The Great Gatsby — Page 6

Vocabulary

Đó

đó — That; used to indicate something previously mentioned

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

trên

trên — On, above, on top of something

hòn

hòn — Classifier for islands, rocks, or small landmasses

đảo

đảo — Island; a piece of land surrounded by water

mảnh

mảnh — Slender, thin, slim in build or shape

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

náo

náo — Noisy, bustling, lively; part of compound náo nhiệt

nhiệt

nhiệt — Heat, warmth; energetic or lively in character

trải

trải — To stretch out, extend, or spread across an area

dài

dài — Long; extending a great distance in length

về

về — About, toward, concerning a direction or topic

phía

phía — Direction, side; indicating a cardinal or relative direction

đông

đông — East; the direction of the rising sun

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle in Vietnamese

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot where something exists or happens

đó

đó — There, that place; demonstrative indicating a location

có

có — To have; to exist; there is or there are

trong

trong — In, inside, within; preposition indicating location inside

số

số — Number; amount; among a group or set

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these things or people

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, remarkable, extraordinary; used in compounds

quan

quan — Wonder, spectacle; official or viewpoint in compounds

thiên

thiên — Heaven, sky, nature; used in nature-related compounds

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; part of thiên nhiên meaning nature

khác

khác — Other, different, another; distinguishing one from others

hai

hai — Two; the number 2 in Vietnamese

địa

địa — Land, earth, geography; used in compound words

hình

hình — Shape, form, terrain; appearance or geographic feature

đất

đất — Land, soil, earth; ground or territory

đai

đai — Belt, strip; used in đất đai meaning land or territory

bất

bất — Un-, not; negative prefix used in compound words

thường

thường — Normal, usual; bất thường means unusual or abnormal

Cách

cách — Away from, at a distance of; separated by a space

thành

thành — City, town; to become; used in thành phố meaning city

phố

phố — Street, urban area; thành phố means city

mươi

mươi — Tens; used in numbers like hai mươi meaning twenty

dặm

dặm — Mile; unit of distance measurement

một

một — One; the number 1; also means a or an

cặp

cặp — A pair, a couple of matching things together

quả

quả — Classifier for round objects like eggs or fruit

trứng

trứng — Egg; oval-shaped object laid by birds or reptiles

khổng

khổng — Enormous, gigantic; part of khổng lồ meaning huge

lồ

lồ — Part of khổng lồ; together meaning enormous or giant

đường

đường — Road, path; line or outline of a shape

viền

viền — Edge, border, outline, rim of an object

giống

giống — Similar, alike, resembling; same as something else

hệt

hệt — Exactly alike; giống hệt means identical to something

nhau

nhau — Each other, one another; indicating mutual relationship

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; limiting something to a single case

được

được — To be able to; passive marker or successful completion

ngăn

ngăn — To separate, divide, partition; block or compartment

cách

cách — Way, method; to separate; distance between two things

bởi

bởi — By, because of; indicating agent or cause

vịnh

vịnh — Bay, gulf; a body of water partially enclosed by land

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, tiny in size or quantity

mang

mang — To carry, bear, bring; to have a certain quality

tính

tính — Nature, character, quality; to calculate or consider

xã

xã — Social, commune; used in xã giao meaning social interaction

giao

giao — To exchange, interact; xã giao means social or courtesy

nhô

nhô — To protrude, jut out, stick out from a surface

ra

Out, outward; to go out or extend outward

vùng

vùng — Region, area, zone of land or water

nước

nước — Water; also means country or nation in Vietnamese

mặn

mặn — Salty; having a high salt content like seawater

thuần

thuần — Pure, tame, domesticated; docile or well-trained

hóa

hóa — To transform, become; suffix indicating a process of change

nhất

nhất — Most, -est; superlative marker in Vietnamese

ở

ở — At, in; to live or reside at a place

Tây

tây — West; the direction of the setting sun

bán

bán — Half; to sell; bán cầu means hemisphere

cầu

cầu — Ball, sphere; bridge; bán cầu means hemisphere

cái

cái — General classifier for objects; the, that thing

sân

sân — Yard, courtyard, grounds of a building or estate

trại

trại — Camp, farm, estate; an outdoor living area

ẩm

ẩm — Damp, moist, humid; containing moisture in the air

ướt

ướt — Wet, soaked; covered or saturated with liquid

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious; having large horizontal extent

