The Great Gatsby — Page 12

Vocabulary

Tôi

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

nhìn

nhin — To look at or observe something

lại

lai — Again; back; used as directional or aspectual marker

người

nguoi — Person; human being; people

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for older male

họ

ho — They; them; third person plural pronoun

của

cua — Possessive particle indicating belonging or ownership

mình

minh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun; informal 'I' or 'we'

bắt

bat — To catch; to begin; to start an action

đầu

dau — Head; beginning; start of something

hỏi

hoi — To ask a question or inquire

tôi

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

những

nhung — Plural marker for nouns indicating multiple items

câu

cau — Sentence; question; classifier for sentences

bằng

bang — By means of; equal to; using; with

giọng

giong — Voice tone; accent; manner of speaking

nói

noi — To speak; to say; to talk

trầm

tram — Deep; low-pitched; grave in tone

thấp

thap — Low; short in height or pitch

rung

rung — To vibrate; to tremble; to shake

động

dong — To move; to stir; motion or movement

cô

co — Aunt; young woman; pronoun for younger female

ấy

ay — That; used as a demonstrative or pronoun suffix

Đó

Do — That; there; demonstrative pronoun indicating something

là

la — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

loại

loai — Type; kind; category or sort of thing

mà

ma — But; that; relative particle or contrastive conjunction

tai

tai — Ear; the organ used for hearing

ta

ta — We; I; informal first person pronoun

cứ

cu — Keep doing; insist on; continuously doing something

dõi

doi — To follow closely; to track or trace

theo

theo — To follow; to go along with; according to

lên

len — Up; upward; to rise or go up

xuống

xuong — Down; downward; to descend or go down

như

nhu — Like; as; similar to something

thể

the — Body; form; as if; used in comparisons

mỗi

moi — Each; every individual item or instance

lời

loi — Word; lyric; spoken or sung utterance

một

mot — One; the number one; a single item

bản

ban — Version; piece of music; copy or edition

nhạc

nhac — Music; musical piece or melody

sẽ

se — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

không

khong — No; not; negation particle in Vietnamese

bao

bao — Ever; how much; used in time expressions

giờ

gio — Hour; time; now; used in time expressions

được

duoc — To be able to; to get; passive marker

chơi

choi — To play; to perform music; recreational activity

nữa

nua — More; anymore; again; additional amount

Khuôn

Khuon — Face shape; mold; frame; outline of face

mặt

mat — Face; surface; front side of something

buồn

buon — Sad; melancholy; feeling of sorrow

duyên

duyen — Charm; grace; predestined affinity or charm

dáng

dang — Figure; appearance; graceful physical form

với

voi — With; together with; accompanied by

nét

net — Feature; stroke; distinct facial or artistic feature

rạng

rang — Radiant; glowing; bright with light or joy

rỡ

ro — Brilliant; glowing; used in compound 'rạng rỡ'

trong

trong — In; inside; within; clear or transparent

đó

do — There; that; demonstrative indicating something nearby

đôi

doi — Pair; couple; a set of two things

mắt

mat — Eyes; the organ of sight

sáng

sang — Bright; light; intelligent; morning light

và

va — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

môi

moi — Lips; the mouth's outer fleshy edges

đam

dam — Passionate; deeply absorbed; used in 'đam mê'

mê

me — Passionate; obsessed; deeply in love with

rực

ruc — Blazing; glowing; vivid and brilliant in color

nhưng

nhung — But; however; conjunction indicating contrast

có

co — To have; there is; to exist

sự

su — Nominalizer for abstract nouns; affair; matter

hứng

hung — Interest; inspiration; enthusiasm for something

khởi

khoi — To begin; start; used in 'hứng khởi' meaning enthusiasm

đàn

dan — Musical instrument; to play an instrument

ông

ong — Grandfather; Mr.; pronoun for older male

từng

tung — Once; each; having done something before

quan

quan — To care about; official; related to concern

tâm

tam — Heart; mind; care; used in 'quan tâm'

đến

den — To arrive; to; until; reaching a point

thấy

thay — To see; to feel; to perceive something

khó

kho — Difficult; hard; not easy to do

quên

quen — To forget; unable to remember something

sức

suc — Strength; force; capacity or power

hút

hut — To attract; to pull; suction; draw in

tiếng

tieng — Sound; language; voice; classifier for sounds

hát

hat — To sing; vocal performance of music

thì

thi — Then; marks topic or conditional clause

thầm

tham — Whisper; softly spoken; secretly or quietly

Hãy

Hay — Imperative particle meaning 'please' or 'let's'

