The Great Gatsby — Page 15

Vocabulary

Chúng

Chúng — We, us (plural pronoun, used in groups)

ta

ta — We, us (informal first-person plural pronoun)

sẽ

sẽ — Will, shall (future tense marker)

lên

lên — Up, to go up, to rise

kế

kế — Plan, scheme, next (as in sequence)

hoạch

hoạch — Plan, project (used in compound kế hoạch)

gì

gì — What, anything (question or indefinite pronoun)

Cô

Cô — She, aunt, young woman (polite female pronoun)

ấy

ấy — That, him/her (third-person pronoun marker)

quay

quay — To turn, rotate, spin around

sang

sang — To turn toward, over to, across

tôi

tôi — I, me (neutral first-person singular pronoun)

bất

bất — Not, un- (negative prefix in compounds)

lực

lực — Power, force, strength (used in compounds)

Người

Người — Person, human being, people

vậy

vậy — So, like that, therefore (discourse particle)

Trước

Trước — Before, in front of, prior to

khi

khi — When, at the time (temporal conjunction)

kịp

kịp — In time, to manage to do in time

trả

trả — To return, pay back, respond

lời

lời — Word, reply, speech (often in compounds)

mắt

mắt — Eye, eyes (body part)

cô

cô — She, young woman, aunt (pronoun/noun)

đã

đã — Already, past tense marker in Vietnamese

dán

dán — To paste, stick, glue onto something

chặt

chặt — Tightly, firmly, securely fixed

vào

vào — Into, onto, toward (directional preposition)

ngón

ngón — Finger, toe (body part classifier)

tay

tay — Hand, arm (body part)

út

út — Youngest, little (as in little finger/pinky)

với

với — With, together with (preposition)

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, expression, look, air

kinh

kinh — Shocking, horrifying (prefix in compounds)

ngạc

ngạc — Surprised, astonished (used in kinh ngạc)

Nhìn

Nhìn — To look, to see, to gaze at

xem

xem — To watch, look, see (imperative particle)

than

than — To complain, lament, sigh about something

thở

thở — To breathe, to sigh (bodily action)

Tôi

Tôi — I, me (neutral first-person singular pronoun)

bị

bị — To be (passive marker, often negative outcome)

thương

thương — Injury, wound; to love, to pity

rồi

rồi — Already, done, then (completion marker)

Tất

Tất — All, entire (used in tất cả)

cả

cả — All, entire, whole (quantifier)

chúng

chúng — They, them, these (plural pronoun)

đều

đều — All, equally, both (universal marker)

nhìn

nhìn — To look at, to gaze, to observe

đốt

đốt — Joint of finger; to burn (ambiguous context)

bầm

bầm — Bruised, purple-black discoloration from injury

tím

tím — Purple, violet color (often of bruises)

hết

hết — All, completely, entirely, used up

Anh

Anh — You (to older male), older brother (pronoun)

làm

làm — To do, to make, to cause

đó

đó — That, there (demonstrative pronoun/adverb)

nói

nói — To say, to speak, to tell

giọng

giọng — Voice, tone, accent of speech

buộc

To accuse, to bind, to force someone

tội

tội — Crime, guilt, sin (buộc tội = to accuse)

Em

Em — Younger sibling; I/you (younger person pronoun)

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

anh

anh — Older brother; you/I (for older male)

không

không — No, not, zero (negation word)

cố

cố — To try hard, to deliberately intend to

ý

ý — Intention, meaning, idea, will

nhưng

nhưng — But, however (adversative conjunction)

thật

thật — Really, truly, genuine, real

Đó

Đó — That, it (demonstrative pronoun, emphatic)

cái

cái — The, that (classifier for objects); thing

giá

giá — Price, cost, value of something

em

em — Younger sibling; I (younger speaker pronoun)

phải

phải — Must, have to, right, correct

lấy

lấy — To take, to marry (lấy chồng/vợ = to marry)

một

một — One, a (numeral and indefinite article)

người

người — Person, people, human being

đàn

đàn — Group; đàn ông = man (male person)