lớn

lớn — Large, big, great in size or importance

Vịnh

vịnh — Bay, gulf; body of water enclosed by land on sides

Chúng

chúng — They, them, these; plural pronoun for objects or people

không

không — No, not; negation particle in Vietnamese sentences

phải

phải — Must, to be; right side; không phải means not to be

bầu

bầu — Oval, gourd-shaped; bầu dục means oval or elliptical

dục

dục — Oval shape; desire; bầu dục means oval or egg-shaped

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole, perfect; used in hoàn hảo meaning perfect

hảo

hảo — Good, perfect; hoàn hảo means flawless or perfect

như

như — Like, as, similar to; comparison conjunction

câu

câu — Sentence, phrase; a fishing line; to catch fish

chuyện

chuyện — Story, tale, matter; something to talk about

cả

cả — All, both, entire; including everything or everyone

đều

đều — All, both, equally; every item in a group

bị

bị — Passive marker for negative or undesirable actions

ép

ép — To press, flatten, squeeze; force something flat

phẳng

phẳng — Flat, level, smooth; having no bumps or curves

đầu

đầu — Head; end, tip; beginning of something

tiếp

tiếp — To continue, receive, contact; next in sequence

xúc

xúc — To touch, contact; tiếp xúc means to come into contact

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; conjunction showing contrast or exception

sự

sự — Nominalizer prefix turning verbs or adjectives into nouns

dạng

dạng — Form, shape, appearance; type or kind of something

chắc

chắc — Firm, sure, certain; probably or most likely

hẳn

hẳn — Certainly, surely, definitely; emphasizing certainty

nguồn

nguồn — Source, origin, spring; where something comes from

cơn

cơn — Classifier for outbursts, fits, or sudden events

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised; part of ngạc nhiên meaning surprised or astonished

