The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 6

Vocabulary

Bác

bák — Respectful term for an older person, uncle/aunt

sĩ

sī — Suffix denoting a professional or scholar

phẫu

fəw — Relating to surgery or surgical procedures

thuật

thuật — Skill, technique, or art form

từ

tɨ̀ — From; a preposition indicating starting point

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; a directional preposition

tại

tại — At; located at a specific place

Bệnh

bệnh — Illness, disease, sickness

viện

viện — Institute, institution, or large facility

Người

người — Person, human being, individual

đoạt

đoạt — To win, seize, or capture a prize

giải

giải — Prize, award; also to solve or explain

về

về — About, regarding; also to return home

lý

lý — Reason, logic, principle

học

học — To study, learn; also a field of study

So

so — To compare; used in comparison expressions

sánh

sánh — To compare; used together with 'so'

với

với — With; together with; compared to

bài

bài — Article, essay, lesson, or written piece

luận

luận — To argue, discuss; an essay or thesis

có

có — To have; there is/are; yes (affirmative)

tiêu

tiêu — Title, heading; also pepper spice

đề

đề — Title, topic, subject of a work

tật

tật — Defect, disability, bad habit or flaw

phải

phải — Must, have to; correct, right side

là

là — To be; linking verb indicating identity

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle for abstract nouns

thoái

thoái — To degenerate, retreat, or decline

hóa

hóa — To transform, change, or become something

không

không — No, not; negation particle; zero

Thành

thành — City; to become; to succeed

viên

viên — Member of a group or organization

thông

thông — To communicate; fluent; pine tree

tấn

tấn — News agency; also a unit of weight

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

Hội

hội — Association, society, organization, club

Thụy

thụy — Part of Thụy Điển meaning Sweden

Điển

điển — Part of Thụy Điển meaning Sweden

Tác

tác — Author; to create or compose a work

giả

giả — Author; fake; a person who creates

Một

một — One; the number one; a/an (article)

số

số — Number; some; a quantity of something

hiện

hiện — Currently; to appear; present tense marker

tượng

tượng — Phenomenon, image, statue, elephant

kỳ

kỳ — Strange, unusual, odd; period of time

lạ

lạ — Strange, unfamiliar, unusual, foreign

tính

tính — Nature, character; to calculate; innate quality

di

di — To inherit; migrate; hereditary transmission

truyền

truyền — To transmit, pass on, inherit, spread

ngược

ngược — Reverse, opposite, backward, upside down

Chúng

chúng — We, us; they, them (plural pronoun)

ta

ta — We, us; I/me in informal speech

tiến

tiến — To advance, progress, move forward

bộ

bộ — Ministry; set; department; to walk

_Tạp

tạp — Miscellaneous; part of tạp chí meaning journal

chí

chí — Magazine, journal; also ambition or will

Tâm

tâm — Mind, heart, psychology, spirit

học_

học — Study, field of learning or science

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve months in a year

Cán

cán — Handle; staff worker; to roll flat

y

y — Medical; that person; he/she (third person)

tế

tế — Care, welfare; to help; fine, subtle

cho

cho — For; to give; to allow someone

các

các — Various, all, the (plural article)

giáo

giáo — Religion, teaching; parish; to educate

xứ

xứ — Parish, region, land, territory

và

và — And; connecting words or clauses

Không

không — No, not; negation; zero

cập

cập — To mention, to reach, to refer to

gì

gì — What; anything; used in questions/negatives

cuộc

cuộc — Event, match, outing; classifier for activities

săn

săn — To hunt, to chase game or prey

bắn

bắn — To shoot, fire a weapon at something

địa

địa — Land, earth, area, local; geographical

phương

phương — Direction; local area; region or locality

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun/adverb

nói

nói — To speak, say, talk, tell

nụ

nụ — Bud; used in nụ cười meaning smile

cười

cười — To smile, laugh, grin

tinh

tinh — Clever, sharp, shrewd, refined

quái

quái — Strange, odd, crafty, mischievous

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; connecting contrasting clauses

một

một — One, a, an; the number one

bác

bác — Doctor (informal); older uncle/aunt figure

nông

nông — Rural, agricultural; shallow depth

thôn

thôn — Village, hamlet, rural area

như

như — Like, as, such as; to be like

anh

anh — Older brother; you (to younger male)

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker in Vietnamese

nhận

nhận — To receive, recognize, acknowledge, accept

xét

xét — To examine, consider, judge, evaluate

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, believe, consider, reflect

