The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 2

Vocabulary

Bản

bản — Version, copy, or original document/text

thân

thân — Body, self, or close/intimate

tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

cho

cho — To give; for; to allow

đến

đến — To arrive at; until; to reach a place

nay

nay — Now, today, the present time

có

có — To have; to exist; there is/are

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

ít

ít — Few, little, not much in quantity

kinh

kinh — Experience; scripture; to pass through

nghiệm

nghiệm — Experience; to verify or examine closely

về

về — About, regarding; to return home

điều

điều — Thing, matter, point, condition

đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

chỉ

chỉ — Only, just, merely; to point at

kết

kết — To tie, connect, conclude, or result

hôn

hôn — To marry; marriage; to kiss

một

một — One; the number one

lần

lần — Time, instance, occurrence of an action

Đó

đó — That, there; demonstrative pronoun pointing away

là

là — To be; linking verb in sentences

hậu

hậu — Rear, after, consequence; later part

quả

quả — Result, consequence; fruit of action

của

của — Of, belonging to; possessive particle

sự

sự — Nominalizing particle turning verbs into nouns

hiểu

hiểu — To understand, comprehend something

lầm

lầm — Mistake, error; to misunderstand wrongly

giữa

giữa — Between, among, in the middle of

và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

người

người — Person, people; human being

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful; of little age

tuổi

tuổi — Age, years old; one's age

Uể

uể — Sluggish, weary, lethargic feeling

oải

oải — Languid, listless; feeling physically tired

không

không — No, not; negation word in Vietnamese

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

rằng

rằng — That; conjunction introducing a reported clause

mấy

mấy — A few, several, how many

quan

quan — Official; to concern, relate to

tâm

tâm — Heart, mind, center; to care about

cuộc

cuộc — Classifier for events, matches, or life

sống

sống — To live; life; alive and living

gia

Family, household; expert in a field

đình

đình — Family; pavilion; to stop temporarily

anh

anh — Older brother; you (to older male)