tận

tận — Utmost, extreme, exhaustive; completely or all the way

đối

đối — Opposite, facing; đối với means regarding or toward

với

với — With, to; preposition connecting objects or people

con

con — Classifier for animals; child; offspring

mòng

mòng — Seagull; mòng biển refers to a seagull bird

biển

biển — Sea, ocean; large body of saltwater

bay

bay — To fly; moving through the air like a bird

Đối

đối — Toward, regarding; used in đối với meaning with respect to

sinh

sinh — Life, living, to be born; biological existence

vật

vật — Thing, creature, animal; biological organism

cánh

cánh — Wing of a bird or insect; a group of people

hiện

hiện — Present, to appear; hiện tượng means phenomenon

tượng

tượng — Image, symbol, phenomenon; elephant in classical Vietnamese

thú

thú — Interesting, amusing; animal; thú vị means interesting

vị

vị — Taste, flavor; position; thú vị means interesting

hơn

hơn — More than, greater than; comparative marker in Vietnamese

biệt

biệt — Separate, particular; distinct; used in compound words

mọi

mọi — Every, all, each; referring to every member of a group

chi

chi — Detail, branch; chi tiết means detail or particular

tiết

tiết — Detail, section; chi tiết means a specific detail

ngoại

ngoại — Outside, external, foreign; ngoại trừ means except for

trừ

trừ — Except, minus; ngoại trừ means except or excluding

kích

kích — Size, dimension; kích thước means size or measurement

thước

thước — Ruler, measure; kích thước means size or dimensions

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun in Vietnamese

sống

sống — To live, to be alive; residing somewhere

thôi

thôi — Only, just, that's all; softening or concluding particle

thì

thì — Then, as for; topic marker or conditional conjunction

kém

kém — Less, inferior, lacking; lower in quality or status

thời

thời — Time, era, period; thời thượng means fashionable or trendy

thượng

thượng — Upper, superior; thời thượng means fashionable or trendy

dù

dù — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

đây

đây — Here, this place; demonstrative for nearby location

nhãn

nhãn — Label, brand, tag; nhãn hiệu means brand or label

hiệu

hiệu — Sign, brand, effect; nhãn hiệu means brand or trademark

hết

hết — All, completely, finished; hết sức means extremely

sức

sức — Strength, force; hết sức means with all one's strength

hời

hời — Superficial, shallow; hời hợt means superficial or shallow

hợt

hợt — Shallow, superficial; hời hợt means lacking depth

để

để — To, in order to; for the purpose of doing something

diễn

diễn — To express, perform, explain; diễn đạt means to convey

đạt

đạt — To achieve, reach; diễn đạt means to express or convey

tương

tương — Mutual, relative; tương phản means contrast or opposition

phản

phản — Against, oppose; tương phản means contrast or contrast

phần

phần — Part, portion, section; a share of something larger

đáng

đáng — Worth, deserving; đáng lo ngại means worrying or concerning

lo

lo — To worry, be concerned about something

ngại

ngại — To feel reluctant, concerned; lo ngại means to worry

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle of something

Ngôi

ngôi — Classifier for houses or buildings; position or rank

nhà

nhà — House, home, building; family or household

nằm

nằm — To lie, be located; situated at a place

mút

mút — Tip, end, extremity; the very end of something

năm

năm — Five; year; the number 5 in Vietnamese

kẹp

kẹp — To clamp, squeeze between; sandwiched between two things

tòa

tòa — Classifier for large buildings; court or tribunal

cho

cho — To give, for, allow; beneficiary marker in sentences

thuê

thuê — To rent, hire; cho thuê means to rent out to someone

mười

mười — Ten; the number 10 in Vietnamese

hoặc

hoặc — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative option

lăm

lăm — Five; used in compound numbers like mười lăm (fifteen)

nghìn

nghìn — Thousand; the number 1,000 in Vietnamese

đô

đô — Dollar; unit of US currency commonly used in Vietnam

mùa

mùa — Season; a period of the year with distinct weather

Cái

cái — General classifier for objects; that, the thing

bên

bên — Side, next to, beside; adjacent to something

công

công — Work, labor, public; used in công trình meaning construction

trình

trình — Project, work, construction; công trình means building project

đồ

đồ — Thing, object; đồ sộ means imposing or magnificent

sộ

sộ — Imposing, grand; đồ sộ means grand or impressive in size

theo

theo — According to, following, along with something

tiêu

tiêu — Standard, criterion; tiêu chuẩn means standard or criterion

chuẩn

chuẩn — Standard, norm, criterion; accurate or correct measure

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or indefinite determiner

mô

mô — To imitate, model after; mô phỏng means to simulate

phỏng

phỏng — To imitate, simulate; mô phỏng means to model or imitate

thực

thực — Real, actual, true; in practice or in reality

tháp

tháp — Tower, steeple; a tall narrow structure on a building

mới

mới — New, recently, just; something freshly made or done

tinh

tinh — Pure, refined, fresh; mới tinh means brand new

dưới

dưới — Under, below, beneath; lower in position or rank

lớp

lớp — Layer, coat, class; a stratum or coating on a surface

xuân

xuân — Spring season; youth, freshness, vitality

còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; continuing to be the case

non

non — Young, tender, immature; not yet fully grown

mỏng

mỏng — Thin, delicate, flimsy; having little thickness

manh

manh — Frail, fragile, weak; mỏng manh means delicate or fragile

hồ

hồ — Lake, pool; a body of still water

bơi

bơi — To swim; hồ bơi means swimming pool

bằng

bằng — Made of, equal to, by means of; flat surface

đá

đá — Stone, rock; to kick; solid mineral material

cẩm

cẩm — Marble pattern; đá cẩm thạch means marble stone

thạch

thạch — Stone, rock; cẩm thạch means marble in Vietnamese

cùng

cùng — Together with, along with; also or as well as

bốn

bốn — Four; the number 4 in Vietnamese

mẫu

mẫu — Acre; unit of land area measurement; sample

Anh

anh — English, British; older brother; United Kingdom reference

vườn

vườn — Garden, orchard; cultivated outdoor growing space

dinh

dinh — Mansion, palace, estate; a grand official residence

thự

thự — Villa, mansion; dinh thự means a grand estate or mansion

Hay

hay — Or; often; hay nói means to say or to put it another way