The Great Gatsby — Page 1

Vocabulary

Đại

Đại — Great, large, or major in scale

bởi

bởi — By, because of, due to

Mục

Mục — Section, category, or item in a list

lục

lục — Table of contents; also means six

Một

Một — One; used as indefinite article

lần

lần — Time, instance, or occurrence of something

nữa

nữa — Again, more, or another time

kính

kính — To respectfully offer or present something

tặng

tặng — To give as a gift, to dedicate

Hãy

Hãy — Imperative marker, let's or please do

đội

đội — To wear on the head, to put on

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single objects like hats

mũ

mũ — Hat, cap worn on the head

vàng

vàng — Gold; yellow color

lên

lên — Up, upward, to rise or go up

nếu

nếu — If, conditional conjunction

điều

điều — Thing, matter, or point of discussion

đó

đó — That, there, referring to something mentioned

có

có — To have, to exist, there is

thể

thể — Can, able to, possibility

lay

lay — To shake, move, or stir something

động

động — To move, touch emotionally, to affect

nàng

nàng — She, her; refers to a woman poetically

Nếu

Nếu — If, conditional conjunction at sentence start

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for older male

nhảy

nhảy — To jump, leap, or dance

cao

cao — High, tall, elevated

hãy

hãy — Please, do it; imperative softener

vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

Cho

Cho — To give, to allow, for

đến

đến — Until, to, arriving at a point

khi

khi — When, at the time of

thốt

thốt — To utter, blurt out words suddenly

Người

Người — Person, human being

tình

tình — Love, romance, romantic partner

ơi

ơi — Oh, hey; used to call someone affectionately

người

người — Person, people, human being

Em

Em — Younger sibling; I (when speaking to older)

phải

phải — Must, have to, be correct

Vào

Vào — Into, during, entering a period

những

những — Plural marker for nouns, those, some

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

tháng

tháng — Month, a period of about thirty days

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful in age

và

và — And, connecting two elements together

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, prone to something

bị

bị — Passive marker; to suffer or undergo

tổn

tổn — Damaged, harmed, hurt

thương

thương — Wound, injury; to love or pity

hơn

hơn — More than, comparative marker

cha

cha — Father, dad

tôi

tôi — I, me; neutral first-person pronoun

đã

đã — Past tense marker; already done

cho

cho — To give, to provide something to someone

một

một — One, a single, the number one

lời

lời — Word, speech, advice, saying

khuyên

khuyên — To advise, counsel, recommend

mà

mà — But, yet, which, that (conjunction/relative)

từ

từ — From, since, word or vocabulary item

nay

nay — Now, today, the present time

vẫn

vẫn — Still, continue to, as before

luôn

luôn — Always, continuously, all the time

suy

suy — To think, reflect, decline (prefix)

ngẫm

ngẫm — To ponder, reflect deeply on something

mãi

mãi — Forever, always, continuously without end

trong

trong — In, inside, within

tâm

tâm — Mind, heart, center of consciousness

trí

trí — Mind, intellect, wisdom

Bất

Bất — Any, every, not (negative prefix)

cứ

cứ — Whenever, whatever, any at all

nào

nào — Which, any, whichever

con

con — Child; classifier for animals

muốn

muốn — To want, wish, desire something

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely

trích

trích — To criticize, cite, or extract from

ai

ai — Who, someone, anybody

ông

ông — Grandfather; he/him for older man

nói

nói — To speak, say, tell

với

với — With, to, together with

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, recall

rằng

rằng — That (introducing a quoted clause)

không

không — No, not, negation word

tất

tất — All, entire, complete (in tất cả)

cả

cả — All, entire, every single one

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each without exception

trên

trên — On, above, over, on top of

thế

thế — World, so, thus, that way

giới

giới — World, realm, boundary

này

này — This, these, referring to nearby thing

đều

đều — All, equally, every one of them

được

được — To be able to, to receive, allowed

thuận

thuận — Favorable, smooth, convenient, agreeable

lợi

lợi — Advantageous, beneficial, profitable

Ông

Ông — He, grandfather; respectful term for older man

thêm

thêm — To add, more, additionally

gì

gì — What, anything, something

nhưng

nhưng — But, however, yet (contrast conjunction)

chúng

chúng — They, them, those (plural pronoun)

vốn

vốn — Originally, inherently, capital or fund

sự

sự — Nominalizer for abstract nouns and events

giao

giao — To communicate, hand over, interact

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, connect with

khác

khác — Different, other, another

thường

thường — Usual, normal, ordinary, often

theo

theo — To follow, according to, along with

cách

cách — Way, method, manner of doing something

dè

dè — Cautious, reserved, careful in manner

dặt

dặt — Reserved, restrained, discreet in behavior

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend, know

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

Vì

Vì — Because, for, due to

vậy

vậy — So, therefore, thus, that way

xu

xu — Cent; tendency (in xu hướng)

hướng

hướng — Direction, tendency, inclination

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, maintain something

phán

phán — To judge, pronounce judgment on

xét

xét — To examine, assess, judge carefully

thói

thói — Habit, custom, tendency (often negative)

quen

quen — Familiar, accustomed, habitual

mở

mở — To open, unlock, start something

ra

ra — Out, outward, to emerge or reveal

bản

bản — Original, version, copy, nature (bản tính)

tính

tính — Nature, personality, character trait

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, odd, extraordinary

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, unusual

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well

khiến

khiến — To cause, make someone do something

trở

trở — To become, turn into, return

thành

thành — To become, achieve, city or wall

nạn

nạn — Victim, disaster, suffering

nhân

nhân — Person, factor, because (nhân vì)

của

của — Of, belonging to, possessive marker

ít

ít — Few, little, not many

kẻ

kẻ — Person (often with negative connotation)

nhàm

nhàm — Boring, tedious, dull

chán

chán — Bored, fed up, uninteresting

lão

lão — Old person; experienced, seasoned

luyện

luyện — To train, practice, be experienced

Tâm

Tâm — Mind, heart, spirit, mental state

bất

bất — Not, un-, negative prefix

rất

rất — Very, extremely, quite

nhanh

nhanh — Fast, quick, rapid

nhạy

nhạy — Sensitive, sharp, responsive

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, affair

phát

phát — To emit, discover, develop, issue

hiện

hiện — To appear, present, detect

bám

bám — To cling, hold on, grip tightly

víu

víu — To grasp, clutch, cling onto

vào

vào — Into, to enter, inward direction

phẩm

phẩm — Quality, virtue, character trait

chất

chất — Quality, substance, material, essence

nó

nó — It, he/she (informal third person)

xuất

xuất — To appear, emerge, originate

ở

ở — At, in, to live, to be located

bình

bình — Calm, flat, ordinary; vase (noun)

chính

chính — Main, correct, proper, principal

hồi

hồi — Time, period, moment in the past

học

học — To study, learn, attend school

đại

đại — University, great, large scale

oan

oan — Injustice, wrongful accusation, grievance

ức

ức — Wronged, oppressed, resentment

gán

gán — To label, attribute, assign wrongly

là

là — To be, is, am, are

mưu

mưu — Plot, scheme, cunning plan

mô

mô — Scheme, plot (in mưu mô)

trị

trị — To govern, treat, deal with

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, sense of (emotional noun marker)

đau

đau — Pain, hurt, ache, suffering

thầm

thầm — Secret, silent, quietly kept inside

kín

kín — Closed, secret, hidden, private

hoang

hoang — Wild, desolate, wasteland

dã

dã — Wild, savage, untamed nature

vô

vô — Without, no, lacking (prefix)

danh

danh — Name, fame, reputation, renown