The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2

Vocabulary

Tôi

Tôi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

không

không — Negation word meaning 'no', 'not', or 'don't'

cần

cần — To need or require something

bất

bất — Prefix meaning 'un-', 'not', or 'any' in compounds

kỳ

kỳ — Any; used in 'bất kỳ' meaning 'any/whatever'

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle for abstract nouns or actions

phục

phục — To submit, obey, or restore; used in compounds

nào

nào — Which, any, or what; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

của

của — Possessive particle meaning 'of' or 'belonging to'

hắn

hắn — Third person pronoun for him, often with negative connotation

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well; additive adverb

chẳng

chẳng — Negative adverb meaning 'not at all' or 'never'

thèm

thèm — To crave or bother to do something; desire

bỏ

bỏ — To put into, drop, abandon, or leave something

túi

túi — Pocket or bag for carrying items

một

một — The number one; indefinite article 'a' or 'an'

đồng

đồng — Vietnamese currency unit; also means copper or together

tiền

tiền — Money or currency in general

Tên

Tên — Name; also a derogatory term for a person

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

là

là — To be; copula verb linking subject and predicate

người

người — Person, human being, or people

hàng

hàng — Row, goods, or neighbor in compounds like 'hàng xóm'

xóm

xóm — Neighborhood or hamlet; small community area

tệ

tệ — Bad, poor in quality, or terrible

hại

hại — Harmful, damaging; to cause harm or damage

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses

tôi

tôi — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'

muốn

muốn — To want or desire something

dính

dính — To stick to, be involved in, or be connected with

dáng

dáng — Appearance, figure; in 'dính dáng' means involvement

gì

gì — What; interrogative or indefinite pronoun for things

đến

đến — To arrive, come to, or until a point

nhưng

nhưng — But; adversative conjunction showing contrast

vì

vì — Because, for; causal conjunction explaining reason

có

có — To have; existence verb or affirmative marker

sẽ

sẽ — Future tense marker indicating something will happen

phải

phải — Must, have to; obligation or correctness marker

trả

trả — To pay back, return, or repay something owed

giá

giá — Price, cost, or value of something

cho

cho — To give, for, or allow; benefactive preposition

láo

láo — Rude, insolent, or disrespectful in speech or behavior

mình

mình — Oneself, one's own body; reflexive or intimate pronoun

hãy

hãy — Imperative particle urging someone to do something

để

để — To let, allow, put, or in order to

nộp

nộp — To submit, hand in, or pay fees officially

năm

năm — Five; also means year depending on context

bảng

bảng — British pound sterling; also board or sign

nghèo

nghèo — Poor, impoverished, lacking financial resources

trong

trong — In, inside, within; preposition of location

giáo

giáo — Religion or teaching; part of 'giáo xứ' meaning parish

xứ

xứ — Parish, region, or land; local administrative area

rút

rút — To withdraw, pull out, or retract something

đơn

đơn — Form, petition, or single; 'rút đơn' means withdraw application

kiện

kiện — To sue, file a lawsuit, or legal case

thời

thời — Time, period, or era; temporal reference word

gian

gian — Space or time; used in 'thời gian' meaning time

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for addressing older males

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility marker in modal expressions

bảo

bảo — To tell, instruct, or advise someone to do something

đình

đình — To stop, suspend, or halt a process or action

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; or to point at, indicate something

các

các — Plural marker for nouns referring to multiple items

thủ

thủ — Procedure, head, or guard; part of legal compounds

tục

tục — Custom, procedure; 'thủ tục' means procedures or formalities

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative particle urging someone to do something

vợ

vợ — Wife; female spouse in a marriage

góa

góa — Widowed; having lost one's spouse through death

con

con — Child, animal classifier, or small object classifier

bò

bò — Cow; to crawl or creep on hands and knees

bốn

bốn — The number four

mươi

mươi — Tens digit in numbers between ten and ninety-nine

may

may — To sew clothing; also means lucky in other contexts

quần

quần — Pants, trousers; lower body garment

áo

áo — Shirt, blouse, or upper body garment

bà

bà — Grandmother; respectful term for older women

ấy

ấy — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to mentioned person or thing

đừng

đừng — Don't; negative imperative telling someone not to do something

răng

răng — Tooth or teeth; in 'hé răng' means to speak up

nửa

nửa — Half; one of two equal parts of something

lời

lời — Word, speech, or profit; spoken expression

về

về — About, regarding, or to return home

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, or topic of conversation

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects or topics

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or connection

ai

ai — Who; interrogative or indefinite pronoun for people

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; to complete or return something fully

khi

khi — When; temporal conjunction indicating time of action

khả

khả — Possible, capable; prefix in ability-related compounds

năng

năng — Ability, capability; 'khả năng' means possibility or ability

khóa

khóa — To lock; also means lock or course of study

tất

tất — All, every; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything or all

cả

cả — All, entire; emphasizes totality of a group or set

ngăn

ngăn — Drawer or compartment; also to prevent or block

kéo

kéo — To pull, drag; scissors; 'ngăn kéo' means drawer

lại

lại — Again, back; directional complement indicating return

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or guard something carefully

chìa

chìa — Key for a lock; 'chìa khóa' means key

gặp

gặp — To meet, encounter, or come across someone

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another; reciprocal pronoun

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, firm; indicates confidence or certainty

chắn

chắn — To block; 'chắc chắn' together means certainly or definitely

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech or thought

mang

mang — To carry, bring, or bear something along

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single objects like vehicles or containers

rương

rương — Chest, trunk, or large box for storing items

sắt

sắt — Iron, metal; used to describe iron-made objects

đựng

đựng — To contain, hold, or store items inside something

giấy

giấy — Paper; also document or certificate

tờ

tờ — Sheet of paper; classifier for flat paper items

vào

vào — Into, in; directional preposition indicating entering

tay

tay — Hand or arm; body part used for holding things

tự

tự — Self; prefix meaning by oneself or automatically

quản

quản — To manage, administer, or take charge of something

Xin

Xin — Please; polite request particle or to ask formally

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker; forgiveness in 'thứ lỗi'

lỗi

lỗi — Mistake, fault, error; 'thứ lỗi' means to forgive

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, some, or several

phiền

phiền — Troubled, annoyed; 'phiền phức' means troublesome complications

phức

phức — Complex, complicated; 'phiền phức' means trouble or bother

từ

từ — From, since; preposition indicating starting point

thân

thân — Dear, close; body or self in various compounds

mến

mến — To like, be fond of; affectionate feeling toward someone

Người

Người — Person, people; human being or classifier for humans

bạn

bạn — Friend; second person pronoun for peers

thiết

thiết — Close, intimate; 'bạn thiết' means close or dear friend

ngày

ngày — Day; date or daytime period

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve divisions of the year

Tư

Tư — Fourth; April in 'tháng Tư' meaning April

Kính

Kính — Respectful; polite prefix in formal correspondence

gửi

gửi — To send, mail, or entrust something to someone

gia

gia — Family, home; part of compounds like 'gia đình'

tại

tại — At, in; preposition indicating location or because of