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

những

những — Those, these; plural marker for nouns

suy

suy — To deduce, infer; to decline, weaken

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole, perfect; to complete

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, wholly, fully

căn

căn — Root, basis, foundation; room (classifier)

cứ

cứ — Based on; to continue; according to

Còn

còn — Still, yet; as for; remaining

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in sentences

nhớ

nhớ — To remember, miss, recall someone/something

đúng

đúng — Correct, right, accurate, exact

dễ

dễ — Easy, simple, not difficult

mến

mến — Likable, lovable, endearing, affectionate

tham

tham — Greedy, ambitious, corrupt; to participate

vọng

vọng — Ambition, aspiration; to look out for

đãng

đãng — Absent-minded, distracted, forgetful

trí

trí — Intelligence, mind; used in đãng trí (absent-minded)

Theo

theo — According to; to follow; based on

kinh

kinh — Experience; sutra; to be frightened

nghiệm

nghiệm — Experience; to verify, to prove

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at

người

người — Person, human being, people

mới

mới — New, recently; just, only then

được

To be able to; to receive; successfully

lời

lời — Word, speech, statement, recommendation letter

chứng

chứng — Evidence, proof, testimony, witness

thực

thực — Real, true, genuine, actual

vậy

vậy — So, thus, therefore; like that

bỏ

bỏ — To abandon, leave, give up, quit

nghiệp

nghiệp — Career, profession, occupation, karma

ở

ở — At, in; to live, reside somewhere

để

để — To put; in order to; so that

vùng

vùng — Region, zone, area, territory

quê

quê — Hometown, rural area, countryside

quên

quên — To forget, to fail to remember

cây

cây — Tree, plant; classifier for stick-like objects

gậy

gậy — Walking stick, cane, rod, staff

mà

mà — But, yet; used for emphasis or contrast

lại

lại — Again; to come back; on the contrary

danh

danh — Name, fame, reputation; famous

thiếp

thiếp — Card, visiting card, concubine (archaic)

sau

sau — After, behind, later, following

khi

khi — When, after; used with time clauses

chờ

chờ — To wait, to await, to expect

đợi

đợi — To wait for, to await patiently

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, o'clock; now

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

phòng

phòng — Room, chamber; to prevent or guard against

con

con — Child; classifier for animals and some objects

chó

chó — Dog; domestic canine animal

thì

thì — Then; topic marker; tense particle

sao

sao — Star; why; how; is that so

Nó

nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun (informal)

thói

thói — Habit, custom, tendency, usual practice

quen

quen — Habit; to be familiar with, accustomed

tha

tha — To carry in mouth; to forgive; spare

này

này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun here

theo

theo — To follow; according to; alongside

chủ

chủ — Owner, master, host; main, primary

Vì

vì — Because, for, due to; causal conjunction

khá

khá — Quite, rather, fairly; pretty good

nặng

nặng — Heavy, serious, severe, weighty

nên

nên — So, therefore, should; resulting conjunction

ngậm

ngậm — To hold in the mouth, clench with teeth

chặt

chặt — Tight, firm, tightly; to chop, cut

vào

vào — Into, in; to enter; directional particle

giữa

giữa — Middle, between, among, in the center

dấu

dấu — Mark, trace, sign; tone mark in Vietnamese

răng

răng — Tooth, teeth of a person or animal

nó

nó — It, him, her; informal third person pronoun

rõ

rõ — Clear, distinct, obvious, evident

mồn

mồn — Used in rõ mồn một meaning perfectly clear

Hàm

hàm — Jaw; to contain; rank or title

thể

thể — Body; form; can, able to; style

qua

qua — Through, across, past; to pass by

khoảng

khoảng — About, approximately; space, gap, distance

cách

cách — Distance, gap; way, method; separated by

quá

quá — Too, excessively, very; to pass through

rộng

rộng — Wide, broad, spacious, roomy

so

so — To compare; used in so sánh (compare)

đủ

đủ — Enough, sufficient, adequate, complete

Có

có — To have; there is; yes (affirmative)

vâng

vâng — Yes; polite affirmative response

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, God; used in exclamations

ơi

ơi — Oh! Hey! Exclamation to call attention

_chính

chính — Exactly, precisely, main, principal

là_

là — To be; exactly is; linking verb

lông

lông — Fur, hair, feathers of an animal

xoăn

xoăn — Curly, wavy (describing hair or fur)