The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

Lời

Lời — Word, speech, or spoken statement

Nguyền

Nguyền — Curse or sworn oath upon someone

Của

Của — Belonging to; possessive particle indicating ownership

Nhà

Nhà — House, home, or building structure

Tôi

Tôi — I or me; first-person singular pronoun

có

có — To have; to possess something

trong

trong — In, inside, or within a place

túi

túi — Pocket or bag for carrying items

một

một — One; the number one or indefinite article

bản

bản — Copy, version, or document of something

thảo

thảo — Draft or manuscript in rough form

Bác

Bác — Respectful term for older person; uncle/aunt

sĩ

sĩ — Professional title suffix, as in doctor

nói

nói — To speak or say something aloud

đã

đã — Past tense marker indicating completed action

nhận

nhận — To recognize, receive, or acknowledge something

ra

ra — Out; directional particle indicating outward result

nó

nó — It or he/she; third-person pronoun

khi

khi — When; at the time that something occurs

ông

ông — He/him; respectful term for older man

bước

bước — To step or walk into somewhere

vào

vào — Into; entering a place or situation

phòng

phòng — Room or chamber inside a building

Đó

Đó — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something referenced

là

là — To be; linking verb connecting subject and predicate

cũ

cũ — Old, worn, or from an earlier time

Đầu

Đầu — Beginning, head, or start of something

thế

thế — Century, world, or such; contextual particle

kỷ

kỷ — Century; unit of one hundred years

mười

mười — Ten; the number ten in Vietnamese

tám

tám — Eight; the number eight in Vietnamese

trừ

trừ — Except, unless, or to subtract something

đó

đó — That; referring to something previously mentioned

đồ

đồ — Thing, object, or item; also tool

giả

giả — Fake, false, or counterfeit in nature

mạo

mạo — Forged or fraudulently imitated document/object

Làm

Làm — To do, make, or perform an action

sao

sao — How or why; interrogative questioning word

thể

thể — Can, able to; possibility or capacity

vậy

vậy — So, thus, or like that; affirmation

thưa

thưa — Respectful address when speaking to someone

Ông

Ông — Sir, mister; respectful male address term

để

để — To let, allow, or place something

lộ

lộ — To expose or reveal something unintentionally

hai

hai — Two; the number two in Vietnamese

quan

quan — To observe, concern, or official/mandarin rank

sát

sát — To observe closely or inspect carefully

suốt

suốt — Throughout, the whole duration of time

thời

thời — Time, period, or era of duration

gian

gian — Period of time or space; duration

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, or topic of conversation

Một

Một — One; used before nouns as indefinite article

chuyên

chuyên — Specialized or expert in a field

gia

gia — Expert or specialist in a discipline

kém

kém — Poor, inferior, or lacking in quality

cỏi

cỏi — Mediocre or incompetent; used with kém

mới

mới — New, recently, or just now done

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

xác

xác — To confirm, determine, or identify accurately

định

định — To determine, plan, or fix something

niên

niên — Year; used in formal or compound words

đại

đại — Great, large, or era; formal prefix

tài

tài — Talent, ability, or skilled in something

liệu

liệu — Document, material, or data for reference

vòng

vòng — Around, within a range or circle

chục

chục — A dozen or group of approximately ten

năm

năm — Year; also the number five

Có

Có — To have; existence affirmation particle

đọc

đọc — To read written text or material

luận

luận — Essay, treatise, or argument on topic

nhỏ

nhỏ — Small, little, or minor in size

về

về — About, concerning, or returning to somewhere

chủ

chủ — Main, primary, or owner/host subject

đề

đề — Topic, subject, or theme of discussion

này

này — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

Niên

Niên — Year; formal term used in dates

chính

chính — Exact, precise, official, or correct

rút

rút — To pull out or withdraw something

từ

từ — From; preposition indicating origin or source

ngực

ngực — Chest; the front part of torso

Tài

Tài — Talent or skill; here part of name

đình

