The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 3

Vocabulary

Ồ

Ồ — Oh! Exclamation of surprise or realization

hàng

hàng — Row, line, goods, or merchandise

xóm

xóm — Hamlet, small neighborhood or village cluster

ơi

ơi — Hey! Vocative particle used to address someone

Hàng

hàng — Row, line, goods, or merchandise

ở

ở — To live, stay, or be located somewhere

vùng

vùng — Region, area, or zone of land

của

của — Possessive particle meaning belonging to someone

anh

anh — Older brother; pronoun for male peer

có

có — To have; affirmative auxiliary verb

tốt

tốt — Good, fine, or of high quality

không

không — No, not; negation or question particle

Khủng

khủng — Terrible, enormous, frightening in degree

khiếp

khiếp — To be terrified; dreadful, horrifying

hết

hết — All, completely, to run out of something

sức

sức — Strength, energy, or physical force

Chẳng

chẳng — Not at all; negative particle emphasizing denial

bao

bao — Ever, how much; used in time expressions

giờ

giờ — Hour, time, or o'clock

nói

nói — To speak, say, or talk

chuyện

chuyện — Story, matter, topic of conversation

với

với — With; preposition indicating accompaniment

một

một — One; the number one or an article

ai

ai — Who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

trong

In, inside, within a place or group

số

số — Number, quantity, or fate

họ

họ — They, them; third person plural pronoun

cả

cả — All, entire, even; inclusive emphasizing particle

Anh

Anh — Older brother; pronoun for male peer

chắc

chắc — Probably, surely; certain or firm

hẳn

hẳn — Certainly, definitely; emphatic certainty particle

làm

làm — To do, make, or work

buồn

buồn — Sad, bored, or melancholy feeling

cười

cười — To laugh or smile

ghê

ghê — Terribly, awfully; intensifier for degree

lắm

lắm — Very, a lot; intensifier placed after adjective

Đi

đi — To go, walk; also imperative particle

lại

lại — Again, back; directional verb complement

và

và — And; coordinating conjunction connecting elements

lấy

lấy — To take, get, or marry

bánh

bánh — Cake, bread, pastry, or baked food

Nhân

nhân — Person; on the occasion of, by the way

tiện

tiện — Convenient, handy; by the way

là

là — To be; linking verb or copula

quận

quận — District, county; administrative subdivision

phải

phải — Must, have to; right, correct

Hả

hả — Huh? Questioning particle seeking confirmation

Vâng

vâng — Yes; respectful affirmative response

tất

tất — All, entire; used in tất cả

nhiên

nhiên — Of course; natural, naturally

rồi

rồi — Already, then; indicates completed action

Này

này — This, hey; demonstrative or attention-getting particle

Sao

sao — Why, how; star; interrogative adverb

nhiều

nhiều — Many, much, a lot of

tách

tách — Cup (of tea or coffee)