ông

ông — Man, grandfather, Mr. (respectful male noun)

thô

thô — Rough, crude, coarse, unrefined

bạo

bạo — Violent, fierce, brutal (often in compounds)

to

to — Big, large, loud (adjective of size)

lớn

lớn — Large, big, grown-up, great

vạm

vạm — Muscular, brawny (used in vạm vỡ)

vỡ

vỡ — Broken, burst; vạm vỡ = muscular, burly

mẫu

mẫu — Model, type, sample, pattern

thể

thể — Body, form, type (used in compounds)

xác

xác — Body, corpse, physical form

ghét

ghét — To hate, to dislike strongly

từ

từ — From, since, word (preposition/noun)

phản

phản — To oppose, to reflect, anti- (prefix)

đối

đối — To oppose, against, face (preposition/verb)

bực

bực — Annoyed, irritated, vexed (emotion)

dù

dù — Although, even though, despite (conjunction)

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely (limiting adverb)

đùa

đùa — To joke, to tease, to play around

thôi

thôi — Just, only, that's all (softening particle)

nhấn

nhấn — To press, emphasize, stress a point

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, forceful (adjective)

Đôi

Đôi — Pair, couple, two (classifier for pairs)

và

và — And (coordinating conjunction)

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, affair, conversation

cùng

cùng — Together, same, also (adverb/preposition)

lúc

lúc — Time, moment, when (temporal noun)

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance from

kín

kín — Discreet, secretive, closed, sealed

đáo

đáo — Thorough; kín đáo = discreet, reserved

sự

sự — Nominalizer particle; matter, affair, fact

bông

bông — Cotton, flower; lighthearted, fluffy (adj)

rời

rời — Separate, scattered, loose, apart

rạc

rạc — Scattered, loose (rời rạc = disconnected, sporadic)

chẳng

chẳng — Not, never (emphatic negative adverb)

bao

bao — Ever, how much, cover (chẳng bao giờ = never)

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now (temporal noun)

thực

thực — Real, actual, genuine, truly

tán

tán — To chat, to flirt, to scatter

gẫu

gẫu — To chat idly (tán gẫu = to chitchat)

mà

mà — But, yet, so, (contrast/softening particle)

mát

mát — Cool, refreshing, pleasant (temperature)

lạnh

lạnh — Cold (temperature adjective)

như

như — Like, as, such as (comparison word)

những

những — Those, the (plural marker for nouns)

chiếc

chiếc — Classifier for single items like clothes, vehicles

váy

váy — Skirt, dress (women's clothing)

trắng

trắng — White (color adjective)

của

của — Of, belonging to (possessive particle)

họ

họ — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)

đôi

đôi — Pair, couple, a set of two things

thờ

thờ — Indifferent, to worship; thờ ơ = apathetic

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

vắng

vắng — Absent, deserted, quiet, empty of people

bóng

bóng — Shadow, shade, absence (vắng bóng = absent)

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, perfect (used in hoàn toàn)

toàn

toàn — Completely, entirely, whole (hoàn toàn = completely)

mọi

mọi — Every, all (universal quantifier adjective)

ham

ham — To desire, crave, be fond of

muốn

muốn — To want, to desire, to wish for

Họ

Họ — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)

ở

ở — To be at, to live, to stay (location verb)

đây

đây — Here, this place (proximal demonstrative)

chấp

chấp — To accept, to tolerate, to consent

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, accept, acknowledge

lẫn

lẫn — Each other, mixed with, confused (reciprocal)

gắng

gắng — To try, to make an effort, to strive

lịch

lịch — Polite, courteous, refined (lịch sự = polite)

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, pleasant to deal with

chịu

chịu — To bear, endure; dễ chịu = pleasant, comfortable

để

để — To put, to let, in order to (purpose marker)

tiếp

tiếp — To receive, to continue, to welcome guests

đãi

đãi — To treat, to entertain, to host (tiếp đãi)

hoặc

hoặc — Or, either (disjunctive conjunction)

