linking verb equating subject and object

sự kiện

sự kiện — Event; occurrence; a noteworthy happening

ở

ở — To live at; to be located somewhere

đặc biệt

đặc biệt — Special; particular; out of the ordinary

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

đó

đó — That; there; referring to something mentioned

như

như — Like; as; resembling; in the manner of

được

được — To be able to; passive marker; to receive

đóng

đóng — To build; to close; to assemble (a ship)

trang bị

trang bị — To equip; to outfit with necessary gear

chất hàng

chất hàng — To load cargo; to put goods on ship

bến

bến — Dock; wharf; landing area for boats

cũ

cũ — Old; used; former; not new anymore

thuộc

thuộc — Belonging to; under the ownership of

chủ nhân

chủ nhân — Owner; master; the person who owns something

trong

trong — In; inside; within a space or group

phố

phố — Street; urban road; city street area

Con

Con — Classifier; child; small creature (contextual)

tiến

tiến — To advance; to move forward progressively

đi

đi — To go; to walk; to move away

an toàn

an toàn — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm

eo biển

Strait; narrow channel of water between lands

tạo

tạo — To create; to form; to make something

bởi

bởi — By; because of; caused by something

cơn

cơn — Classifier for natural events like storms, earthquakes

chấn động

chấn động — Earthquake; seismic shock; violent trembling of ground

núi lửa

núi lửa — Volcano; a mountain that erupts lava

các

các — Plural marker for nouns; several; various

dưới

dưới — Below; under; beneath a surface or level

trên

trên — On; above; on top of a surface

trước

trước — Before; in front of; ahead in time

sau

sau — After; behind; later in time or space

nhưng

nhưng — But; however; expressing contrast or exception

chậm

chậm — Slow; not fast; taking more time than expected

rãi

rãi — Leisurely; gradually; used in 'chậm rãi' (slowly)

thong thả

thong thả — Leisurely; unhurried; at a relaxed pace

đến mức

đến mức — To the extent that; so much that

những

những — Plural marker; those; indicating multiple items

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often derogatory); individual; fellow

nhàn rỗi

nhàn rỗi — Idle; free; having nothing to do

với

với — With; together with; along with someone

linh cảm

linh cảm — Premonition; intuition; a feeling of foreboding

báo

báo — To announce; to warn; to signal something

điều

điều — Thing; matter; a point or issue

xấu

xấu — Bad; ugly; of poor quality or character

hỏi

hỏi — To ask; to question; to inquire about

nhau

nhau — Each other; one another; mutually

rằng

rằng — That; introducing a clause or reported speech

tai họa

tai họa — Disaster; calamity; a terrible misfortune

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions and indefinites

có thể

có thể — Can; might; to be possible to do

xảy

xảy — To occur; to happen (used in 'xảy ra')

Tuy nhiên

Tuy nhiên — However; nevertheless; despite that fact

kinh nghiệm

kinh nghiệm — Experience; knowledge gained through practice

hải

hải — Sea; maritime; relating to the ocean

thấy

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

rõ ràng

rõ ràng — Clearly; obviously; in a clear manner

nếu

nếu — If; supposing that; a conditional conjunction

nạn

nạn — Disaster; misfortune; calamity; danger

nào

nào — Any; which; used in questions or indefinites

thì

thì — Then; marks the result clause in conditionals

không

không — No; not; negation particle in Vietnamese

phải

phải — Must; to have to; correct; right

bản thân

bản thân — Oneself; the self; one's own person

vì

vì — Because; for the sake of; due to

tất cả

tất cả — All; everything; every single one

dấu

dấu — Sign; mark; indication; a signal of something

khiển

khiển — To command; to direct; to steer or control

khéo léo

khéo léo — Skillful; dexterous; clever in handling things

neo

neo — Anchor; to anchor a ship in place

tư thế

tư thế — Posture; position; stance or attitude

sẵn sàng

sẵn sàng — Ready; prepared; willing to act immediately

dây

dây — Rope; cord; wire; string or cable

nới lỏng

nới lỏng — To loosen; to slacken; to relax tension

đứng

đứng — To stand; to be upright; to stop moving

bên cạnh

bên cạnh — Beside; next to; alongside someone or something

đang

đang — Currently; progressive aspect marker in Vietnamese

lái

lái — To steer; to drive; to navigate a vessel

phía

phía — Direction; side; toward a particular direction

lối

lối — Path; passage; narrow way or route

hẹp

hẹp — Narrow; tight; not wide in space

chàng trai

chàng trai — Young man; a male youth or fellow

trẻ

trẻ — Young; youthful; of a young age

lanh lẹ

lanh lẹ — Quick; agile; alert and fast in action

ánh mắt

ánh mắt — Gaze; look; the expression in one's eyes

cảnh giác

cảnh giác — Vigilant; alert; watchful against possible danger

dõi

dõi — To watch closely; to follow with one's eyes

từng

từng — Each; every; one by one; formerly

chuyển

chuyển — To move; to transfer; to shift direction

lặp lại

lặp lại — To repeat; to do again; recurring action

chỉ dẫn

chỉ dẫn — Instruction; direction; guidance for doing something