đình — Communal house; also part of compound words

được

được — To be able; to receive or achieve

giao

giao — To hand over, assign, or entrust

phó

phó — To entrust or assign a responsibility

giữ

giữ — To keep, hold, or guard something

gìn

gìn — To preserve or maintain carefully; with giữ

người

người — Person or people; human being

mà

mà — But, yet, or relative clause connector

cái

cái — Classifier for objects; thing or item

chết

chết — Death or to die; fatal end

đột

đột — Sudden, abrupt, or unexpected occurrence

ngột

ngột — Sudden; used with đột for sudden event

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

bi

bi — Tragic, sorrowful, or mournful in nature

thảm

thảm — Tragic, dreadful, or miserable event/situation

cách

cách — Way, method, or distance/time ago

đây

đây — Here; this place or point in time

khoảng

khoảng — Approximately, about, or roughly a quantity

ba

ba — Three; the number three in Vietnamese

tháng

tháng — Month; one of twelve calendar months

gây

gây — To cause or bring about something

bao

bao — Much, many, or how much/many

xôn

xôn — Buzz, commotion; used in xôn xao

xao

xao — Stirring commotion or widespread excitement/talk

ở

ở — At, in, or to live somewhere

rằng

rằng — That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

bạn

bạn — Friend or you; informal second-person pronoun

thân

thân — Close, intimate friend or body/self

cũng

cũng — Also, too, or as well; addition word

như

như — Like, as, or such as; comparison

thầy

thầy — Teacher, doctor, or respected male person

thuốc

thuốc — Medicine or drug; also tobacco

ấy

ấy — That; demonstrative referring to known person/thing

đầu

đầu — Head or beginning; front part of something

óc

óc — Brain or mind; intellectual capacity

mạnh

mạnh — Strong, powerful, or vigorous in nature

mẽ

mẽ — Intensifying suffix used with mạnh mẽ

sắc

sắc — Sharp, keen, or acute in perception

sảo

sảo — Clever, astute; used in sắc sảo

thực

thực — Real, practical, or truly in fact

tế

tế — Practical or worldly; used in thực tế

thiếu

thiếu — To lack or be short of something

trí

trí — Intelligence, mind, or mental faculty

tưởng

tưởng — To imagine or think; mental conception

tượng

tượng — Image or symbol; used in tưởng tượng

Thế

Thế — So, then, or such being the case

lại

lại — Again, but, or however; contrastive particle

coi

coi — To regard, consider, or look at something

rất

rất — Very, quite; intensifying adverb in Vietnamese

nghiêm

nghiêm — Serious, strict, or solemn in manner

túc

túc — Serious; used in nghiêm túc meaning earnest

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, or center of feeling

chuẩn

chuẩn — To prepare or standard; ready for action

bị

bị — To prepare; passive marker or to suffer

sẵn

sẵn — Ready, already prepared or available

kết

kết — To conclude, result, or tie together

cục

cục — End result or outcome; conclusion

cuối

cuối — Last, final, or end of something

cùng

cùng — Together, final, or at the same time

ập

ập — To suddenly arrive or descend upon

đến

đến — To come, arrive, or reach a place

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or relation

duỗi

duỗi — To stretch out or extend one's limb

tay

tay — Hand or arm; body part for grasping

lấy

lấy — To take or get something; fetch

trải

trải — To spread out or lay flat something

phẳng

phẳng — Flat, level, or smooth surface

lên

lên — Up, onto; directional particle going upward

gối

gối — Pillow or knee; cushion for resting

Anh

Anh — You (to older male); older brother

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker in Vietnamese

thấy

thấy — To see or notice; to feel something

dùng

dùng — To use or employ something purposefully

xen

xen — To intersperse or insert between items

kẽ

kẽ — Gap or interstice; used in xen kẽ

chữ

chữ — Letter, character, or written word

dài

dài — Long in length or duration of time

ngắn

ngắn — Short in length or brief in duration

số

số — Number or quantity; also fate/destiny

những

những — Those, the (plural marker for nouns)

dấu

dấu — Mark, sign, or tone mark in writing

hiệu

hiệu — Sign, signal, or indicator of something

phép

phép — Permission, rule, or method; magic trick