được

được — To be able to, to get, okay, permitted

rằng

rằng — That (complementizer introducing a clause)

lâu

lâu — Long time, for a long while (duration)

bữa

bữa — Meal, mealtime (bữa tối = dinner)

tối

tối — Evening, dark, night (time of day)

kết

kết — To end, to conclude, to tie together

thúc

thúc — To end, conclude (kết thúc = to finish/end)

sau

sau — After, behind, later (temporal/spatial word)

buổi

buổi — Session, period, time of day (buổi tối=evening)

cũng

cũng — Also, too, as well (additive adverb)

qua

qua — To pass, to go through, over, past

đi

đi — To go, to walk; imperative particle

buông

buông — To let go, to release, to drop

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, to leave, to give up

thản

thản — Calm, composed (thản nhiên = nonchalantly)

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; thản nhiên = calmly, indifferently

Điều

Điều — Thing, matter, point, condition (abstract noun)

khác

khác — Different, other, another (adjective)

so

so — To compare, compared to (so với = compared with)

miền

miền — Region, area, zone (geographical division)

Tây

Tây — West, western (directional/cultural term)

nơi

nơi — Place, location, spot (spatial noun)

đẩy

đẩy — To push, to propel, to drive forward

vội

vội — Hurried, rushed, in a hurry (adverb/adj)

vàng

vàng — Gold, yellow; vội vàng = hurriedly, hastily

giai

giai — Stage, phase, handsome (giai đoạn = stage/phase)

đoạn

đoạn — Segment, stage, phase, paragraph

này

này — This, these (proximal demonstrative adjective)

về

về — About, to return to, concerning (preposition)

phía

phía — Side, direction, toward (spatial noun)

mong

mong — To hope, to wish, to long for

đợi

đợi — To wait, to await (mong đợi = to hope/await)

liên

liên — Continuous, connected (liên tục = continuously)

tục

tục — Continuous; liên tục = continuously, constantly

thất

thất — To lose, to fail (thất vọng = disappointed)

vọng

vọng — Hope, expectation; thất vọng = disappointed

nỗi

nỗi — Feeling, anguish (nominalizer for emotions)

lo

lo — To worry, to be anxious about something

sợ

sợ — To fear, to be afraid of something

thuần

thuần — Pure, simple, genuine (thuần túy = purely)

túy

túy — Pure, essence; thuần túy = purely, solely

chính

chính — Main, exact, precisely, righteous (adjective)

khoảnh

khoảnh — Moment, instant (khoảnh khắc = moment)

khắc

khắc — Moment, to engrave; khoảnh khắc = a moment

khiến

khiến — To cause, to make someone do/feel something

cảm

cảm — To feel, to sense (cảm thấy = to feel)

thấy

thấy — To see, to feel, to perceive (sensory verb)

mình

mình — Oneself, self, body (reflexive pronoun)

lỗ

lỗ — Loss, deficit; to lose money or opportunity

lắm

lắm — Very, much, a lot (intensifier adverb)

thú

thú — Interesting, fun, enjoyment; animal (noun)

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of (progressive marker)

uống

uống — To drink (verb for consuming liquids)

ly

ly — Glass, cup (classifier for drinks)

rượu

rượu — Alcohol, wine, liquor (beverage noun)

vang

vang — Wine (rượu vang = wine); resonant, echo

đỏ

đỏ — Red (color adjective)

thứ

thứ — Thing, type, ordinal (second, third, etc.)

hai

hai — Two, second (number and ordinal)

có

có — To have, there is/are, yes (verb/particle)

mùi

mùi — Smell, odor, scent (sensory noun)

nút

nút — Cork, button, plug, knob

chai

chai — Bottle (container noun)

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly (degree adverb)

ấn

ấn — To press, to stamp; impression (ấn tượng)

tượng

tượng — Impression, image, statue (ấn tượng = impressive)

mùa

mùa — Season (spring, summer, autumn, winter)

hay

hay — Or, interesting, good, often (versatile word)

điều

điều — Thing, matter, condition (abstract noun)

sao

sao — Why, how, star (question word/noun)