thế

thế — So, like that; such a way

này

này — This; near demonstrative pronoun or adjective

dưa

dưa — Melon, cucumber, or pickled vegetable

chuột

chuột — Mouse, rat; small rodent

phung

phung — To squander, waste lavishly

phí

phí — To waste; fee, cost

bừa

bừa — Recklessly, carelessly, in a messy manner

bãi

bãi — Area, ground; messy or scattered place

như

như — Like, as; comparison conjunction

vậy

vậy — So, like that; such a way

người

người — Person, human being, people

còn

còn — Still, yet; remaining, also

trẻ

trẻ — Young, youthful in age

Ai

ai — Who, anyone; interrogative or indefinite pronoun

sắp

sắp — About to, soon; near future marker

đến

đến — To arrive, come, reach a place

uống

uống — To drink a liquid

trà

trà — Tea; the beverage made from leaves

Chỉ

chỉ — Only, just; limiting adverb

dì

dì — Aunt; mother's sister

thôi

thôi — Only, just, stop; final particle

Thật

thật — Really, truly; genuine or honest

hoàn

hoàn — Complete, whole; used in compounds

toàn

toàn — Entirely, completely, all

thú

thú — Interesting, amusing, fun; animal

vị

vị — Flavor, taste; position, for the sake of

biết

biết — To know, to be aware of something

điều

điều — Thing, matter, fact, issue

đó

đó — That, there; distal demonstrative pronoun

rất

rất — Very, extremely; intensifying adverb

nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

e

e — To fear, worry, suspect something

rằng

rằng — That; complementizer introducing reported speech

sẽ

sẽ — Will; future tense marker

tán

tán — To approve; to flirt; to scatter

thành

thành — To approve, agree; city, wall

việc

việc — Work, task, matter, affair

mặt

mặt — Face; surface; to be present

đây

đây — Here, this place; proximal demonstrative

Tôi

tôi — I, me; first person singular pronoun

thể

thể — Can, able to; body, form

hỏi

hỏi — To ask a question

tại

tại — At, because of; preposition of location or cause

sao

sao — Why, how; star; interrogative adverb

Bạn

bạn — Friend; second person pronoun for peers

thân

thân — Dear, close, body; intimate

mến

mến — To be fond of, affectionate toward

cách

cách — Way, method, manner; distance from

tỉnh

tỉnh — Province; to be awake, sober

thật

thật — Really, truly; genuine or honest

đáng

đáng — Worthy of, deserving, ought to

xấu

xấu — Ugly, bad, poor quality

hổ

hổ — Shame, embarrassment; tiger

Nó

nó — It, he, she; third person pronoun

gần

gần — Near, close, almost

tệ

tệ — Bad, poor, terrible in quality

kém

kém — Inferior, lacking, less than

gì

gì — What; anything; interrogative pronoun

đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

yêu

yêu — To love; to be in love

đã

đã — Already; past tense marker

lên

lên — To go up, rise; upward directional verb

phố

phố — Street, town, urban area

đặc

đặc — Special, thick, concentrated, particular

biệt

biệt — Special, distinct, separate

để

để — To put, place; in order to

cầu

cầu — To propose, request; bridge

hôn

hôn — To kiss; marriage-related

cô

cô — Young woman; aunt (father's sister)

ấy

ấy — That, those; third person reference particle

tưởng

tưởng — To think, imagine, suppose

vui

vui — Happy, joyful, fun

chơi

chơi — To play, have fun, hang out

gọi

gọi — To call, name, summon

ăn

ăn — To eat food

lãng

lãng — Romantic, dreamy; to drift

mạn

mạn — Romantic; leisurely, slow

chút

chút — A little bit, a small amount

nào

nào — Which, any; interrogative or inclusive particle

thực

thực — Real, true, actual

sự

sự — Matter, affair, thing, fact

thấy

thấy — To see, feel, perceive, find

Đang

đang — Currently, in the process of doing

thì

thì — Then, at the time; topic marker

Nhưng

nhưng — But, however; adversative conjunction

lời

lời — Word, speech, utterance, words said

dứt

dứt — To stop, end, cut off decisively

khoát

khoát — Decisive, resolute, firm in manner

Vì

vì — Because, for the sake of

ta

ta — We, I; informal first person pronoun

được

được — To be able to, to get, to be accepted

chấp

chấp — To accept, approve, tolerate

nhận

nhận — To receive, accept, recognize

Thường

thường — Usually, often, ordinary, normal

tin

tin — To believe, trust; news, message

Khi

khi — When, at the time that

mọi

mọi — Every, all; each and every one

hứng

hứng — Inspiration, excitement, enthusiasm

khởi

khởi — To start, begin, initiate

đều

đều — All, equally, both; universal adverb

tan

tan — To dissolve, melt, disappear

biến

biến — To vanish, disappear, transform

Bản

bản — Original, version, copy; nature, self

chất

chất — Quality, nature, substance, essence

cốt

cốt — Core, essential, fundamental element

lõi

lõi — Core, nucleus, inner essential part

chính

chính — Main, principal, correct, official

bất

bất — Un-, not; negative prefix in compounds

định

định — To determine, fixed, certain, stable

Nếu

nếu — If; conditional conjunction

vợ

vợ — Wife; one's female spouse

chắn

chắn — To block, obstruct; certainly, definitely

cố

cố — To try hard, make effort; intentionally

quên

quên — To forget, to not remember

đi

đi — To go; imperative particle urging action

nghi

nghi — To suspect, doubt, be suspicious

ngờ

ngờ — To doubt, suspect, be unsuspecting

về

về — About, regarding; to return home