Thưa

thưa — Polite address term; to respectfully speak

ông

ông — Sir, mister; grandfather; older male pronoun

ạ

ạ — Polite sentence-final particle showing respect

phải

phải — Must, have to; right, correct; right side

chủ

chủ — Host, owner, master, subject

đề

đề — Topic, subject, theme of discussion

thú

thú — Interesting, amusing; pleasure; animal

vị

vị — Taste, flavor; position; classifier for people

lắm

lắm — Very, a lot; intensifier at end

chưa

chưa — Not yet; have you yet? question particle

bao

bao — How much/many; ever; to include/cover

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, now; o'clock

nghĩ

nghĩ — To think, consider, reflect on something

Rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

tự

tự — Self, naturally, by oneself; from

nhiên

nhiên — Natural; nature; naturally occurring

chắc

chắc — Sure, certain, probably; firm, solid

vậy

vậy — So, thus, that way; sentence-final particle

Được

được — Okay, alright; to be able to; allowed

rồi

rồi — Already, then, done; indicates completed action

cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; emotion, gratitude

ơn

ơn — Gratitude, grace, favor received from someone

Cảm

cảm — To feel, sense; emotion, gratitude

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

ra

ra — To go out; outward directional particle

Quan

quan — View, perspective; official; to concern

điểm

điểm — Point, view, score; spot, location

nhân

nhân — Person, human; personal; cause, factor

vẻ

vẻ — Appearance, manner, look, aspect

hơi

hơi — Slightly, a bit; breath, vapor, steam

phóng

phóng — To release, throw, broadcast; free, loose

túng

túng — Unrestrained, dissolute; financially poor

Thật

thật — True, real, genuine, truly; indeed

nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction in sentences

tầng

tầng — Floor, layer, level, story of building

lớp

lớp — Class, layer, stratum; grade in school

dưới

dưới — Below, under, lower; beneath something

làm

làm — To do, make, work, perform an action

gương

gương — Mirror; example, model to follow

tốt

tốt — Good, well, virtuous, of high quality

chúng

chúng — We, they; plural pronoun for groups

ta

ta — We, us; I (informal); our group

thì

thì — Then; conditional result marker; topic marker

họ

họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

ích

ích — Benefit, use, advantage, profit

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

trên

trên — Above, on top of, upper; on something

đời

đời — Life, world, generation; one's lifetime

này

này — This, these; demonstrative pronoun nearby

Họ

họ — They, them; third-person plural pronoun

dường

dường — Seemingly, apparently; it seems that

như

như — Like, as, as if; to seem

với

với — With, together with; to, towards

tư

tư — Private; capacity, role; to think

cách

cách — Way, manner, method; to separate from

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; to return, finish

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, all, whole, total

ý

ý — Meaning, idea, intention, thought

thức

thức — Consciousness, awareness; to stay awake

trách

trách — To blame, reproach; responsibility

nhiệm

nhiệm — Duty, responsibility, obligation

đạo

đạo — Way, path, morality, religion, ethics

đức

đức — Virtue, morality, ethics, moral character

bước

bước — Step, pace; to step, walk forward

vào

vào — To enter, go into; inward direction

Ngài

ngài — Honorific for respected person; His/Your Excellency

Anh

anh — Older brother; you (to older male)

khỏe

khỏe — Healthy, well, strong; in good health

mến

mến — To like, be fond of; dear, beloved

Có

có — To have; to exist; there is/are

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, affair, business

đưa

đưa — To bring, give, hand over, take someone

lên

lên — To go up, rise; upward directional particle

thành

thành — City, town; to become; to succeed

phố

phố — Street, town, urban area, city street

Ồ

ồ — Oh! exclamation of surprise or realization

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, fun, pleasant, cheerful

thôi

thôi — Just, only; stop; sentence-final softening particle

Còn

còn — Still, yet, remaining; and also, moreover

khác

khác — Different, other, another; to differ from

thể

thể — Can, able to; body; form, type

bất

bất — Any, un-, not; negative prefix particle

cứ

cứ — Any, every; go ahead; regardless of

đâu

đâu — Where; anywhere; not at all (denial)

chứ

chứ — Sentence-final particle seeking confirmation or emphasis

Lại

lại — Again; to come back; furthermore, yet

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

ăn

ăn — To eat food or a meal

thường

thường — Usually, normally, common, ordinary, regular

lệ

lệ — Custom, rule, precedent, usual practice

thấy

thấy — To see, notice, feel, perceive something

đấy

đấy — There, that; sentence-final assertive particle

Cứng

cứng — Hard, stiff, rigid, firm; not flexible

nhắc

nhắc — To remind, mention, lift; repeat warning

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news, information, message

trong

trong — In, inside, within; clear, transparent

xã

xã — Commune, society, community level unit

hội

hội — Society, association, meeting, gathering

thượng

thượng — Upper, high, superior; upper class

lưu

lưu — Flow, stream; upper-class; to stay, remain

dùng

dùng — To use, employ, consume something

chút

chút — A little, a bit, a small amount

đồ

đồ — Thing, item, object, food, stuff

nhẹ

nhẹ — Light, mild, gentle, not heavy or strong

lúc

lúc — Time, moment, when; at the time of

năm

năm — Year; the number five

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker for actions

ở

ở — To live, stay, be located at

kể

kể — To tell, narrate, recount a story

từ

từ — From, since; word; gentle, kind

thứ

thứ — Ordinal number marker; type, kind, rank

Năm

năm — Year; the number five

tuần

tuần — Week; period of seven days

trước

trước — Before, previous, in front of, prior

Ngồi

ngồi — To sit down; to be seated

xuống

xuống — To go down, descend; downward direction

ghế

ghế — Chair, seat for sitting on

sofa

sofa — Sofa, couch; upholstered seating furniture

Ở

ở — To live, stay, be located at

miền

miền — Region, area, zone of a country

quê

quê — Hometown, countryside, rural home area

trời

trời — Sky, heaven, weather; God, the heavens

Cởi

cởi — To remove, take off clothing or accessories

găng

găng — Glove; urgent, tense situation

tay

tay — Hand, arm; person with a skill

Khi

khi — When, at the time of an event

tìm

tìm — To look for, search, seek something

giải

giải — To solve, explain, relax; prize, award

trí

trí — Mind, intellect, intelligence; entertainment

nhàm

nhàm — Boring, tedious, tiresome, dull, monotonous

chán

chán — Bored, fed up, weary, uninterested

vô

vô — Without, lacking; to enter; no, none

cùng

cùng — Together; extremely; same; at the end

Và

và — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

những

những — Plural marker for nouns; those, these things

mà

mà — But, yet, while; relative clause marker

ai

ai — Who, someone, anyone; interrogative pronoun

Phơi

phơi — To dry in the sun; to spread out

phới

phới — Lightly, breezily; carefree and joyful feeling