nghe

nghe — To listen; to hear something

này

nay — This; here; demonstrative indicating nearby thing

hứa

hua — To promise; to make a commitment

rằng

rang — That; used to introduce a reported clause

vừa

vua — Just; recently; just finished doing something

mới

moi — New; recently; just; fresh or novel

làm

lam — To do; to make; to work or perform

điều

dieu — Thing; matter; point; abstract thing or idea

vui

vui — Happy; joyful; fun and cheerful

vẻ

ve — Appearance; manner; used in 'vui vẻ' meaning cheerful

hồi

hoi — Period; time ago; a while or episode

hộp

hop — Box; container; used in 'hồi hộp' meaning nervous

lâu

lau — Long time; a while; for a long duration

trước

truoc — Before; in front; prior to a time

đang

dang — Currently; progressive marker for ongoing action

lảng

lang — To wander; drift; linger nearby aimlessly

vảng

vang — To linger; wander; used in 'lảng vảng'

tiếp

tiep — To continue; next; to follow on

kể

ke — To tell; to narrate; to recount a story

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow; beneficiary marker

về

ve — About; regarding; to return home

việc

viec — Work; task; matter; thing to be done

đã

da — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

dừng

dung — To stop; to halt movement or action

ở

o — At; in; to live or stay somewhere

ngày

ngay — Day; date; daytime period

trên

tren — On; above; on top of something

đường

duong — Road; street; path; way to somewhere

phía

phia — Direction; side; toward a certain direction

Đông

Dong — East; the eastern direction or region

hàng

hang — Row; line; goods; tens in counting

chục

chuc — Dozen; ten; approximately ten of something

gửi

gui — To send; to deliver a message or item

thăm

tham — To visit; to send greetings to someone

qua

qua — Through; via; to pass by something

Họ

Ho — They; them; third person plural pronoun

nhớ

nho — To remember; to miss someone or something

reo

reo — To cheer; to exclaim with excitement

đầy

day — Full; filled with; overflowing with something

phấn

phan — Powder; excitement; used in 'phấn khích'

khích

khich — To excite; stimulate; used in 'phấn khích'

Cả

Ca — All; entire; whole; every part included

thị

thi — Town; market; urban area or township

trấn

tran — Town; small settlement; used in 'thị trấn'

hoang

hoang — Wild; desolate; abandoned and empty

vắng

vang — Quiet; deserted; empty of people

Tất

Tat — All; every; used in 'tất cả' meaning all

cả

ca — All; entire; used in 'tất cả' meaning everything

các

cac — Plural article for nouns; all of the

xe

xe — Vehicle; car; bicycle; motorized transport

hơi

hoi — A little; steam; used in 'xe hơi' meaning car

đều

deu — All; equally; every one without exception

bánh

banh — Wheel; cake; tire of a vehicle

sau

sau — After; behind; rear; following in time

bên

ben — Side; beside; next to something

trái

trai — Left; fruit; opposite of right direction

sơn

son — Paint; to paint; colored coating on surface

đen

den — Black; dark color

vòng

vong — Ring; wreath; circle; loop around something

hoa

hoa — Flower; blossom; floral decoration

tang

tang — Mourning; funeral; related to bereavement

than

than — Coal; to complain; to lament something

vãn

van — To lament; complain; used in 'than vãn'

dai

dai — Tough; persistent; lasting a long time

dẳng

dang — Persistent; lingering; used in 'dai dẳng'

suốt

suot — Throughout; the entire duration of something

đêm

dem — Night; nighttime; dark hours of the day

dọc

doc — Along; lengthwise; running the length of

bờ

bo — Shore; bank; edge of water body

bắc

bac — North; the northern direction or region

Thật

That — Truly; really; used to emphasize something

tuyệt

tuyet — Excellent; wonderful; outstanding in quality

vời

voi — Wonderful; great; used in 'tuyệt vời'

quay

quay — To turn; to rotate; to turn around

đi

di — To go; to walk; directional or imperative marker

Ngày

Ngay — Day; used when referring to a specific day

mai

mai — Tomorrow; the following day

Rồi

Roi — Already; then; afterward; done or finished

thêm

them — More; additional; to add something extra

cách

cach — Way; method; manner; distance between things

ăn

an — To eat; to consume food

nhập

nhap — To integrate; fit in; used in 'ăn nhập'

Anh

Anh — Older brother; polite pronoun for older male

nên

nen — Should; ought to; therefore; as a result

xem

xem — To watch; to see; to look at

đứa

dua — Classifier for children or young individuals

bé

be — Small; little; baby; young child

muốn

muon — To want; to desire something

lắm

lam — Very; a lot; very much so

Bé

Be — Baby; little one; young child

ngủ

ngu — To sleep; to go to sleep

ba

ba — Three; the number three; also means father

tuổi

tuoi — Age; years old; one's age in years

rồi

roi — Already; then; afterward; completion marker

chưa

chua — Not yet; used to ask or negate completion

sao

sao — Why; how; star; used in questions

Chưa

Chua — Not yet; response indicating incomplete action

Thôi

Thoi — Stop; enough; that's it; expressing resignation

yên

yen — Quiet; still; peaceful; calm

phòng

phong — Room; chamber; to prevent or guard against

đặt

dat — To place; to put; to set down

tay

tay — Hand; arm; used in expressions involving hands

vai

vai — Shoulder; role; the upper body shoulder area

gì

gi — What; anything; used in questions or indefinitely

vậy

vay — So; thus; like that; used for emphasis